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OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

0 posted 2019-04-22 12:57 PM



21 September 2017

This is Pentukeeb Ord,
bringing you breaking news:

Today a butterfly landed
on a tiny skyblue flower
and the gold on his wings
glinted in the sun;

A little girl fell
and scraped her knee.
Her mother picked her up
and kissed the knee better
and a captivating smile
radiated on an upturned face;

A dog’s tail nearly
wagged itself off
when his mommy,
for the umpteenth time that day,
sparked the magic word,
“Fetch!”;

A black velvet kitty
purr-pawed and gentle-clawed
her mother’s lap
while her brothers,
one black velvet too,
the other intricately painted
tabby and white,
played soccer
with a piece of white plastic pipe
skidding across the kitchen floor;

A member of the board
smiled unexpectedly
and tightened faces
around the table
relaxed into relief;

and all the while,
without a sound, nor a moment’s
complaint, hesitation, nor ostentation,
the mighty earth
faithfully continued
to rotate on its axis
once in just under
the twenty-four hours
spanned by this newscast.

This is Pentukeeb Ord
signing out.

© Copyright 2019 Diana van den Berg - All Rights Reserved
Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354
Listening to every heart
1 posted 2019-04-22 01:34 PM


I will listen to your station any time! Made my heart feel good!
OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
2 posted 2019-04-22 01:56 PM


Smiles, Karilea.  Glad you enjoyed it.  
Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere
3 posted 2019-04-23 04:26 PM


Owl!
Simply delightful! Thank you so much for writing!
~L

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
4 posted 2019-04-23 04:39 PM


Thank you for enjoying it, Lori.  
Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California
5 posted 2019-05-14 03:28 PM


Some pleasant news for a change. I'm changing channels.
OwlSA
Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa
6 posted 2019-05-15 04:47 PM


Thank you, Ida.  Smiles.  You are welcome.  
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