Emily eats her cookie on the swing in back of the cottage surrounded by rose bushes, plum trees, a cherry tree and several milkweeds. She loves how the grass is tall and she can crawl on her tummy and pretend she’s in the jungle. The grasshoppers often play dead on a blade of grass and she can outstare any bug and make it jump away.
The blossoms sure looked pretty, she thought as she passed a fallen petal gently on her cheek; it felt like Mommy’s silk scarf.
child seeks a challenge
caterpillar stares her way
on the milkweed
(c) Tournesol’16-05-06
Written for The Carrot Ranch in 99 words, no more, no less.
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Such a beautiful journey to the other-world at our feet. And yes, as children we tend to see it more wonder than as adults.
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Thanks so much! children tend to uncomplicate things.
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Beautiful! I’m a sucker for anything butterfly! 🙂
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Yeah, me too…thanks:)
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Lovely. You’ve made me wish I was a child again and could crawl on my tummy through the grass.
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Well there is nothing stopping us to do it and if anyone asks what we’re doing we could say, we’re looking for a contact lens. Wouldn’t that be hilarious having the neighbours all get on their tummies crawling 😉 Oh my, I really like that image!
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I like that image too. 🙂
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Let the blades of grass tickle your chin! 🙂
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