The Bald Eagle

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Desiderate, Desideratum, Desiderata from The Child and The Prophet















Twilight approached; stars appeared in the heaven; The Child awoke.  Looking out into the open view from the cave, she heard voices outside the cave.

"Her desiderata keep her going, but she can be very stubborn," she heard Mr. Raccoon say. Someone laughed as he continued on. "The desideratum to succeed motivates her."

Who's he talking to?

"I roared let go and fall. I don't know whether she did it out of anger or obedience. I suspect both," said Mr. Raccoon to whoever was now laughing uncontrollably.

 Not fair. He's talking about me.




She moved the blanket of leaves Mr. Raccoon had buried her in to stay warm and sneaked to the opening of the cave. The fire burned; Mr. Raccoon sat; The Child shrieked and began to cry.

"Why are you crying, Child?" The Prophet asked, and standing up, he went and picked her up and brought her to the fire.

"Mr. Raccoon is talking bad about me."

"I'm not, Child. I was telling The Prophet how much I admire you."

"Do you, Mr. Raccoon?"

"Yes. Desideratum cordis tui magnificus!"

Cuddled up to The Prophet, The Child looked at Mr. Raccoon.

"What's he saying Prophet, and why didn't you let me know you got here? You left me alone. And what's desideratum cordis tui magnificus?"

"You're never alone. Mr. Raccoon was with you."

"He roared at me."

"I know."

"So, what means desideratum cordis tui magnificus?"

"What do you think, Child?"

"Is it funny?"

"No."

"But you were laughing."

"I was laughing at Mr. Raccoon's discovery that your desiderata keep you going."

"And what is desiderata?"








"Are, Child."

"Why are, Prophet?"

"Plural."

"Then, what are desiderata?"

"Ask, Mr. Raccoon."

"He won't tell me."


"Shall we eat, Child?"


Shalom Aleichem,


















Pat Garcia

36 comments:

  1. Love this Pat thank you - more than a touch of wry humour that has me smiling! And of course to end with Eat ... no doubt a rich feast like your words are :)

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  2. I agree with Susan. A feast for the mind too.

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    1. Liz, you are a dear. We will all sit down at the table and enjoy the feast.:-)

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  3. Argh--what the heck 'are' desiderata? I'll Google it...

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    1. Oh Jacqui, desiderata, desideratum, and its complete family have become some of my favorite words.
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  4. You have such fun stories Pat. I enjoyed seeing this. I have not seen your earlier posts. Thanks.

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  5. Poetic dialog. A new word for my vocabulary.

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    1. Thank you. Don't you just love discovering new words and the various ways to use them? I know I do.

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  7. Some great words there Pat. I'll have to get my trusted Oxford dictionary out :):) Super post - thank you.

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    1. Thank you so much, Nicola.
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  8. Great instalment Pat! Now I really need to know who the Prophet is. He sounds almost God like. :)

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  10. This is creative and wonderful of you to share. :) @abetterjulie from www.persephoneknits.blogspot.com

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  11. Ha! At first I thought it was a type-o, but before I moved on I re-read it! :-) It must be super-tough to keep the same theme going (I probably can't write a thing unless I outline it to death first).

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    1. No, it wasn't a typo. I love playing with words and also challenging the grammar. For example, the main characters names are The Child and The Prophet.
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  12. enjoyed the read, had to use my dictionary for a couple words, thanks for stretching the mind

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  13. She desired success, but was it in anger or obedience. I'd say in anger and frustration, she rebels against obedience, as we all do. LOL Great excerpt!

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    1. Thank you. She does desire success. Sometimes I tend to believe that all courageous steps start out of anger. It is the rebel in us that makes us move higher.

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  14. I love that your D word is Desiderata! I received a beautiful book with the poem many years ago and had forgotten it until now. What a fun place to be reminded of it. :) And a fun story to go along with the word. Thank you.

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    1. Thank you Evelyn and thank you for sharing that wonderful thought.

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  15. Ok Patricia! You challenged me to review my Latin knowledge here. It was not quite good enough. I had to translate it with a Latin/English Translater. Desires of your magnificent! How appropriate! I love the prophet and raccoon! Glad to see the child and prophet together again.

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    1. Happy to hear you got back into your Latin Sis. It is nice to hear I rang a bell in your gray cells.

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  16. Enjoyed this! and a new word too :)

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  17. something dream like in your writing...and I tried to translate the Latin - is the them about Truth in the Heart?

    Zannie A-Z visitor

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