She watches for trees

Gold cherry

By moor land

Thu, 10 Jan 2019
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She watches for trees from the train. Here they come. First silver birch, then ash and elm, and finally as clumps become woods, oak joins them. It’s like a party. A party that never quite gets going. Everyone just standing around. Apart but together. She wonders who'll make the first move, perhaps the one with wind-curved branches, that looks like it’s making an effort, but her daydream is disturbed by the guard asking for her ticket.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I love the tree that looks like it might be making an effort!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

What a great idea and clever imagination. This is brilliant and so original. 

Jenny.

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very imaginative. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

 

Submitted by Ewan on

piece of microfiction proves that small can be beautiful and that sometimes less is more. Therefore, it is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day. Why not share or retweet if you like it too?
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Submitted by celticman on

great idea

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This is adorable.

 

Submitted by moor land on

Thanks for the feedback and for being cherrypicked.

I started writing a short story about a train journey but became stuck, so wrote this piece in the present tense to shake my thinking up a bit.