\u00c1 kv\u00f6ldin sit \u00e9g vi\u00f0 glugga pipark\u00f6kuh\u00fassins og horfi \u00e1 tungli\u00f0 yfir fjallinu. Stundum er \u00fea\u00f0 hv\u00edtt og kringl\u00f3tt, hangir kyrrt \u00ed dimmbl\u00e1u h\u00faminu og sk\u00edn \u00e1 litla hv\u00edta steina sem b\u00f6rn hafa skili\u00f0 eftir \u00e1 sk\u00f3garst\u00edgnum. Stundum ve\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed gr\u00e1sv\u00f6rtum draugask\u00fdjum. Oftast er \u00fea\u00f0 sig\u00f0. Sig\u00f0in sem sker gluggatj\u00f6ldin fr\u00e1 himnar\u00edki.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 sl\u00edkum kv\u00f6ldum m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00f6rn villist \u00ed sk\u00f3ginum og leiti uppi pipark\u00f6kuh\u00fas til a\u00f0 narta \u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 gerist \u00fe\u00f3 \u00e6 sjaldnar. Hin s\u00ed\u00f0ari \u00e1r hef \u00e9g a\u00f0allega n\u00e6rst \u00e1 vondu B\u00f3nuspasta og sykru\u00f0u morgunkorni \u00fev\u00ed krakkar n\u00fa til dags vilja frekar hanga yfir ofbeldismyndunum \u00ed v\u00edd\u00ed\u00f3inu og kl\u00e1minu \u00e1 internetinu en a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 s\u00f6ng n\u00e6turgalans og horfa \u00e1 m\u00e1nasig\u00f0 skera sk\u00fdjasl\u00e6\u00f0ur himnar\u00edkis. \u00c1 hinn b\u00f3ginn eru \u00feau f\u00e1u krakka\u00f3bermi sem \u00fev\u00e6last hinga\u00f0 \u00e1 anna\u00f0 bor\u00f0 venjulega str\u00ed\u00f0alin, tilb\u00fain til \u00e1tu og m\u00fdkri undir t\u00f6nn en kr\u00f3gar voru \u00ed gamla daga. Auk \u00feess er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 var\u00f0bergi gagnvart \u00feeim, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feau eru \u00e1tsj\u00fak upp til h\u00f3pa og oft b\u00fain a\u00f0 gra\u00f0ga \u00ed sig karamellunni af h\u00e1lfri gluggasyllu \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g ver\u00f0 \u00feeirra v\u00f6r. \u00deess vegna sit \u00e9g vi\u00f0 gluggann, ekki bara \u00fat af tunglinu skilur\u00f0u.<\/p>\n
Eitt septemberkv\u00f6ld \u00feegar \u00e9g sat og horf\u00f0i \u00e1 tunglsig\u00f0ina skera sl\u00e6\u00f0urnar, kom gr\u00e6nkl\u00e6ddur drengur flj\u00fagandi yfir sk\u00f3ginn. Hann haf\u00f0i blik \u00ed auga, drengurinn s\u00e1 og koma hans var einkar vi\u00f0eigandi \u00fev\u00ed svo vildi til Ellen Kristj\u00e1ns var einmitt \u00e1 \u00feessu augnabliki a\u00f0 syngja \u201cven \u00e6 \u00fe\u00ednk of eindsjels\u201d \u00e1 Bylgjunni. Hann lenti \u00ed lakkr\u00edsrunna \u00ed gar\u00f0inum og spila\u00f0i nokkrar trillur \u00e1 litla flautu. Svo st\u00f6kk hann ni\u00f0ur \u00far runnanum og r\u00e9tti m\u00e9r krukku, fulla af eplamauki. \u00c9g hugsa\u00f0i me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 sennilega \u00e1liti hann a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri g\u00f6mul og tannlaus og \u00e6tti erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00edta \u00ed epli.
\n\u201c\u00dea\u00f0 er eing\u00f6ngu til \u00fatvortis nota\u201d sag\u00f0i drengurinn en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti m\u00e9r leitt \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 var s\u00e6tur ilmur af innihaldinu og mig langa\u00f0i a\u00f0 sleikja \u00fea\u00f0 upp \u00far krukkunni me\u00f0 mun\u00fa\u00f0arfullum \u00feokka.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g hef \u00e6vilanga reynslu af eplum og veit a\u00f0 \u00feau eiga \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vera eitru\u00f0, einkum ef s\u00e1 sem f\u00e6rir manni \u00feau er lj\u00f3sengli l\u00edkur. Samt deyf \u00e9g fingri \u00ed krukkuna og smur\u00f0i dropa \u00e1 handarbak mitt.
