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An Ordinary Day That Surprises

Jun 18, 2012
by Caroline Miller
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I finished my work early yesterday and as it was a sunny afternoon, I walked to one of my neighborhood bookstores. The stroll was pleasant but long, so midway I stopped to rest on a stone bench near a curbing. A large, gray cat leapt up to join me and rubbed its fur against my arm, innocent of the knowledge that I am allergic to cat dander. I offered no protest and for a time we sat together while I listened to its quiet purring. 
 

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Eventually, I said goodbye to the cat and moved on.

Nearer my leafy destination, I came upon a kiosk in a yard. It contained copies of a poem and thinking it was the work of the homeowner, I took a sheaf to read.  I was wrong about the author. The piece was by E. E. Cummings. He can be devilishly clever with words. Even the mention of his name will raise a smile. But this poem was of a different sort, though still joyous and capable curling my lips into a bow. A perfect poem for a perfect day.

             I will wade out

                                    till my thighs are steeped in burning flowers

            I will take the sun in my mouth

            and leap into the ripe air

                                                    Alive

                                                            with closed eyes…                                             (from “I Will Wade Out” by E.E. Cummings)

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Portland, Oregon author Caroline Miller had distinguished careers as an educator, union president, elected official and artist/advocate.

Her play, Woman on the Scarlet Beast, was performed at the Post5 Theatre, Portland, OR, January/February 2015

Caroline published a serialized novelette, Marie Eau-Claire, on the website, The Colored Lens.  She also published the story Gustav Pavel,  a parable about ordinary lives, choice and alternate potential, on the website Fixional.co.

Caroline has published four novels

  • Ballet Noir
  • Trompe l’Oeil
  • Gothic Spring
  • Heart Land

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