So fellow Go
Figure Reads writer,
Stanley McFarland sees I’m doing lists of ten and he mentions that
he has one himself in this month’s edition of Bethlehem
Writers Roundtable.link
Stanley’s not exactly a barrel of laughs, but I figure free
material for the blog is free material for the blog. If you like
this kind of serious stuff, you might want to check out his story,
Sammy and May
in the same issue.
Sounds
That Make Me Smile
by
Stanley W. McFarland
1) A
baby’s laugh. You
see a creature so completely innocent and awe-inspiring – then she
pours out wisdom she’ll never top in her life. Was I
ever so wise?
2)
A train whistle.
A doorway to imagination – a train can lead to anywhere, from a
grisly battle to an animated wonderland.
3)
Rain on the roof. Do
I smile because there is so great a sea of water above me – or
because the roof keeps me dry?
4)
The whirring of an automatic can opener. I
think of all the cats I’ve known – poised, wishing, dreaming of
that sound.
5)
A bat hitting a baseball.
Do I love baseball for the sights, smells, and sounds – or the
game? Which came first…
6)
Playing cards clacking in the spokes of a bike. You
almost never hear this anymore. As a child it made me wish I
was on a motorcycle. As an adult it makes me wish I was a
child.
7)
Opening theme music from the 1996 animated version of The
Tick. Okay,
that might just be me.
8)
Dixieland Jazz. Satchmo
– I miss you dearly.
9)
Crickets, peepers, bullfrogs, an owl calling to its mate. The
quiet of the night cleans the noise from the world and leaves the
beauty.
10)
The heartbeat of the one I love –
my head resting on her chest. The rest of the world grows dim.
Sometimes people ask me why I can’t be more like Stanley.
To be honest, Stan
kinda reminds me of this guy.
I’ll
admit – he’s more sensitive than I am, even poetic, but I can
write sensitive. I even write poetry! On Monday, I’ll post some
of my poetry – really good sensitive crap. You’ll like it!
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