A pen scratches along the light lines of notebook paper. Silence. Scribbling. Silence. At the last moment, the rhythm of writing takes over, and the real work begins.
Meanwhile, as the sun was setting over the western horizon and at the last moment dropping quickly into the ocean, the sun was also rising somewhere on the other side of the earth. Did the colors of the sunrise match those of the sunset? At the last moment dawn broke open night’s diminishing grip. The ying and yang of day and night across the globe.
At the last moment, the boy swallowed his lump of conflicting emotions and admitted the truth.
He had stolen the camera right our his uncle’s hands. He was bursting with excitement because he was able to snap a shot of the winning basket, just at the last moment.
And at that moment, his uncle was struck at how much this boy reminded him of his dead brother, that he forgave him immediately for this impulsive act. After all, they all three had loved the game.
Loved watching it, loved the pick up games in the park or in the driveway, and loved playing Hoopfest. They simply lived and breathed basketball, all three of them. They attended all the home games that they could together - until that horrible moment when at the final game of last season, an aneurism struck and killed Toby, Aaron’s father, just as the buzzer officially ended the game. At that last moment they left the gymnasium in a blur of fading cheers, squeaking sneakers, and sirens wailing.
A mother sings a lullaby to a sweet babe, who at the last moment before closing her eyes, seems to smile a smile as wide as the grand Canyon, and for that new mother, just as deep with love.
At the very last possible moment, the very last leaf of the row of seven red maples lost its last leaf. It had held on through the rain and the fiercest of winds that whipped the clouds to cream. It was reluctant to say goodbye. It had been such a glorious autumn despite the rainy days. The geese now were honking their farewells, and like a debutante at the ball, the last leaf waved goodbye and let go, as the winds of autumn played on.
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