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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2023
Submitted to Contest #274
When the gardens burn, what is left? The flowers are beautiful, but they are fragile. Even the ancient trees who have heard the whispers of emperors will have their bark burnt and their branches will fall, heavy with the weight of knowing. The only piece that stays unscathed is the deep soil. The thing that is perceived as dirty, the thing no one wants to touch with the fear of blackening their fingernails, the thing that holds the Sun’s warmth with its own blackened fingernails. The soil is so forgiving that despite our heavy footsteps and ...
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