by The Sharp Shooter
“I feel old and tired sometimes. Feel like I should sail away from the borders of this world, if only just to find new burdens in another. Do you?”
The leaf moved gracefully and effortlessly across the water's surface. Every time it moved, the sun shone on it in a different light, casting rainbow reflections on its moist, waxy body.
“Close your eyes. Do you see?”
“This is where we first met. I dug into the earth while you held the seed of this tree, cupped in your hands, like it was the most precious thing in the world. “
“This tree has been waiting everyday, with arms wide open, asking the Sea, if we are coming back.”