In a small town not far from here, in a small house with a garden, lived a woman and her three children. In spring she planted vegetables and tended her fruit bushes and waited and watched for her garden to begin to help feed her children. As soon as the elderflowers were in bloom, sheContinueContinue reading “The Perfect Circle”
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The Sphinx Looks Out
When the sphinx woke once more, she lay in a darkening cell. Stone by stone, mortar by mortar, her eyes raised the walls to the blackened timbers of the ceiling far above. A short and narrow window with not shutter, nor bar, made the light just a memory around the cell, its dark corners allContinueContinue reading “The Sphinx Looks Out”
King Goat
The Goat lived by the tree, every day it went to the river to drink. Obviously, thought the goat, because I can go to the river and drink whenever I wish, the river belongs to me. It is my river to do with as I will. I shall call it the river Drink. One day,ContinueContinue reading “King Goat”
The Wounded Sphinx
Now that the journeys were close to begin, the four Knights bade farewells and much vow to come and visit. The Blue Knights went first straight into the dark forest, keen to become to the great city of Az where their child would be raised. Not knowing. In a forest some may say that timeContinueContinue reading “The Wounded Sphinx”
Blue and Yellow Knights
A story can be told, another story may be true, yet another may be more to our taste. Some stories throw us in clear relief and yet other stories make of us more than we are. How then are we to see, I mean see, the story that is our truth and then also theContinueContinue reading “Blue and Yellow Knights”
All at Sea
The small fish had swum so fast away, anywhere, away from those terrible jaws. The Blue Woman laughed, a bubble laugh, and turned around to find herself foursquare in the face, and teeth and maw of a great monster looking direct into her. Drawing her sword high up, she pushed it to strike the bigContinueContinue reading “All at Sea”
Diving In
With a great splash the Blue woman entered into the sea. Now, before we enter the underwater world with the Blue Woman, let us talk and discuss all diving and concomitant enthusiasms. For, as we all know well, there are many benefits and pitfalls associated with ‘diving in’. Jumping in, diving in, going for it,ContinueContinue reading “Diving In”
Lost and Found
The three knights travelled some days and some days. The Blue Woman Knight following back the way she had come, to the rocky shore where she had first become herself. Here they found some fisherwomen and fishermen who were good with fish. Although they knew the whereabouts of the Blue Knight, they would not tellContinueContinue reading “Lost and Found”
Releasing the Words to the Wilds
When The Knights Exemplar, Constance and Vivainne came to the trysting place with bags full of words, fresh and wriggling to get out into the wild once more. They found a Knight that was Blue, but then again was not the Blue Knight. Who are you then, that you know not your trusted friends andContinueContinue reading “Releasing the Words to the Wilds”
The Tree of Serpents
The light from the fire grew bright as the sun in some seconds, sending rays into the corners of the room and casting black shadows elsewhere. Now do you believe in my tale, said the Chimney Sweep in a bold manner. Curiosity asks her mother : May I go to the stars’ The small figureContinueContinue reading “The Tree of Serpents”
The Guardians of the Cave 