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The Sirens Call to Me

After fruitful careers as a scientist and inventor I've gone back to what I love most - writing children's books Read More
  • Joined Oct 2013
  • Published Books 1555

I woke up early this morning. Everything was quiet. The only ‘siren’ was the one on my mobile Scrabble garme. 

 

But then the other sirens, the sirens of the sea were calling out to me. “Mel”, they beckoned, “It’s Saturday morning, we are waiting for you. Breakfast at your favorite restaurant (Boya). Come. We will protect you.” 

 

How could I resist? I left behind my air-conditioned home, complete with built-in bomb shelter, and followed the call of the sirens to the sea. 

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I felt safe and protected. 

 

I walked through the forest. There were no fires or gremlins. 

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I walked through the forest, There were no fires or gremlins

There were trees bent at perilous angles

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a tree bent at perilous angle

And yet not a single one fell on me. 

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another tree bent at perilous angle

The ominous shadow kept its distance. 

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My ominous shadow

I wasn’t ravaged by revenge-bent ravens. 

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revenge-bent ravens

I didn’t contract AIDS from the toilet seat

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Toilet seat at the park

or myxomatosis from the rabbits.

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a rabbit graffiti

Even the drooling, rabid dog coming towards me took little notice. 

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a drooling rabid dog

I didn’t fall on my face and drown in a puddle.

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a puddle on the way to the beach

The bridge did not collapse overhead…

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under the Yarkon river bridge

Or underfoot.

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a bridge over the Yarkon river

I didn’t succumb to lead poisoning.

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a park bench

Or a drug overdose.

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coffee bar on the way to the sea

I avoided getting run over by the mad runner with the lethal baby carriage.

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a mad runner with the lethal baby carriage

I circumvented the holes in the ozone…

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The Sirens Call to Me by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג - Ourboox.com

And kept an eye out for suspicious people wearing designer clothes. 

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Capitalism is terorrism grafity

When I finally reached the sea, the sirens beckoned me to join them. “Come on in”, they said, “the water is fine”. When I declined, I became worried. I thought they might drown me in a sudden Mediterranean tsunami. But that didn’t happen either. 

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Tel Aviv old harbor

So I drank to my health and miraculous survival and then hurried back home to my air-conditioned home with the built in bomb shelter.

 

Enough tempting fate for one morning.

 

But I’ll be back.  

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Mel Rosenberg having a drink at the beach

Thank you for reading my book! If you enjoyed it, you might also want to read:

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