Her skirt lifted, flickered, billowed. Around her ankles the cascades of cotton expanded, receded, breathed. No more winter, no more nights accompanied by the lonely cackle of a dwindling hearth, no more frayed blankets and tattered garments, too loose to keep the warmth in or the cold out. Beyond these hills, this sparkling terrestrial floor that beamed bright and vivacious under the cool all-knowingness of the vast expansive sky, was hope. Her valise in tact, her hat secured with a steadfast intent on her head, she marched forward, letting her bare feet move freely over the wide open plains. It's stranger now, this world, this gem of a country, nestled securely between her heart and her memories. Her chest overflowed, her love for the sky and the wind and the air ruptured forth, it's passion finding no bounds to contain within. She crumpled, let her knees brace for the fall, and let her flushed cheek lay momentarily still on the coolness of the grass beneath. This country, this land, she loved it so. 2008-05-07T04:18:37Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/29502 <p>I love the somewhat abstract references juxtaposed with the palpable vivid descriptions. Very nice.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29502?basename=60753 2008-05-07T04:18:37Z Andrew Mayfield http://ficlets.com/authors/andrew_mayfield <p>That was sweet. Nice description throughout with some fun hints and what the situation is that leads her to this walk in the countryside.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29502?basename=60610 2008-05-06T15:44:27Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Wow, this is amazing. Nothing else to be said, really.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/29502?basename=60586 2008-05-06T06:09:35Z Valley Fey/Pinprick http://ficlets.com/authors/imandynan0