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Woodworms from outer space

We're imagining things in issue #263 of your weekly poetry shot

Think of these as
alien glyphs
etched in this stick:
a universe
of stories
will unfold before your eyes.

Sometimes telling a story is much more powerful than just stating the facts. Well, maybe not sometimes. Stories not only can move people, but they also open up whole new universes for you. Look at that stick in the picture above. A woodworm has carved a path on this former tree branch. But what if these are not the carvings of a woodworm, but etchings of aliens? Imagine what happens then.

Of course, like any child knows, stories are not facts themselves. They are powerful carriers of messages, but are not a new truth. Don't forget that, while you imagine new universes.

The poem above is a highku


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Made by woodworms, aliens or humans, glyphs can tell wonderful stories, like these in Canada:

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