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Of Dreams and Obscurity

by wilco

Member since 2004 · Posted 22 Apr 2004 · Edited 22 Apr 2004 · 10 comments

Holding on for dear life from the edge of a jagged cliff whilst Johnny Cash plays ring of fire on an out of tune guitar. Greeting the end of the world from a box seat at Wrigley whilst passing a joint to the gathering people on the green lawn. Smoking the last cigarette from a pack of Camel Lights whilst a drunken leprechaun dances a jig and bleeds blue shamrocks. Standing on the banks of the Mississippi river at night whilst the moon dangles lazily on a line and falls into the water. Are these the dreams of a seriously disturbed gentleman, or the ramblings of an inebriated Irishman who grew too tall to leap?

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[n/a] <~> 22-Apr-04/11:35 PM Reply
or a list of opening lines for short stories?
[n/a] wilco › <~> 23-Apr-04/12:44 PM Reply
A short story about a drunken leprechaun smoking a joint a Wrigley Field with Johnny Cash....it just might work.
[9] deleted user 23-Apr-04/11:08 AM Reply
No, they're mostly the dreams of a California despondent, following a man to the hills of Tennessee without a clue.
[n/a] wilco › deleted user 23-Apr-04/12:46 PM Reply
and do you think that the California despondent found any hope in the hills of Tennessee?
[9] deleted user › wilco 23-Apr-04/1:26 PM Reply
Absolutely! Do you not remember my passionate poems?
[n/a] wilco › deleted user 23-Apr-04/9:53 PM Reply
Of course. They are a constant source of inspiration to me. I must graciously extend my most humble apologies if I have offended you with my question. I suppose that I didn't understand that you were referring to yourself. :o)
[n/a] wilco › wilco 24-Apr-04/9:19 PM Reply
By the way, I didn't mean for that to sound as smart-ass as it does. I really do like your poems.
[9] Shuushin 23-Apr-04/8:16 PM Reply
I can't imagine anyone too tall to leap.

How does that work?
[n/a] wilco › Shuushin 23-Apr-04/9:50 PM Reply
You see, there would be no limit to how tall you could be if all that you wanted to do was jump. To leap (a feat that I associate with small "low-to-the-ground" beings such as frogs, midgets, leprechauns, etc.) you would need to be, as mentioned, low to the ground. If you grew to extreme heights, I imagine that it would be impossible to leap....that you would simply jump.
[9] Shuushin › wilco 24-Apr-04/10:22 AM Reply
Sure, I'll buy that.

Thanks.