Eli wiped his brow and surveyed the remnants of wood. They would have to wait until tomorrow. Trudging home along the bank of trees, he wondered idly at the newly hewned earth that lined his path. Had someone been digging? He shrugged and returned home to bed.
In the dark of night, deep in the woods, a rumbling began. A fox, foraging for scraps, froze-hackles raised. The trees appeared to lean forward, then suddenly, with an ungodly ripping off earth, the trees stepped back as one!
The fox, now a frightened blur of fur, hurtled out of the woods.
And Eli slept on.
©Vivian Zems
January 31, 2018 at 8:33 pm
He’s a sound sleeper that one. Hope the trees don’t decide to come for him (or maybe they should).
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January 31, 2018 at 9:26 pm
Now THAT would be poetic justice! 😂
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January 31, 2018 at 9:00 pm
Eek, a bit of a chiller!
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January 31, 2018 at 9:25 pm
The trees trying to save themselves 😮
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January 31, 2018 at 10:10 pm
Oh, I liked that! Nice take on the prompt. Well done.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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January 31, 2018 at 10:43 pm
Thanks, Susan!
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January 31, 2018 at 11:52 pm
loved the vision of the trees stepping back,
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February 1, 2018 at 4:32 am
Thanks, Michael!
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February 1, 2018 at 6:19 am
Wow! Wonderfully written, Vivian. Loved the picture of feeling and acting trees.
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February 1, 2018 at 9:29 pm
Thank you!😊
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February 1, 2018 at 11:06 am
Trees taking a step back from humans. Good one!
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February 1, 2018 at 9:27 pm
Especially in the face of such butchery!
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February 1, 2018 at 12:50 pm
Ooh, creepy! I wouldn’t want to be Eli right now.
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February 1, 2018 at 9:12 pm
He’s a murderer in their eyes! Thanks for stopping by😊
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February 1, 2018 at 1:38 pm
Watch out, Eli… they will not take this lying down…
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February 1, 2018 at 9:11 pm
Yay! ! You got it!😆 I was worried it was too cryptic. The trees can’t just watch their comrade being butchered!
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February 1, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Eli must have been exhausted with all his work. I wondered whether you were describing an earthquake? Whatever, it’s a good story.
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February 1, 2018 at 9:09 pm
Thanks Penny! I was describing the trees trying to inch away from the slaughter of their comrades😊
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February 1, 2018 at 9:50 pm
Wow!
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February 2, 2018 at 6:45 pm
😊
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February 2, 2018 at 6:55 pm
This is a great story Vivian! Really makes you wonder what goes on at night in the woods. 😊💛
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February 4, 2018 at 11:03 am
Thanks, Walt… I’m not sure I want to find out! (Lol!)
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February 4, 2018 at 11:04 am
Nor do I, lol
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February 5, 2018 at 12:25 am
😊
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February 2, 2018 at 9:08 am
The Grove Strikes Back!
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February 2, 2018 at 6:43 pm
😊
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February 2, 2018 at 12:46 pm
The stuff of nightmares! Excellent Vivian.
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February 2, 2018 at 3:56 pm
Better run, Eli!
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February 2, 2018 at 6:39 pm
😂😂
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February 2, 2018 at 6:05 pm
Dear Vivian,
This puts me in mind of The Wizard of Oz when the trees came alive and hurled apples at Dorothy and her friends. Eli better watch himself. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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February 2, 2018 at 6:38 pm
Thanks Rochelle!😊
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February 4, 2018 at 3:58 pm
I hope that they take a warning… the trees revenge can be grandiose
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February 5, 2018 at 12:23 am
It’s terrifying.!
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