Flash Fiction

by Hayquill

Forever

I asked the wind about forever.
“A bird is forever,” the wind said.
“When I started blowing, there was a bird to catch me in its wings,
and when I stop, the bird will continue flying.
A bird is forever.”

I asked the bird about forever.
“A tree is forever,” the bird said.
“When I hatched, the tree was already there to hold my mother's nest,
and when I die, the tree will continue standing.
A tree is forever.”

I asked the tree about forever.
“A mountain is forever,” the tree said.
“When I sprouted, the ground where I grew already sloped to some peak I cannot see,
and when someday I am felled, by age or axe or storm, the mountain will remain.
A mountain is forever.”

I asked the mountain about forever.
“The moon and the sun are forever,” the mountain said.
“When my continental plates first met, the sky was there to watch over me,
and when erosion has worn me down, the sky will remain.
The moon and the sun are forever.”

I went to Canterlot to ask about forever.
But when I arrived, I turned around again,
my question unasked.
Surely the moon and the sun are forever.
I dare not ask,
because then they might respond.

Author's Note:

Inspired by several fics. I'll update this as I find/remember them.
• The Collected Poems of Maud Pie.
• Sun Princess

Comments

[kingtwelvesixteen]

Nice.

[Hayquill]

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Thank you! It's rare to get feedback that's both detailed and encouraging; I know I don't do enough of it.

[Draco Dei]

"Our Lord is Forever
He spun these twelve limbs upon two bodies out of nothingness, upon this world he had likewise created.

You are Half-Forever which is Forever
Entrust your fickering candle to him and your Forever will be joy."