dโVerse prosery
“In space, Captain?”
“Yes, Lieutenant. Our analysts are certain. I know it’s a lot to absorb; please take your time toโฆ”
Pacing up and down the aisle of the top secret anti-gravity aircraft, I find myself reliving yesterday’s conversation over and over again in my mind. In space? The very idea seems preposterousโฆ butโฆ if the science officers are certainโฆ
I mean, what do I know, after all? I’m just an agent, not a scientist.
Absorbed in my thoughts, I don’t realize that I’ve been pacing furiously for hours, as we fly to base. My feet and calves are sore, but I hardly notice. The implications are terrifying. I’d been ready for the captain to say anything, butโฆ howโฆ
Could it be? Is our enemy actually in space?
In time, I sit.
Thousands of feet above the sea, the night sky sparkles with stardust.
Prosery?
dโVerse prosery is flash fiction with a beginning, a middle and an end, in any genre of the authorโs choice, no longer than 144 words. This very short piece of prose must include an assigned line from a poem, within the 144 word limit. Writers may change the punctuation of the assigned line, but they may not insert words within the quotation.
In space in time I sit
–May Sarton (1912 โ 1995), ‘Meditation in Sunlight’
thousands of feet above
the sea…
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
Great last line ๐
๐๐๐ป Ange ๐๐ป๐
Love the last line, David! Very well put together.
๐๐๐ป Harshi ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks so much
I enjoyed this David, very much. You melded the proffered line in seamlessly my friend! We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbonโฆ
๐๐๐ป Rob ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks so much, friend
A great mystery, David. More to come?
๐ค๐๐ป Dwight ๐๐ป๐ค ~ thanks; we’ll see…
I really like how you broke up the prompt line in your story. The story seems like part 1 of something, as it ends with that lovely image.
๐๐๐ป Merril ๐๐ป๐
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Ach, “prosery” now?๐ฒ But ofcourse. ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ
hey now, Rayla โค ~ I didn't come up with this concept, ya know! ๐
it's all the d'Verse community's fault!
~David
Yeap, its every ones fault๐ ,
This was so GOOD! You took the prompt to a whole new direction with your imagination! Bravo, my friend ๐
๐๐๐ป M Jay ๐๐ป๐ ~ thanks!
Epic !!! Quite a story there, David.
๐ค๐๐ป Yassy ๐๐ป๐ค
You build such an pivotal moment. Love the tension and the point of view. ๐
๐งก๐๐ป KK ๐๐ป๐งก
Very interesting story
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Sadje ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
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