February 09, 2022, 11:01 PM
Beyond him, the mountains loomed.
It was hard to enjoy the bounty of the meadow when Turmeric knew what lay another day's journey away. Or rather, what he thought he knew, though even his supposed knowing was as good as knowing itself.
If he thought too much about the canyon, he knew he would turn away. So rather, he poked around the berry bushes still ripe with winter fruit and let his knowing roam over these rather than on the truth beyond the precipice. Truth would come in time. Now, he had found a fruit he did not know and found himself half-buried in its spindling branches all strewn with tiny red berries, while his thoughts converged in a singular attempt to determine the best way he might break off a bundle to exploit for study without catching any of the plant's sap or juices in his mouth.
It was hard to enjoy the bounty of the meadow when Turmeric knew what lay another day's journey away. Or rather, what he thought he knew, though even his supposed knowing was as good as knowing itself.
If he thought too much about the canyon, he knew he would turn away. So rather, he poked around the berry bushes still ripe with winter fruit and let his knowing roam over these rather than on the truth beyond the precipice. Truth would come in time. Now, he had found a fruit he did not know and found himself half-buried in its spindling branches all strewn with tiny red berries, while his thoughts converged in a singular attempt to determine the best way he might break off a bundle to exploit for study without catching any of the plant's sap or juices in his mouth.
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the road so far - by Aiofe - January 27, 2022, 03:19 PM
RE: the road so far - by Turmeric - February 09, 2022, 11:01 PM