h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

But what if I remember a thousand words better than a picture?
Is it then the words or the picture that says the most?

To me, it is the words.
When I remember my childhood home, I describe it to myself.
I don’t see it – but I can tell you what it looked like.

The stairs right inside the door, to the left, curving up.
The banister’s dark polished wood – and how many times I have polished it.
I actually liked doing that. Sometimes at least. Bringing the lustre out of the wood.

Where the light switches were. Which cupboard held what.
The colour of the walls in the dining room, the kitchen, the office –
White, then yellow, raspberry, dusty blue.

I can describe the feeling of sitting in the window sill in my classroom in high school
How it made me happy and warm sitting there.
Not just because of my friends and the radiator
But because of my first youthful love sitting there with me, holding hands in plain view.
Let me tell you – it was joy when she smiled her brilliant smile to me.

Even if I don’t see them
I can tell you all of this and more.
I can quote you lines that have given me goosebumps.
I can laugh the laughs we shared, sing the songs, recount the adventures.

Oh, I have grown advanced and embrace technology
I put the pictures of now into my camera and saves them until they become then
And I can look at them and remember how it was
So that I can tell you the story about it.

In my own words.

a long sentence can tell more than many words

nice poem

Wondered who'd think of that one first

That's lovely, Santra. And quite profound. thanks.

Wonderful poem, Santra. Can I nick it for ?

Thanks Hyp. And B'El - Ok. My first publisher, then

Great, thanks, Santra.

Let me know when it'll run in the Post?

Oh, and fix the typo while you're at it?

"saves them" -> "save them"

Don't worry, I had already marked that one.

If nothing goes wrong, it should be in our next issue (on Monday, 25th).

It's in <./>ThePost</.> at A62234598 now.


Bel

Great

If you can edit it, the last couple of lines has a few small typos:

"I put the pictures of now into my camera and save them until they become then?
And I can look at them and remember how it was So that I can tell you the story about it.

In my own words."

needs a ? removed and a change of line:

"I put the pictures of now into my camera and save them until they become then
And I can look at them and remember how it was
So that I can tell you the story about it.

In my own words."

I put the after the first line, copied it and managed to copy the question mark, too. I noticed and removed the question marks - and missed a couple (and one break line). Apologies.


Bel

No worries