What Franny Knew One thing Franny knew Angels did not exist in real life But there they were floating all around her Some leaned close almost touching Franny’s nose Others waved at her from an impossible distance whizzing about a cathedral ceiling Their long white robes rustled Their tiaras sparkled They hummed and smiled and moved their lips without saying anything or sometimes they murmured words Franny didn’t understand such as pachay and fee-lee-ah Then one day WOOF one of the angels barked sounding remarkably like Franny’s dog Alf And Franny awoke from her feverish dreams She’d only imagined Alf Pets weren’t allowed to visit patients at Children’s Hospital and that’s where Franny was wearing a plastic wristband with FRANCINE
