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Merri · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject: Chuckles

CHUCKLES

Chuckles are charming. Not gay, for gaiety brings loud and full-chested laughter, or girlish sounds, clear and high like musical notes. Chuckles are charming, warm and tender, never meant to harm or hurt.

So chuckle away, like clear water gently rippling over white stones. Over years the stones are worn away by chuckling water. Cold hard stone stands rock solid against the chuckles, never knows it is being worn away, for chuckles are charming.

Other waters lie serene, blue and mirror still, or rage, lashing out in violent waves, or grey and cold endure with silent strength. And water laughs. Fountains, full of gaiety, leap and laugh in the sunshine, delighting to shine and sparkle with light. Listen, there is laughter, deep and strong. And listen, musical sounds peal clear and high. Dancing and laughing they make fun of life, of you and me.

But sometimes water chuckles gently, rippling over white stones, flowing over fern shaded rocks. Cool clear water chuckles warm, cool and warm, warm and cool. Cold hard stone stands rock-solid amidst the chuckles, never knows it is gradually being charmed.

Twiggy · Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 34 Location: Australia

Quite novel, the way you have connected water and chuckling, and kept a tight focus. It would have been spoiled by letting it ramble as it easily could have done. I would however put a hyphen in "Cold hard stone stands rock-solid". Smile

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Merri · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject:

Yes, I could have written a lot more about chuckles, but once I'd linked them to water I felt I wanted to keep that focus.
And thanks, the hyphen will go in. Smile

admin · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

Hi Merri,

Were you thinking of having this published?

It has merit. I ended up reading it a couple of times; I love the rhythm.

Merri · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject:

At today's reckoning, 34 people have read it here. That's probably more than would ever read it if I published my own book with it in! Laughing