EXERCISE: Title Challenge

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original posting: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 12:26:00 -0400

and from the quiet, a small, still voice asked:

Can I suggest one?

"The Fish Of Your Compassion"

(believe it or not, it's a song lyric!)

to which, the crusty old meister of the inne replies, "of course you may!"

So, there you have it.

The Fish of Your Compassion

A title fit for a stream?

Or would that be a whale fit for a dream?

Anyway, let the fins, gills, and scales work their way into your thoughts, and let the emotional tinge of compassion color your heart, and then consider a story, a poem, a tale, some words!

and write!

The Fish of Your Compassion

A carp by any other name would smell as sweet?

Go, fingers, go.

And the meister returns to polishing with a well-worn rag, a small smile almost tugging at his lips.