Heavenly Body

Posted on August 19, 2021 | 14 Comments

Charli Mills challenged us to write about STARS in the SAND this week at the Carrot Ranch

She absent-mindedly heard the tide rush towards the shore but felt it touch her toes as though trying to get her attention. A million miles beyond the moon was where she was tonight. Could the water take her to that distant galaxy where she felt she belonged?

One step at a time, she followed the promise of the tide that had obviously been sent like a taxi hailed by her heart. As water swirled around her ankles, she closed her eyes and smiled. She walked until she was floating above her tears which glistened like stars in the sand.

©2021 Annette Rochelle Aben

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14 responses to “Heavenly Body”

  1. Chris The Story Reading Ape | August 19, 2021 at 4:17 pm | Reply

    Very evocative, Annette 🤗❤️🤗

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Margot Kinberg | August 19, 2021 at 4:38 pm | Reply

    I love the visual and sensory imagery here!

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  3. Bette A. Stevens | August 19, 2021 at 4:51 pm | Reply

    Well done, Annette… 💞

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  4. Charli Mills | August 19, 2021 at 4:51 pm | Reply

    Beautiful writing, Annette. I love this line, “… like a taxi hailed by her heart.”

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  5. Hugh W. Roberts | August 20, 2021 at 4:27 am | Reply

    This was beautiful to read, Annette. Pulled at my heartstrings.

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  7. Norah | August 26, 2021 at 5:20 am | Reply

    That’s beautiful, Annette. I love the idea of a tide being a taxi hailed by her heart.

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