WONDERWRITINGS
Issue 1.3        Summer 2005
 

Fool on the Hill
Bill Rick

 A Fool sits up on top of a Hill overlooking a learner educational facility.
A fool is known by a fool's dress -- bright colors, ragged pants.
A fool is known by a fool's demeanor -- always smiling, childlike.
And a fool is known by a fool's lack of actions, always sitting, talking with all of the earth's beasts.  Physical proof concludes that there is a fool on the hill.

The town's people have come to the institute of higher learning to press these knowledgeable scholars in removing this eye sore.
“Surly there is to be a decrease in property value that occurs when there is a fool on your hill,” cries the victims of fear.
“You know how one fool brings others,” screams the voice of outrage.
“Why this will differently increase crime which means more punishment costs,” concludes the judgments of anger.
Still More Embarrassment claims ‘that the surrounding towns will call this a place where fools gather’.

In the meantime, the town's lodges busts full of visitors from all over the country to find out what kind of fool this is.  The taverns distract their clients waiting in line for food, drink and entertainment while each waits their turn to discover who the fool is.

All the while the educators tremble in terror at the lawyers who have come to protect the fool; stiffen in stress to the max as to the demands of the citizens who are threatening to remove them from office; and delay their procrastinating of any action for the want of someone else to solve their problem.

The fool on the hill stays tuned to the light from the sky while sitting in wonder.  The fool on the hill displays unconcern as this free-spirit shares everything that is possess-able with all of nature's dominion. The fool on the hill shows uncertainty at today's latest attempts to dislodge a wraith's place in this universe.  The fool on the hill does know who this life is.  This Who is labeled as the “Fool on the Hill”. The fool on the hill does know what this soul is.  This What is “A Fool on This Hill”.

 AS one day the fool is now here on the hill, so one day the fool is no where on the hill.  Thus there are now rooms in the lodges.  Thus there are no lines at the taverns.  The town's people are again at the university's gates.
“What have you done with our fool,” is heard time and time again.
“Bring back our fool on our hill,” is commanded.
“You had no right to remove our fool on this hill,” is barked.
“Our town will go broke without our Fool on the Hill,” is yelled.

The administrators once again ponder this current question of someone's being.

In a town, not far away, a jester appeared in its valley…
 

Copyright 1997 by Bill Rick. All rights reserved.

Bill Rick is a poet residing in Addison, Texas. A retired US Air Force Captain, he divides his time among travelling, managing a consulting company, and acting as stage manager for Poet's Corner