light up the night
extract from my 4u english major work. which is totally not getting done :(
XD
“Harvest sunshine?”
“Of course, you’ve never done it before?”
I shake my head as she smiles and takes my hand, pulling me through the tall grass of the fields glowing in the warm afternoon sun. We trip and stumble, laughing as we fall onto our backs, reaching our hands out to the sky, admiring our fingers.
“You should try it sometime; it’s like catching falling stars and saving them for rainy days, only much more practical.”
She says this in a matter of face tone, as if the absurd was completely normal and as always, I play along.
“Allright, the next time I go star fishing, I’ll wait until the next morning and harvest sunshine instead. I’ll be economical for once.”
She smiles again at this, before closing her eyes against the brilliance of light.
The wind rustles through, carrying off our thoughts and dreams to places high and unattainable.
Clouds drift across our eyes.
Jordan Busson
Beautiful imagery. I enjoy the soft tone too. And just a touch of the fancifully absurd. The descriptions are excellent, with good use of words to create its distincticve mood. The final sentence “clouds drift a cross our eyes” links perfectly to the descriptions and words used in the previous lines – “high and unattainable”, “wind rustles”. Great writing, and I hope to read more of it sometime.
berndt2
On a dark, drizzly afternoon with still far too many hours to go on this boring day in this boring job, you just gave me a glimpse of a better world out there… somewhere! Beautifully written, much appreciated 8)
koby
wow! you are amazing, everything i have read in your gallery has the most exquisite imagery. so unbelievable! great work!