hug

illustrations by palomine studios

i need a hug infinite darkness surrounds me peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are nice but the kindness inherent in a hug can not be duplicated look out the window marigolds are blooming i never heard you use that word before obviously you don't know a marigold from a hollyhock please keep your voice down it won't do to be quite so excited and reserve a table for three express my deepest sympathies i had a pet turtle long ago there is no urgency but get it done vellum - there is another word commonly misused i wonder how many people know what vellum is expertise is a self-locking mechanism after years in the wilderness under the mocking azure skies of despair he was writing a poem about king arthur in an appropriately bucolic setting as the crowd cheered half-heartedly under the mocking azure skies of despair, indeed every one i spoke to expressed the same opinion the minister's fall from grace was overdue he was grateful for the hug and the kind words and hummed a pleasantly familiar tune and they turned into the reserved parking space