Writing Prompt
STORY STARTER
Submitted by Arnold Carroway
Write a scene that takes place in mid air.
It could be from anyone, or anything's, perspective.
Writings
My Friend
What would you wish to be, my friend?
A bird, a dove, a tree, my end.
Too high to fly, the wind below.
I wash my hopes, what tragic blows.
As I fall, I pass you by.
My friend, my hope, alas, goodbye.
I will not cling on my descent.
The sun, so high, may boil my breast.
I wish the storm will pass me by.
My friend, how would I say goodbye?
What should I leave on the shoreline?
A bird, a dove, a t...
Window Seat
The birds make it look so serene
The breeze cascading off of their wings
A majestic suspended dance
Accompanied as they whistle and sing
Why now, though I soar just as high
Perhaps safer than seagulls and crows
For I am secured to my seat
Does fear penetrate the airplane rows?
Clouds turn my stomach to sawdust
Though I’d rather not look at the ground
In the turbulant wind I envision
Us burnin...
A Floating Boy
Where faeries dance
And pixies prance,
A child floats about.
The winged people
Laugh in a whirl
And twirl him up and down.
Rain falls like glass
On mildewed grass
But the little boy can’t see.
For he’s above the ground
And clouds
Heading to faerie land at sea.
His mothers at home crying
And the boy still has no clue.
The pixie dust is fading
But the wonder sprouts anew.
They float until they ...
Still Learning to Land
I didn't realize it was happening, to be honest. Well, no, I - I guess it's more accurate to say I didn't realize its severity. I didn't understand the speed at which I was launching, the strength with which I was gripping the grocery bags. I didn't notice my knee twisting, my left hand uselessly groping the air.
All I knew was that the stairwell had shifted unexpectedly. Walled frames had someh...