Image copyright Georgia Koch
I trust, I let you go, I never know if I will see you again. You fade from my sight as the gates between our worlds close, my heart wrenches hard in my chest. No one knows more clearly than I how fragile life is–who could know better than a shinigami? Death follows my tiny boat, I feel its chill breath lifting strands of my hair as I sail. I try to shut my love for you inside me, but it slips free each time our eyes meet, a silver koi swimming up to the golden light of your soul.
My first entry for Friday Fictioneers is a meditation on the difficult relationship between a young man who is still very much alive and a beautiful shinigami girl who loves him. The title was inspired by the lovely song of the same name.
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Thank you. đ
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Dear Patricia,
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers. I enjoyed your mystical tale and look forward to reading more from you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle. I am excited about joining the Friday Fictioneers.
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This has a very lyrical quality to it. Tragic and hopeful.
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Thank you. You can tell poetry keeps trying to sneak out, can’t you. đ
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Very poetic!
Lily
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Thank you. I found what my imagination tossed up at me when I first saw the image of the boat was far from what I expected. That’s part of what makes writing in response to photo prompts so much fun. đ
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Dear Patricia, Love your tale – it’s so poetic! Nan đ
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Thank you. đ
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I like the idea here very much. I read it at first as though the narrator was the boat itself, symbolising perhaps the life force, which didn’t want to let go of the people who rode it (ie all of us). Your title led me along this path, and your story actually works quite well with this interpretation, I think. Thank you for the little explanation, and the link. Very interesting, and a haunting, sad story either way.
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What an intriguing idea, to have the boat be the narrator. I hadn’t even considered that notion, but now you’ve pointed it out, it’s a direction worth exploring. Thank you! đ
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Oustanding!… Truly well penned and very evocative!.
Best wishes, Aquileana â
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Thank you. đ
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