An interesting encounter on a Greek isle. |
One of the dangerous roads in the world led me to Beach Babe, a 26 year old yarnie on one of the isles of Greece. Patmos, I think it was. And there she sought mushrooms for her special dye; a dye in which she’d hue fine knitting to just the right shade. Yet Miss Babe, being a free spirit, an experimenter, a lass of exceptional extroversion, added mushrooms to her stew. She even offered me some stew but, having in- formed me of her culinary tinkering, I declined. “I have heard about these mushrooms, Babe,” I said softly yet assertively. But Babe, being carefree and in possession of an invisible shield against an iota of hurt feelings, merely tossed back long, blonde hair and whispered, “Come quickly.” Her eyes to the sky, the white clouds like horses galloping for a measure of wheat, one bright star in the light of day descending to explode into the Adriatic Sea, turning its waters red. Then Miss Babe, fire in her eyes and lips moist from an overactive tongue, grabbed a green college-lined forty-nine cent notebook and began writing with an urgency rarely seen, and the waves of an unsettled Adriatic lapped the granite rocks along the shore. 36 Lines Writer’s Cramp Winner 9-16-16 _____ Requirements: --dangerous roads in the world --Beach Babe --a 26 year old yarnie --one of the isles of Greece |