On the momentous occasion, the youth nearly floundered before her humble hut but, shaking, managed to present Elder Aric with the fern leaf.
“Greetings, Elder… Vedia offers tribute… We honor our roots.”
This piece of flash fiction was written in response to:
- The Sunday Muse #238;
- Fandango’s One-Word Challenge: ‘flounder’;
- Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: ‘roots’;
- Word of the Day Challenge: ‘greetings’;
- The Daily Spur: ‘hut’;
- Your Daily Word Prompt: ‘youth’;
- Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt #288: ‘momentous’
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
Succinct but enough to convey the message. Nicely done!
🤎🙏🏻 Lisa 🙏🏻🤎
❤
This is a thought to carry to the yard in the spring.
🤍🙏🏻 Wyndolynne 🙏🏻🤍
Can mine be a yohimbe root?
Sure❣️
Yes indeed; respect to the ancestors.
much💜love
❤️🙏🏻 Gillena 🙏🏻❤️
So we should. Nice one, David.
💜🙏🏻 Keith 🙏🏻💜
Charming piece David.✌🏼🕊❤️
💖 Rob 💖 ~ thank you!
To honour our roots is certainly an act of respect for the elders. Well said David!
Hank
💙🙏🏻 Hank 🙏🏻💙
And I thought I was doing well with multiple prompts… you are a master!!!
💓🙏🏻 Muri 🙏🏻💓
Shavuah Tov, David.
💚🙏🏻 Dolly 🙏🏻💚
Great use of the various prompts.
💛🙏🏻 Lauren 🙏🏻💛
I hope the Elder is upbeat though.
Gracious old-fashioned flash.
🧡🙏🏻 Abi 🙏🏻🧡
Honouring roots…such a beautiful sentiment. ❤️
🙏🧡 Punam 🧡🙏