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Writer's pictureSerren Kassa
Apr 20, 20181 min read

The Cloudless Sky: Blue

A cloudless sky. It’s been a while Since the expanse above stretched endlessly blue, No wisp of cloud or mark in sight, Just blue, Light blue: Azure.

How long has it been since the sky glowed like this? Pure, Not grey, Not musty, Not white and covered So that we cannot see what lies above- Just a blanket of cloud and white.

But not today. Today: A veil of blue, So high that it feels we could never touch it, Never reach it, Never pass it. Stretching on forever, Always just out of reach and ever further, Unlike the clouds we know and see each day that cover and smother us closely- Confining, Blocking, Hiding the pure expanse from view.

But not today. This cloudless sky- It has been a while Since this blue.

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Writer's pictureSerren Kassa
Feb 25, 20181 min read

The Orange Ball that the Mermaids Took

Updated: May 31

The young girl looked out at the ocean, Eyes desperately scanning the waves, Looking out for the contrast of orange on blue, “Papa, I can’t see my orange ball… can you?”

The father looked into the girl’s large brown eyes, Sad with the loss of her ball, He squinted and pointed far out into the sea, “Yes, look: the mermaids took it, can you see?”

“The mermaids watched us play, today. They saw us kick it, throw it, bounce it and then roll it. And they liked how our ball looked just like the sun, So when we dropped it into the water, they took it to play and have fun.”

The girl’s eyes widened in wonder, And while sad that she could no longer play with that ball, She fell asleep happy that night to dreams of mermaids Playing catch with a sun-orange ball.

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