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Cassandra Gustafson

Envelop

Envelop (V.) - 

     Crunching drum of feet in patterned step 
     Covering the more silent 
     -  But still existent - 
     Plunge of snow,
                           Slowly enveloping the Earth. 
                           Envelop. 

 Origin - 
            
Late Middle English (formerly invelop(e))
            From old French - envoloper - 
            
Of unknown origin.  

            Envelop. 

                                  Hearth,
                                  Claiming as a miniature sunset, 
                                  Battling, comforting, the front lines of the cold.
                                  Like a child swathed in a blanket,
                                  Held by its guardian - Its world - 
            Enveloped in a sense of security. 
                                                                 
Envelop. 

            “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” 
                               -  Einstein. 
            From en, ‘in’, plus
            an element of
                             -   
unknown origin
            Envelop. 

                                          Patterned step, falling out of time. 
                                          Chaos erupting, drowning peace.
            Troops envelop a home. 
            Envelop. 

            One -  
                       “Enveloped in a blanket, safe in his mother’s arms.”  
                       Enfold completely. 
            Two -
                        “Envelop the head of the enemy and destroy it.”
                        
Attack.  

             Envelop. 

About Cassandra Gustafson

Cassandra Gustafson graduates spring 2020 with degrees in public affairs and mathematics. Though it may be odd to see a math major in a fiction writing magazine, remember it's 2020 and anything can happen at this point.

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