Sunset -- Micro-Fiction Story

in #mircofiction6 years ago


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Do you follow @jayna? I do. Sometimes I have a little time to join one of her many wonderful writing prompts, and I hope you enjoy my contribution to her latest contest.

This is a short story around the theme "sunset." Visit the original post and check out what other writers submitted: https://steemit.com/fiction/@jayna/micro-fictionwritingcontest-wasfiftywords-ew64ejmvfg

Sunset

(185 words.)

The sun hung low, casting long green and orange streaks across the evening sky. She draped her arms over the guardrail and basked in the warm breeze as it lifted her hair off her shoulders and whipped it around her head.

She brushed the strands from her face and smiled at the golden shimmers that raced across the water. In the distance, crisp blue lines curved around the outstretched ocean. Beyond the long wake of the ship, the sun drifted lower, the greens turned to purple, and the orange faded away.

The breeze remained.

She laughed.

"When will we ever see a sunset like this again?" I asked her.

An impish grin spread across her face.

"Tomorrow, if you're lucky!"

"No," I said. "Cruise director said we make landfall tomorrow night. After that, back to Miami. This is it."

"Hmmm," she replied. "I supposed we'd better make the best, then?"

We lingered until the stars took their rightful spot in the night's sky. My hand in hers, her hand in mine, we walked to our cabin.

The sun had long departed, but she still glowed.

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That's all folks! Enjoy your weekend. Weather calls for snow here, hope it's better weather where you are!!!

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very good <3

Thank you!

This is lovely, @vdux -- a bittersweet moment, as they both celebrate and mourn what is temporary and destined to come to an end.

Thank you @jayna, I missed you!

This is a beautiful piece

Thanks for the comment!

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A beautiful text, @vdux. Suggestive and with a beautiful poetic treatment of color.
Thank you also for sharing the news of this contest. Microfiction is a genre that I like very much.
A hug!

Y para ti, amiga

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