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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
With only the lights of a Christmas tree, she began her traditional reading, “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the” Before she finished the first verse, a sparkly-eyed child in the back row jumped up, “I know how Santa Claus really gets in your house!” All eyes left the warm illustrations of the "stockings hung by the chimney with care" to gaze upon the small girl. The poetic meter was silenced when the adult paused to listen. “I do, too. He comes down the chimney!” “Does not! He'd be all dirty if he did. Besides, we don’t have a chimney, but he comes to my house, too! He uses the door!” With authority, the normally passive girl announced, “You both are wrong, wrong, wrong! He comes through mirrors!” “Mirrors? Says who?” While the children bantered back and forth about Santa's arrival, the librarian smiled, imagining her grandmother's tarnished silver mirror. Day dreaming into it, her crow’s feet dissolved and her eyes suddenly awakened. Holding it by its long floral handle, again, she sat in her wooden swing. Her long brown hair swayed as she swung her legs, rhythmically bending, straightening, bending, then stretching as far forward as they would go, reaching for the sky! Magically, for a moment, she, herself, flew among his coursers! In the mirror, the frayed ropes had mended and the damp, weathered oak seat had dried. The hundred year old maple trees that had once surrounded the swing, again grew in magnificience. And, for an instant before noticing the children had settled, she was in a dimension above them all! “Could it be? Santa, through a mirror?” As the childrens’ chaotic chatter ended, they began to sidle next to her on the floor in anticipation of a delightful story. Just as she began, she could hear a small voice whisper to her, “You know, he really does come through a mirror.” ~cathy~ *This was inspired by Britany while reading The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore. (His poem will be two hundred years old in less than twenty years!) [This message has been edited by miscellanea (12-21-2004 07:32 PM).] |
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milkweed Junior Member
since 2004-09-07
Posts 42fields of gold |
Really enjoyed reading this. Happy holidays. |
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milkweed Junior Member
since 2004-09-07
Posts 42fields of gold |
Really enjoyed reading this. Happy holidays. |
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fractal007 Senior Member
since 2000-06-01
Posts 1958 |
Not a bad story. I like your use of what, at the beginning seems like a sort of trite inspirational story, as a springboard into something that is much greater and much deeper. In this way the reader experiences the same sort of voyage through the mirror. It's a nice piece. Any idiot can see that the result is true. |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
milkweed and fractal, Thanks for your kind responses. I'm glad you enjoyed. Happy holidays to you and yours. miscellanea |
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merlynh Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 411deer park, wa |
Nice story, only everyone knows Santa’s’ into new age technology, you know the mirrors and stuff they use on the poop tube. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Yes... mirrors...  |
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Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
This is a sweet story and I believe with Santa, anything is possible! Betty Lou Betty Lou Hebert |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Very interesting...thought I was the only one who was told Santa comes through mirrors...should have known better! But I do think I saw his foot and lower leg disappear into a full-lenght mirror one Christmas eve when I was a kid. . . dream maybe. . . but after reading this, I have to wonder.... Thanks for this... Jimmy |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Thanks, Everyone! Have a good day! cathy |
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