[lit-ideas] Metaphors & Chess & Winged Words

[Something about metaphor] "speaks to an inherent human inability to distinguish reality from fantasy..."
Many real events cannot but serve as simultaneous metaphor . It's the nature of "I." 

Heard an odd sound this afternoon.
I opened my window to find a small sparrow caught in the thick green vines that cover the bricks. The little bird was terrified that I had noticed it. It flapped and trebled in distress. In the background I was scolded by several other birds. Took a scissors and cut the vine segment that tangled its leg. It was still tangled, so I laid it flat on the dripstone of the sill. 

It freed itself and flew away in the most perfect straight line.


Feeling rather pleased,
Der Vogelfaenger bin Ich ja
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