Friday, October 23, 2015

Real Magic


It is easy to understand the appeal of fantasy literature. Magical words, hidden kingdoms, supernatural creatures, are interesting and exciting. As a fan of Harry Potter, and much more so, of Middle Earth, I have no difficulty in seeing why so many people find fantasy worlds so attractive,....but....

I took a walk in the woods today and I came upon a stretch of forest, not magic,  but magical. Trees twenty times a tall man’s height, each tree a forest of soaring limbs in it’s own right, crowned by a sea of leaves, translucent green, bright yellow, shining gold, and brilliant scarlet, all against a perfect blue sky, waving wildly, yet gracefully in the full strength of the wind from which they sheltered the forest floor.

The real world is magic enough.  All you need do is take the time to see it. Go..... go and find the magic.

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