“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl
“How many pages do you think we have”, he says his blue eyes wide with interest. “More than enough to make this kind of a Bible”, I smile, holding up the three ring black binder to the star filled sky. “It’s a book of secrets alright”, he says nodding his head furiously up and down, his taped black framed glasses sliding down his nose. “We need to hide it where we both know where it is”, I say my smile disappearing, as the night air around us seems to chill. Much too cold for the end of May, I am thinking. “Yeah”, he says. “We need to make sure we don’t forget where we put it”.
What is done here upon this night, by this stream, my boyhood rite. What is done here beneath these bluffs, shape-shifting shadows, on midnight’s cusp. What is done here while stars fall fast, turning the moon from full to the past. Time travelers move beyond my dreams, splitting the heavens and all their seams. For what do I see this vision faire, something found relieved from its lair, a secret lost upon life’s whim, buried beneath and now I know when. Tousled hair on two boy’s blue, who buried a book of all they knew. Down the Coolidge Arroyo, and then a swim, in muddy cold water, that sucks you in. Twelve steps ahead on an island mound, and then another swim, with a prayer not to drown. Seven steps forward and nine to the right, to the dark overhang, where we stand with our book and two penlights.
What do we own but our own minds, what makes us ghost, when we do die? The answers to what lies within, the secret handshake, the hidden grin. Who killed Bobby, and who shot Jack, the answers might stay in this book so black. Does time hold us, or do we hold time? Are we here as a glimpse, or a reflection of our mind? And what of dragons, and what of arks, are both really hidden in our friendship in this dark. For in this book lies craft and Zen, love and character, spells and sin. For dreams have told us, visions we have had, that the past is our future, in a circle it will last. And the doomsday clock that we have numbers circled within, will end all time, when a new age says begin.
“Do you think we will remember where we hid that thing”? My teeth are chattering, I am cold and I smell like muddy river water. “You won’t”, he says his voice sounding more distant and light. “But I do”, he whispers, almost quietly, almost gone, almost a ray of early morning light, for it is a dream. It is a dream. – 05.24.2021 – דָנִיֵּאל
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Thank you 😊
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Perhaps the book of secrets is an Elbib?
Sometimes secrets hide in plain sight!
You were a creative young lad, you and your HB pal(s).
Sending love! -Resa
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Hi Resa, Hmmm I think you are right, the book of secrets is an Elbib. 😉 There is a proverb somewhere that says, “What you are looking for is in the palm of your hand”. Your “secrets in plain sight” reminds me of that. Thank you my friend for your wonderful comment.
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Love it Daniel.
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Thank you Shey, I am happy you liked it. Hope all is going well on your side of the pond. 🙂
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I did love it Daniel. Your writing is always a delicious treat.
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😊
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Dear Daniel,
Full of the wonderful mystery of you. The book is within you.
❤
Ruby
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Thank you dear friend Ruby. i appreciate your comment very much. Hope all is well with you and you are enjoying your spring.
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Everything is going well here but I do thank you for inquiring. i had a question, is the other young man in this piece your dear Jason from childhood?
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Yes it is Jason. 🙂
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I thought so, such a sweet duo the two of you must of been. Smart too. 🙂
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❤ this!!!
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Thank you Raquel, happy you liked this. 🙂
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🙂 YW
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Incredible writing. 🙂
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Hi Peggy, thank you for commenting happy you liked this. Welcome to my blog.
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Thank youuu. 🙂
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You have a wonderful mystical way with words Daniel.
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Thank you Nancy. i appreciate you reading and commenting. 🙂
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My pleasure, I enjoy reading your work. 🙂
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Such beautiful memories you have Daniel. I for one would love to see that black book. 😉
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Ha ha, thank you Jane. i will happily share it if I ever find it. may be i will dream of it again. 😉
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Then we shall all hope for good dreams for you then. 😉
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Very much appreciated. 😉
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Put me down to see that black book as well my friend. 😉 Absolutely one of my favorites to date!
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Thank you Ryan. Your name I believe is already inscribed in said black book. 😁
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Daniel it could be way back in the addendum section under the label may be. 😉
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Ha ha haaa🤣
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I always find myself in a story somewhere. 🙂
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Well I have read somewhere the last shall be first. 😉
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Now that my friend is funny. There might be hope for me yet…
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I never give up.
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Ah, I see. :
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Daniel this is the writing you do that I enjoy the best. You make me want to be there to be young again searching inventing and solving the mystery. These type post keep my mind young. Bill
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Hi Bill. I love your comment. You keep me inspired to write young. Ps I am older than you think
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Daniel, you look young in your gravatar but I am old enough that I don’t see as well as I used too. 😉
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You can do a lot with photoshop. 🙂
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of course I am so old I do not know what photoshop is. 😉
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Ha ha. not too old for a sense of humor though. 😉
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no never too old for that. 🙂
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Wonderful tale. Made me young again. 🙂
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Thank you Dallas. Delighted you liked this and that it gave you a touch of youth
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Daniel I find much youth in your tales, one of the reasons I head over your way every time you post. Thank you.
