Connections

I am fascinated by connectionsby seeming coincidencesby intricate designand serendipity

You pass a window and seetwo silhouetted figures
You don't know that they grew up inthe house you now live in


You watch a young girl climb a towerand admire her dexterity
You don't know that she is the daughterof the woman who will be your boss


In a diner you see four men on stools
You don't know thatone was  your high school math teacherwho advised you to hang out witha better crowd

You see boats bobbing in a harbor
You don't know that one of thembelongs to the boy (or girl)you had a crush on in third grade

You stop and photograph a jewel box of a house
You don't know that the owner isthe grandson of a famous painterand that one dayhe will marry your granddaughter

As the narrator of The Great Unexpected asks:
"Did a delicate cobweb link us all, silky lines trailing through the air?"
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