Muscle

Handiwork

Capacity

She used to be busy. Managing. Directing. Controlling. A real take-charge person. Sure I'll do it she'd say. And she'd think of ten different ways to do it. And she'd do them all. And when those were done she'd think of ten more.

But then her mother died. And her husband retired. And she retired. And her last child went off to college. And her dog died. And she was bereft. And tired. And bored. Her color changed from rosy to grey.

But slowly it came to her that she was released. She no longer needed to be of service. To anyone. Anymore. Anywhere. Her work was done. No more child rearing. No more nursing home hassles. No more bosses. 

I am set free she said. But she didn't know what freedom looked like. Her capacity felt diminished. Shrunk like a starved stomach. Caved in. Dry. Satisfaction faded away. Fulfillment evaporated.

But then, from the grave, her mother gave her a gift. One year later, as the gravestone was placed she received a message. Be happy her mother said. Do only what pleases you. 

And so she did. Will this make me happy she asked about each decision that crossed her. In a very short time she became filled. She sloshed with satisfaction. Her capacity returned.      ©kcasady

Character

Mirth

Voyager

It was Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F that the creatures from across the galaxy first heard of Earth's music

And they rejoiced with great ecstasy and enshrined this magnificent conglomeration of sounds in a porous monument

And Bach's musical words continuously poured forth while beings from this far corner of the universe made grand pilgrimages to experience the celestial notes

They became transformed and with deep gratitude they decided to send a representative from their world to the point in space from whence the sounds had come

They traced the trajectory of the spaceship that had borne this glorious gift to them but found nothing for in truth the little vehicle had traveled so far that in space time Earth no longer existed

All that remained was the Bach's sublime Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F.

©kcasady2013