The Magic of Flowers

[openedlocket]

AN: I was supposed to write something connected to my past entry but it didn't work out so well. I wrote this instead. The prompt was Germinate, it was written for the writing contest community brigits_flame.

Comments

[bluegerl]

How sad she couldn't get one tiny seed to grow, but it did make something sprout in her mind... a belief that these little hard things have magic in them. We all do!

Bless you, a really nicely thoughtful piece. Bless, Blue.

[openedlocket]

I never managed to grow a plant myself for some reason. The sunflowers that bloomed only did so when I gave up on them. But I do love flowers a lot, especially the ones in my mom's garden.

Thank you, dear. I'm glad you liked it.

[openedlocket]

Thanks so much :) I'm so happy the last line worked out, I had a lot of trouble with what message I wanted it to say. Thanks again.

[keppiehed]

Coming from someone with a black thumb, I think there must be a little magic in gardening. This had a nice, hopeful tone to it that I really enjoyed. Thanks so much for sharing!

[openedlocket]

Thanks for reading :) Glad you liked it.

[pipisafoat]

It's just biology, but biology is pretty fascinating, anyway!

My favorite line was the one with the "trusty toy spade" - how perfect! I love the way such a short piece manages to encompass such a long time without feeling crowded. Well done!

[openedlocket]

Oh, everyone had a trusty toy spade at some point in their lives. At least, I know I had one. Thanks for reading :) And I'm glad you liked it.

[kshiying]

Hi! I’m one of your editors for the week (:

This was a really sweet entry! I especially loved the third paragraph, where you’re trying to convince yourself that there’s nothing special about the flowers growing from seeds. There’s an innocence in this piece that was came across and it made me smile (:

If I had to nitpick and find something to critique, the line “Sometimes, I stare at them for as long as half an hour without even realizing.” did seem a little out of place and jarring. It’s the ‘half an hour’ thing that makes it awkward for me, I think, it’s a case of a random detail that doesn’t add to the story. It’s also more obvious because the rest of the piece is so beautifully succinct and simple that this stands out.

[openedlocket]

I'm so happy that I managed to make this succinct. I always have a problem about giving the reader too much information, so I'm glad I'm improving in terns of that :)

I felt iffy about that line as well. I'll figure out a way to make it convey something more meaningful so that it can contribute to the piece's overall idea.

Thank you so much for the edit and the encouraging comments :D