The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.

How often have I lain beneath rain on a strange roof, thinking of home.

In November, some birds move away and some birds stay. The air is full of good-byes and well-wishes. The birds who are leaving look very serious. No silly spring chirping now. They have long journeys and must watch where they are going. The staying birds are serious, too, for cold times lie ahead. Hard times. All berries will be treasures.

But those with an evil heart seem to have a talent for destroying anything beautiful which is about to bloom.

It is almost impossible for a parent to hold a secret from a child. Children, without the skills of language, spend years developing instead an intuition. By the time they are fifteen, as I was, they are masters of a kind of clairvoyance that tells them, He is depressed, He is frightened, He is pleased.

When the wicked want to bring down the innocent, they aim for a loving heart.

Cynthia Rylant

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Written By Cynthia Rylant

Written By Cynthia Rylant

Written By Cynthia Rylant

Written By Cynthia Rylant

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