Thursday, January 20, 2011

...and geese in my kitchen

More Mystery: I sat eating breakfast at the kitchen island, because the dining room table was cluttered with wiring and a new light fixture. The kitchen window is reflected in the granite countertop of the island; because of the angle, I could see more out the reflected window than I could by taking in the view from the window itself. I was at the same time writing in my journal, so I was pondering and gazing in front of me, when a startling hint of motion riveted my attention to the countertop, and here is what I saw: an oblong block of light on a green-black granite background, and across it in classic V-formation, a flock of geese, reflected in, but unhindered by, solid rock.
Geese flying in a granite sky! I did not see them out the kitchen window, but in the reflection of the kitchen window. Such a delicious whisper of ethereal delight it was! Once again, I felt as if I were part of some otherworldly conspiracy, allowed a momentary glimpse of what lies just beyond the limited spectrum of mortal consciousness. Glory!

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