“Have you considered that trees grow underground?”
“Funny. I saw a documentary about the baobab tree in East Africa–how its trunk and branches resemble roots.”
“Have you considered that clouds are deep springs?”
“I suppose that’s one way to see things.”
“And bridges are in fact narrow tunnels, built to penetrate spaces that are otherwise impassable?”
“Your point?”
“If what I say is true, you and I, where we stand, might be underground.”
“Seriously!”
“Which, of course, explains why the stars are buried beyond our reach. And why the world we inhabit seems unfathomable.”
“You almost convince me.”
Short Stories by Richard 