While on a walk, I
came across these three stones. They were scattered along the edges of a trail.
The first I saw, but passed by. When I noticed the second twenty feet away,
with the same banding pattern, I walked back to get the first. After searching
for more, the third, behind a tree trunk, was all I could find with these curious
markings. I arranged them with the lines matched as shown and felt an odd power
vibrate through the air. As soon as I did, the sounds in the forest became louder,
lots of buzzing, stirring, slithering, chirping, grunting, cawing… Immediately,
I collected the stones, and everything returned to normal.
What are these? Clearly,
together they hold some type of magic. What will happen if I leave the markings
aligned?
I’ve spent some
time staring at this collection, wondering what might happen. Maybe a handsome
prince will come to meet me. Probably not—these are dark, pitted rocks, not
fancy gems of some fairytale. More likely, an evil wizard, disguised as a beggar,
will wander up quietly and place a curse upon me, so that I will never be able
to leave the forest. Years of wind and weather will move the rocks apart, but
not until another hiker realigns them and becomes the next captive will I be
set free. That is my fear.
Do you know the
magic in these rocks? What fortune or fate do I face?
For more interesting speculative talk, I'm over at the Speculative Salon today, discussing how astrology seems to be a good guide for making my 2012 writing goals.
2 comments:
You always come up with such fantastic ideas. These are beautiful stones. Maybe they hold the magic of a prince whose been locked away for years and waits for release.
Thanks, Ro. I like your idea better--sound safer.
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