Sunday, March 24, 2013

My Short Short Story for the Day



Dally laid down on the soft green grass, propping her chin on her elbows. As she listened to the chatter of squirrels and singing of birds, she looked to the brush and saw a butterfly resting on a flower. She stared at it for several minutes watching it slowly open and close its wings. How wonderful to be a butterfly she thought to herself rolling over onto her back and looking up into the blue. Jarl said it was possible to be anything. He said she had the potential but not the focus. He said...well, he said a lot of things but she never could listen to him for very long. She didn't mean to daydream but she just couldn't help it. No, wait, there was something. Something about transferring, no, transcending? Oh, shoot. What was it? Maybe transform? Hmm, who knows. Dally closed her eyes and let her mind drift. She imagined the butterfly taking off from the flower and soaring into the air. Flying high up then floating on the wind drifting for a bit, then flapping its wings to soar once more. As the warm breeze lifted her higher she opened her eyes and saw clouds so close she could touch them. She stretched out her hand only to see an elegant wing. She looked down and saw the grass so far below. What a beautiful feeling, flying, fluttering, floating. She closed her eyes and drifted down to a lovely flower. Landing softly on the petal, she rested, sipping the nectar and enjoying the sunshine. She opened her eyes to see the blue above her and feel the softness of the grass below.

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