A.K. Rai

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“Bittersweet Daybreak ” by A.K. Rai

Submitted to Contest #218

Bittersweet DaybreakThe honeyed melody on the soft morning air broke through the heavy cloak of sleep that enveloped her mind. Falling and rising in pitch and speed, it created a pleasant, tingling sensation that started in the head and dripped down through the body, like a shiver on a cold autumn day. She knew it for what it was, but rather than grope for the name of the song’s creator she chose simply to accept its pure performance, as a thing set free from the shackles of name or image, a concert to be enjoyed without the distraction of t...

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I'm a nature conservationist, working in peatland restoration, in Shetland, Scotland. I love to travel, play chess and have outdoor adventures with my spaniel puppy Watson.