Smoke and Mirrors

Author: Holly Ringland
Word Count: 159
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Smoke and Mirrors

Inspired by the beautiful Words are not enough by zee1

Smoke and Mirrors belongs to the following groups:

Flash Fiction, Graphic Scratch, The Word Tree and WMG

I’m always amazed by the places you find me.

I was trawling through mythology books and suddenly there you were: Icarus in the sky flying too close to the sun for wings of feathers and wax.

I wonder what I would say to you now, what magic rhyme makes up your secret password.

I wonder where the little green door is that you’re behind, dancing in firelight with flowers in your hair, screaming towanda! around your bonfire under the smoky wallpaper of the night sky.

I wonder what spells and spices I might blend to reach you in the witching hour when stars are the shattered pieces of my looking glass; when all I yearn for is the weightlessness of falling down rabbit holes towards my gilded memories of wonderland.

What does it feel like behind the sun, below the sea?

I’ll bring the vanilla vodka, your old guitar and my ruby slippers.

PJ Ryan

so deliciously beautiful ..

very ethereal and emotive ~ xx
Holly Ringland replied

Thank you for your kind words Nic, each one of them a little thrill :)
LittleHelen

Yes…the last line is exquisite :)
Holly Ringland replied

Hells Bells! Thank you so much, I’m glad you liked it.
Alison Pearce

Excellent piece!
Holly Ringland replied

Thank you Alison :)
MaKayla Songer

This is simply amazing. Ethereal and haunting and beautiful all rolled into one. Very, very nice.
Holly Ringland replied

Thank you kindly for your wonderful comment :)
flower68

gorgeous.
Holly Ringland replied

Thank you, flower :)
Paul Compton

Oh oh oh. What a gorgeous piece!! Whimsical, lovely. The ending was so perfect. A great piece of writing.
Holly Ringland replied

Thanks so much Paul, lovely comment.
obi1robi

Ah Icarus…but they were wrong…you can never run too fast or fly too high!
Digby

Beautifully conceived and themed piece.
Holly Ringland replied

Thank you so much Digby, wonderful feedback.
Lys •

you make me wonder about the things in the world that i never thought to wonder about

what does it feel like behind the sun? or under the sea?

i love how you tied all these random objects together and made them all related
Holly Ringland

Thank you so much for your comment Lys, it’s a sheer delight. Thanks for reading, I’m glad you enjoyed.
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lovely piece!
Holly Ringland

Thank you kindly and thank you for reading :)
Damian

Gorgeous Holly, a lovely read :)
Holly Ringland replied

thank you so much damian, your feedback means a lot. it’s always such a treat when someone finds a ‘buried’ piece of writing and enjoys it. thank you :)
silvercircles 29 days ago

Enchanting words—love this!