It’s a fun day to participate in Vivian Kirkfield’s 50 Precious Words contest. There’s loads of time for you to make your own entry.
Here’s my own 50-word entry:
Two Leaves
As young green leaves unfurled with spring, a single brown leaf gripped the maple branch. Green tried to poke her head into the world.
Stuck!
Crinkled Brown clung, too afraid to fall.
“You could leap.” Green said.
“I’m afraid.”
“If you fly….” she suggested.
“…you will grow!” said Brown, soaring.
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