Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Write at the Merge: Desert Solitaire

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At some point, in other centuries, dunes of sand, and sands of time have erased what was, leaving what remains. A shadow.  A shell.  A memory.

For this reason, she likes to come here, finding beauty in the abandoned. The forgotten. The lost.  It takes a special person to appreciate such beauty, and she likes to think she is a special person.

The grains of sand must number in the millions.  Even billions.  And in this potential, she finds hope.  Out there, in the world that has wounded her with indifference, the number of souls must also number in the millions, or billions. And maybe-among those millions and billions-there is one person, who just might realize that she is special too.

 

 

I wrote this piece for this week’s Write on Edge prompt inspired by the photo and also the words abandoned beauty.  I’ve been working like crazy to finish my short story for consideration in the next volume of Precipice-and I’m almost finished!!

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13 comments:

  1. katie eggemanApril 10, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    This is a thoughtful use of the prompt. There is always hope.
    Katie atBankerchick Scratchings

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  2. Valerie BoersmaApril 10, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Thanks Katie! I pretty much wrote it off the cuff, but the prompt was too good to resist!

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  3. Lisa @ Two Bears FarmApril 10, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    This was a fun prompt. I love where you take it.

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  4. Valerie BoersmaApril 10, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    Thanks Lisa! I had half a dozen other ideas, and then I just wrote this version in a matter of minutes. It was a very inspiring prompt!

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  5. Buttons ThoughtsApril 10, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    Oh I love this and I am positive your entry will be incredible as always Good luck. B

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  6. Our Neck of the WoodsApril 10, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    Awww, this made me kind of sad! Everyone needs someone who thinks they are special. I hope she finds her person :) Best of lucking finishing the short story, Valerie!

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  7. UnknownApril 11, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Bittersweet but beautiful - thank you for the wonderful imagery.

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  8. Dawn of LaTouchablesApril 11, 2013 at 2:30 AM

    Poignant! I love your writing (and your bags), Valerie.

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  9. AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    I love the equal measure of sadness and hope. It's is so universal that wish.

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  10. Melissa AmateisApril 11, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    "...wounded her with indifference." What a powerful line, Valerie. Nicely done!

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  11. AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    Very thoughtful. I love this!

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  12. angelaApril 12, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    So bittersweet, yet there's the feeling of hope woven through it. She is, indeed, special.

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  13. CameronApril 13, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Melancholy touched with the light of optimism that always shines through your words.

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