\n\u201c\u00c9g skal gera \u00feetta fyrir \u00feig\u201d sag\u00f0i drengurinn. Hann klifra\u00f0i upp \u00e1 gluggasylluna og vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 molna\u00f0i ofurl\u00edti\u00f0 brot \u00far henni.
\n\u201cA\u00f0 \u00e9ta e\u00f0a vera \u00e9tinn, \u00fea\u00f0 er l\u00f6gm\u00e1li\u00f0 og \u00e9g \u00e1 ekki von \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir lyst \u00e1 gamalli kerlingu eins og m\u00e9r\u201d sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og beit stykki \u00far upphandlegg hans.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 t\u00f3k hann krukkuna og smur\u00f0i maukinu yfir andliti\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r. Hann hneppti treyjunni fr\u00e1 barmi m\u00ednum og smur\u00f0i maukinu yfir visin brj\u00f3st m\u00edn, fletti pilsinu fr\u00e1 m\u00e9r og smur\u00f0i l\u00edf mitt og lendar, l\u00e6ri og f\u00f3tleggi allt ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 t\u00e6r. \u00c9g fann breytinguna. Fann hana \u00ed \u00f6llum kroppnum. Aukinn styrk, aukinn \u00fer\u00f3tt, \u00e9g fann hrukkurnar hverfa og \u00e9g fann a\u00f0 \u00e9g var\u00f0 falleg.
\n\u201cN\u00fa \u00e9t \u00e9g afganginn af \u00fe\u00e9r\u201d sag\u00f0i \u00e9g, \u00fev\u00ed e\u00f0li manns ver\u00f0ur ekki umfl\u00fai\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tt ma\u00f0ur eigi einhverjum g\u00f3\u00f0s a\u00f0 gjalda.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 settist hann \u00ed fangi\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e9r og sleikti mauki\u00f0 af m\u00e9r. Ekki af mun\u00fa\u00f0 heldur r\u00f3lega, l\u00edkt og l\u00e6\u00f0a sem \u00fev\u00e6r afkv\u00e6mi s\u00ednu. Sleikti \u00e1 m\u00e9r andliti\u00f0 og h\u00e1lsinn, kraup m\u00e9r a\u00f0 f\u00f3tum, sleikti brj\u00f3st mitt og skaut, ni\u00f0ur hn\u00e9n og allt ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 t\u00e6r. Svo flaug hann burt og \u00e9g hef aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 hann aftur.<\/p>\n
Stundum \u00feegar \u00e9g sit vi\u00f0 gluggann \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0kv\u00f6ldum, hugsa \u00e9g til hans. \u00c9g veit ekki hva\u00f0an hann kom. Kannski fr\u00e1 tunglinu. \u00c9g er enn\u00fe\u00e1 falleg og \u00fea\u00f0 er enn\u00fe\u00e1 skar\u00f0 \u00ed gluggakistunni \u00fear sem hann sat. Skar\u00f0i\u00f0 s\u00e9st samt ekki \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g breiddi yfir \u00fea\u00f0 gr\u00e6na kl\u00e6\u00f0isb\u00fatinn sem fylgdi me\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g beit stykki\u00f0 \u00far handlegg hans.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g held a\u00f0 mauki\u00f0 hafi ekki veri\u00f0 eitra\u00f0 og hann hl\u00fdtur a\u00f0 hafa logi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 eing\u00f6ngu \u00e6tla\u00f0 til \u00fatvortis nota. Annars hef\u00f0i hann nefnilega d\u00e1i\u00f0 en \u00e9g s\u00e1 sj\u00e1lf a\u00f0 hann d\u00f3 ekki. Hann flaug burt me\u00f0 fullan maga af eplamauki og handlegginn bl\u00f3\u00f0ugan en hann d\u00f3 ekki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c1 kv\u00f6ldin sit \u00e9g vi\u00f0 glugga pipark\u00f6kuh\u00fassins og horfi \u00e1 tungli\u00f0 yfir fjallinu. Stundum er \u00fea\u00f0 hv\u00edtt og kringl\u00f3tt, hangir kyrrt \u00ed dimmbl\u00e1u h\u00faminu og sk\u00edn \u00e1 litla hv\u00edta steina sem b\u00f6rn hafa skili\u00f0 eftir \u00e1 sk\u00f3garst\u00edgnum. Stundum ve\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa