Waiting By A Dry Well
There is nothing so un-credible as waiting by a dry well,
and an illusion, that it is.
A well is never always dry, like
I had read in books and seen in film plots.
Seeing things in black and white
heightens dramatic tone,
but is not always true.
There is no such thing as literally
waiting by a dry well,
because nobody would.
Would they? Surely none exist
at the Faraway Tree, or at Riversleigh,
where the river ever flows. Another
myth, perhap, and as
Shakespeare says, that thinking makes it so?
copyright Monika Roleff 2006.
posted by Imogen Crest @ 6:46 PM
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4 Comments:
Ah! The springs that keep the wells full at Riversleigh are very deep. Mnemosyne's stream, which runs through this part of the world, is never dry.
And so it is! Hooray!
No waiting by a Dry well here. Our wells are full to overflowing, and our fountains sparkle in the morning sun.
Vi
Yes to all these wise comments.
And Lois, you are quite right in what you say, and what a strange thing to say to a woman in that position? Thanks for the history to this.
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