Written for Cendrine Marrouat's Emotional Moment in Nature Flashku Challenge
Flashku requirement of seven words borrowed from another piece were selected from Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay, Nature. Bolden words were borrowed from the text.
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"How can I possibly let you go?" I utter through tears.
Finally, I release him to the meadow. Grasses sway and bend in the gentle wind that carries him away as the warmth of summer’s final kiss sweeps across the valley. Faded wildflowers wilt– drops of color whispering their last goodbyes. Leaves turn golden as trees await the task of letting go.
Holding an empty urn, I crumble, lost in a field of endings. I wonder how nature so gracefully surrenders to the inevitable.
Suddenly, a leaf flutters before my eyes and I hear a gentle whisper, "You will bloom again."
About the Creator
Kristen Balyeat
Words fly to me on the wind, bump me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.
Also, i love you:)
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