Friday, June 01, 2012

Devolution

Reptiles evolved into birds. They sprouted feathers, developed hollow, air-filled bones, and skimmed the greening earth. Dragons, arrested half-way between reptile and bird, perched on volcano rims, breathing fire and brimstone. Only human, I wished to evolve; fueled by tapped-out lines of snow, fire ignited my belly, my bones, I floated, a dragon.



Another PRESS53 Pokrompt, this one requiring two facts and two fictions. Peace...

5 comments:

  1. Great title for this one. You create just feeling with a few well chosen words.

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  2. As a kid I always figured dinosaur skeletons were just mix-ups of dragon bones. I believe it, Linda.

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  3. Lines of snow, lifting you to the lip of the volcano. Pitilessly ironic.

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  4. A lovely piece, from a believer in dragons

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  5. Thanks for reading, all. This small piece was just weird! And thanks for visiting my blog, Charlotte--I will be tracing you and yours down soon! Peace...

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