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Daniel there is so much hidden and unhidden in this amazing work of yours. I keep reading and I keep seeing more. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you Heather. You always inspire me to write better. I appreciate your kind words
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That is a compliment to me. Thank you Daniel, I will just keep reading and commenting. 😉
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I enjoyed this piece my brother. It speaks to the many secrets that your heart holds. Hope all is going well for you and your family. Shalom Den
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Hi Dennis all is well here. I have been thinking of you and your family and hope you are safe. It sounds like the rockets have stopped at least for now. Thank you for your kind comment about this piece. Stay safe my brother. Shalom Daniel
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Thank you for your blessings and kind thoughts my brother, we are well although it has been noisy here over the past few weeks. Keep us kindly in your prayers. Shalom, Den
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Beautifully written, with your special touch of the mystic. 🙂
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Thank you Lauren. I am happy you liked this and I very much appreciate your comment. 😊
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You are welcome, always a joy to read your writing. 🙂
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Good stuff! 🙂
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Hi Carmel. Happy you liked this.
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Always do!
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The mystery of it all continues. Why is it I have a feeling you are going to reveal it all to us one of these days. 😉 This was amazing.
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Hi Wang, Thank you very much, hopefully I know where it is all going. 😉
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Somehow I think you might, or the spirit that guides you might. I trust that it does, because the final outcome will be magnificent.
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Daniel this is wonderful, the mystic in you is strong as it was your friend. I love this line “What do we own but our own minds, “. You have an inside track to something or someone out there.
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Thank you Lynette for your kind comment. I always think about our greatest possession and I believe it is an independent mind.
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Completely agree Daniel, it is a tussle at times between the mind and the spirit but a good sound mind guides a good sound spirit. 🙂
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Love it Lynette and couldn’t agree more
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🙂
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I wanted more Daniel, hopefully another Hardy Boy story in the works that surrounds the black book. 😉
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Hi Steve, Thank you for your comment. I have been thinking about another HB story or two, possibly a trilogy. 🙂
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I am excited about that, hopefully they will be coming our way soon. 🙂
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❤ 🙂
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Thank you Lisa, hope your week is going well. Shalom, Daniel
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it is going great, thank you for asking. ❤ 🙂
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Fab writing Daniel
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Thank you John, very honored that you think so.
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Once again you had my rapt attention mate. Must of been a great time, and i too would like to see the black book.
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Hi Shaun, Thank you, may be one of these days I will find that thing, and when I do you will be one of the first to know. 🙂
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I appreciate that mate. Should help keep me from being so lost. 😉
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Daniel, I had to smile when I read the line about “more than enough to be a Bible”, because I am sure it is true. i enjoyed this very much. Thank you.
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Heh, thanks Scott, it might be, I can’t remember all the details it held though, so I hate to compare too much. 🙂
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Daniel, I thought it sounded exactly like what a bright kid would say and believe. We believe some great things if we are fortunate enough to when we are children.
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❤ this!
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Thank you Summer, so happy you liked this.
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You are welcome. 🙂
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You took me back to a favorite time in my own childhood. Adventure, mystery, friendship and most of all fun.
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Best friends from childhood are the best Greg, hopefully yours is still a part of your life. thank you for a wonderful comment.
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Daniel unfortunately my friend passed several years ago but I think of him often and the joyous times we had. Many of your writings remind me of our childhood escapades.
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Sorry to hear about your friend Greg but understand completely, My own friend passed away in 2014, still think of him often.
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I am sorry to hear that Daniel. Your writings carry much of his and your story.
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Daniel, this was fun reading. I want more though. 🙂
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Hi Jacob, thank you for your comment. hopefully more will be on the day soon.
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looking forward to reading the future.
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This was a delightful read Daniel. my BFF and I also had a secret book we kept when we were early teens, I am not sure what happened to it.
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Thank you Gigi for your comment. BFF’s and secret books always have to be found, there is good stuff in those secret books. 😉
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I might have to get with my BFF and write up a new one. 😉
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I hope you do 😊
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Wonderful tale. I ❤ it.
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Hi Tella, Thank you for commenting, so happy you liked this piece. 🙂
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your welcome. 🙂
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Love it 🤩
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Thank you Megha for commenting. Happy you liked this piece.
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Thanks for a great read.
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Thank you David. Happy you liked this.
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You write beautifully. Loved this.
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Thank you Clara. Happy you liked it. 😊
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Nice
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Thank you 😊
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