From his vantage the owl could see across the cornfield
Nothing stirred
The hour was young
A field mouse ran along the branch
It positioned itself next to the owl
As it did each day
Just after dawn
Why do you stare into the field owl?
I never tire of looking into the field
Why are you not there mouse?
Became I will be attacked
I am safe on this branch
I will protect you
I know that you will protect me
But I am timid
As you will
What has positioned your attention today owl?
I have lost something
Then retrieve it
I do not want to spoil the moment
You confuse me owl
Have you ever lost anything precious?
Yes
What did you do?
I did nothing as I was scared to venture into the field
The day was hot
You forget mouse that this field is cool in the summer
It was not the heat that bothered me
And is warm in the winter
Too many were creatures were lurking in the field
They would have harmed me
I would have protected you
What did you lose?
A trinket nothing more
I once lost something in this field
Did you retrieve it?
No
Why?
Because when an object is lost
One is normally sad
But I was not sad
Why were you not sad?
Because I imagined the happiness I would feel when I found it again
I just wanted to save that moment for as long as possible
You are quite old owl
I know I am
Your days are numbered but you just sit on this branch
One day you will die
I am aware of that
Then why do you not retrieve the object you lost?
I will
On my last day on this branch I will retrieve my loss
Why not do it today
Or tomorrow
No I will retrieve the object on my last day
Then you will not enjoy it for long
I will experience happiness
In that moment of retrieval I will experience an extreme happiness
And then I will be ready for eternity
What did you lose owl?
I did not really lose anything
Certainly not an object as I have suggested
Just my mother’s love
And it is there hidden in this golden cornfield
Waiting for me