You could smell it. The freshness. The cool-crisp taste transferring from your nose to your tongue. It would snow today. The clouds would become darker, heavier even, and would produce moisture and eventually droplets of ice forming around particles of dust and the ice would drop and form into flakes of snow. Later he would stand outside and let the snow flakes land on his face. He wanted to know the storm like he knew the land around him. He’d walked the woods and surrounding farmlands, with their brooks and stone walls, his entire life. He knew the sounds of the forest; the creatures that are loudest at night, and the slightest of foot were sometimes the largest predators. He knew where, deep in the woods, a canopy of trees opened perfectly as though it were an eye focused upward and forcing him to truly focus. Yes, he wanted to know the storm as he knew the land, and the storm would need to be welcomed.
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And the storm needed to be welcome
Great landing Captain
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Beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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Delicious opener – “You could smell it. The freshness. The cool-crisp taste … – engaged my senses and made me read on! Expressive!
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Much appreciated and thank you for the great feedback!
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Very beautiful and poetic π
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Thank you. Good morning and cheers.
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