The Seedling
A faint, muted drumming could be felt above. Minutes later the first drops of moisture made their way to the husk, creeping through the slowly warming soil. Within the seed an alarm rang and a spark ignited. The husk cracked, and a fragile green tendril began chasing the rain on its course to the sky.
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b5media - Arts and Design - news updates and other things
Mar 22, 2007 at 7:17 am
[…] Cory Aldrich (AKA bald man) also writes a bit of fiction. 55 words or less to be exact. As he is new here to the A&D channel, check out the most recent post of The Seedling […]
Mother Earth’s Garden - Seedling Haiku
Mar 22, 2007 at 10:43 am
[…] Okay, it’s not really a haiku, but it is poetic! Cory Aldrich wrote an interesting little story about a seedling. I thought it really captured the excitement of a hatching seed! Go check it out on 55fiction. […]
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