Oh, For the Beauty of The Flowers

by THX 0477

Add to AIMShare

From where I lay, though perhaps where I was laid would be more accurate, I could look up and see a flower. Maybe it was a nascent appreciation for nature, or maybe it was the concussion, but I was singularly struck by the beauty of that little attempt at a flower.

The flower was curled, not yet expanded to its full beauty, and still it held my mind. There were certainly other things to attend to, other things with difficult to pronounce names and not so charming accents. But the graceful curl of this flower struggling valiantly to come forth and share its beauty with the world inspired me somehow.

Then again, this could be the booze talking. I know I shouldn’t drink, but she was so cute and seemed so amused by how I threw back those shots. And really, when do you not follow body shots with a little kiss? Apparently, when her brother is present would be the answer to that question.

Which brings me back to my present situation, laying in the grass, staring at a flower, with a gun to my head.

Prequels

Write a prequel

Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Oh, For the Beauty of The Flowers

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ah yes it made me laugh

    snaps to you

    i like the really poetic build up and the deep and meaningful descriptions and then the change to his situation

    favourite line – Apparently, when her brother is present would be the answer to that question. lol

  2. Oh, For the Beauty of The Flowers

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    was a sweet story until the surprising twist at the end, loved the line- could be the booze talking, stared out s\such a romantic story about a flower, which i though, gonna be sweet but boring, but was anything but boring. great job as usual Thx

  3. Oh, For the Beauty of The Flowers

    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    great description—that last bit surprised me. good job

  4. Oh, For the Beauty of The Flowers

    Nascent Writer's Buddy Icon Nascent Writer

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Deceptively sweet prose, keeps a reader on their toes. Really great.

Want to comment on this ficlet? You need to sign in!