The Sign

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I’d been walking since sunrise. 

I was a bit lost. Then I saw a sign.

‘Are you exactly where you need to be?’ it asked.

‘No’, I said. The words shuffled, came and went.

‘Where exactly you need to be?’ it asked.

‘Not here’, I said. The words shuffled, went and came..

‘You are where you need to be’, it said.

‘Are you sure?’ I asked. The words shuffled, came and went.

‘Exactly’, it said.

I was confused. ‘Where exactly are you?’ I asked the sign. The words shuffled, went and came.

‘Where you are’, it said. I gave up and wandered away.

I was still walking at sunset. 

I was a bit lost. Then I saw a sign.

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Thanks to Sadje for hosting What Do You See?

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33 thoughts on “The Sign

  1. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond March 16, 2026 / 14:37

    Cute story of confusion. This reminds me of hiking a trail on Manitoulin Island in Canada. Supposed to be a nice little loop from the parking area. Hike, hike, hike… and I find myself out on the highway. Turn around and go about half a mile when I finally see a direction marker high on a tree. Who hikes over rocky ground looking up????

      • Unknown's avatar Anonymous March 16, 2026 / 15:28

        You are too funny!

  2. Chris Hall's avatar Chris Hall March 16, 2026 / 14:52

    Hmm, a very confusing sign isn’t it. Have you got a GPS on your smartphone?? 😂

  3. J.S. Pailly's avatar J.S. Pailly March 16, 2026 / 15:07

    Not sure if the sign is magical or A.I. Kind of reminds me of the responses an A.I. might give.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 16, 2026 / 15:14

      A sign of the times. I’m sure AI enjoys confusing us!

  4. Sadje's avatar Sadje March 16, 2026 / 16:33

    Haha! I really love this take of yours Keith. Thanks a lot for joining in.

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje March 17, 2026 / 00:06

        You’re very welcome Keith.

  5. Eugi's avatar Eugi March 16, 2026 / 17:27

    Such a clever take of the prompt, Keith.

      • Eugi's avatar Eugi March 17, 2026 / 20:06

        Mot welcome.

  6. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz March 16, 2026 / 18:00

    I would say it is time to put down the pint and go have a sleep… heheheheh

  7. beth's avatar beth March 16, 2026 / 20:47

    no one ever knows for sure, do they? I have an incredibly bad sense of direction so I’m used to it, but often find other cool things along the way and always end up going where I’m meant to be eventually. I guess that’s the story of my life. in one long sentence.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 17, 2026 / 17:28

      I’ve got a dreadful sense of direction too! I’m pleased that yours is quite kind to you!

      • beth's avatar beth March 18, 2026 / 09:39

        unless I have to be somewhere at a certain time )

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 17, 2026 / 17:29

      He sure is! What a lovely thing to say, Nancy, thank you,

  8. Ange's avatar Ange March 17, 2026 / 07:50

    A very clever and very funny take Keith and your reading of it makes it all the more funnier 😅

  9. paeansunplugged's avatar paeansunplugged March 17, 2026 / 08:37

    And then it started all over again! Why put up signs to confuse. Had the sign not been there, I am sure you would have not been confused.
    Love your clever, funny take, Keith.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings March 17, 2026 / 18:00

      Whoever put it there had a very strange sense of humour, stranger than mine even!

  10. Lydia C. Lee's avatar Lydia C. Lee March 19, 2026 / 23:47

    All so beautiful – even the cellar pub is special! Great photo tour!

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