Do the trees know the days of the week?
Do the trees know the days of the week? If not, why do I always sneeze more on Monday? After a violent sneeze this morning I stumped my toe on a rock that slept next to my bed Having snuck its way into my bedroom after a hike It was a reconnaissance scout and I am a giant in the land. After screaming and accusing, I threw the rock in the plastic trash bucket Raging, I burned the bucket. I didn’t want vengeance. I wanted power. The rock, ever the sage for me, respected the fire. So I took the rock home, this time a welcomed guest I prepped the room for it, made it a bed, prepared a welcome speech The smile on my face blasted louder than a welcome band of trumpeters. And then I set the rock there, I its servant and it my honored guest. I sat down, in submission and reverence. The rock settled into a sabbath rest, in my bedroom below the still camellias on my window sill. At this point the trees began to sing--a low, mellow, approving song. And I began to sneeze again. It was Monday.