The Y

Painting and Story by Lehan Winifred Ramsay

Lehan saw Roo in the paddock, went up for some advice.

I close my eyes, she said, and I see this Y. Here, I painted it. Now I can’t stop thinking. Why, why, why.

You missed the L, said Roo.

L? said Lehan.

Not Why, said Roo. While.