Princess Miranda, Kisser of Tigers, Chaser of Ghosties
Published by: Wrathnar the Unreasonable on 19th Jan 2012 |
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Princess Miranda, Kisser of Tigers, Chaser of
Ghosties
As some of you will know, I recently made contact with my long-lost daughter Miranda. She's all grown up now, but I'd like to tell you a little bit about the young Miranda who I've loved and carried in my heart for all these years.
One of the reasons I was so gutted to lose the Temple was that Miranda had joined, and sharing each other's stories there was almost like the best ever times of my life, when my daughter and I lay on the living room floor drawing pictures and telling each other stories about them.
One time, when Miranda was 19 months old, she drew an oval shape with a line across the middle and stick arms and legs. "It's a ghostie," she told me. She had a slightly worrying obsession with ghosties.
She then proceeded to scribble over it, which sent me into 'worried parent' mode. Why was she destroying her picture? I asked her.
"It's the dark," she kersplained. "It's a ghostie coming through the dark." She had picked up on my being worried - even at that age, she was amazing that way. She drew a smaller figure behind the ghostie. "And that's Mirandarose, chasing the ghostie."
I went straight from 'worried parent' mode to 'proud parent' mode, cos I realised she had added herself to the picture in that way (and with perfect use of perspective!) in order to reassure me. I was also proud that she thought that it was the ghosty who should be afraid of her!
Miranda also made me mega-proud during a visit to Regent's Park zoo (also loads of other times of course, these are just examples). We were visiting the tigers. The enclosure has one wall made out of bullet-proof (or at least tiger-proof) glass, so that visitors can get up close and personal with the beasts without getting nommed.
The adults had all stood back so that the kids could gather at the glass wall. There were kids of all ages - Miranda was 2 and a half years old.
Suddenly, one of the tigers turned round and pressed his nose against the glass. Every single one of the kids screamed and ran back to their mums or dads - except Miranda, who leaned forwards and planted a kiss on the tiger's nose!
I looked around at all the other parents like "That's my daughter!"
Well, the Temple is gone now, but Miranda is here on the Cloud where we can share each other's stories and poems again. It makes me very happy.
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Oh, and the tigers in Regent's Park? Lucy tried to pet them through the glass! ;-)
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So pleased for you and Miranda *sniff, sniff* and I know both your lives are enriched immeasurably for having found each other after so long a separation. You'll never let go again, will you?
Best wishes to you and Miranda palegirl :-) xx
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