Author's Note: This is what I think life would be like for a snake living in the desert.
I stick out my forked tongue, searching for a scent. There, a distant taste of short-tailed mouse and ugh, the vile stench of humans. I mentally prepare for a long and difficult journey before setting off ready to either find food or defend myself. The endless dunes of the ancient desert present no problem to me. I gently slip my aerodynamic head through the coarse grains of sand and enter the sub-terrainean highways of the my kind. Swiftly tightening my muscles I speed through the tunnel under hundreds of tons of sand and steadily gain on the mouse, and the humans. I hear a rumbling noise that almost sends me into a panic, but then I realize it's only my stomach. Silently I curse this infernal rumbling, it is going to give away me position! Finally after hours of traveling I erupt from the sand and instantly give chase to the terrified mouse. Speeding away from me it dives through a small grove of shrubs with me close behind and snapping at its tail. It breaks into the open but I stop, because a deep and visceral feeling warns me not to leave the safety of the shrub. I want to listen but the force of my hunger drives me on as a cautiously slither out of the shade. I instantly realize my mistake because I am looking at a large group of humans and they are not happy. One of the vile creatures tries to hit me with a club but I leap aside screeching and hissing. Before he can strike again I sink my fangs deep into his leg and the world goes dark.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Lightning
Author's Note: Not sure where this came from. I was a little depressed that day so I wrote an irony.
The dark storm rages against the town, hurling all of it's might on the people. Howling like a banshee, the wind whips through town sending the little children into their parents arms. Not a soul dares venture outside the fortresses that are their houses. A mighty roar shakes the ground, announcing that thunder is here. With a blinding flash of light that illuminates every single blade of grass, a bolt of lightning rips through the sky and strikes the tree on top of the hill that over looks the town. The tree ignites as every eye watches it. The burning of the tree is Mother Nature sending a warning "I am Mother Nature and I will destroy all who stand before me" and this message goes straight to the heart of every citizen in town.
The dark storm rages against the town, hurling all of it's might on the people. Howling like a banshee, the wind whips through town sending the little children into their parents arms. Not a soul dares venture outside the fortresses that are their houses. A mighty roar shakes the ground, announcing that thunder is here. With a blinding flash of light that illuminates every single blade of grass, a bolt of lightning rips through the sky and strikes the tree on top of the hill that over looks the town. The tree ignites as every eye watches it. The burning of the tree is Mother Nature sending a warning "I am Mother Nature and I will destroy all who stand before me" and this message goes straight to the heart of every citizen in town.
Valentines Day: The Worst Holiday Ever
Author's Note: This is exactly how I feel about Valentines Day.
What is the point of Valentines Day? We just go around giving eachother candy, flowers, and cards. Why?? It's so pointless. Just save the candy for yourself and be done with it! Don't even get me started on flowers! Sure they smell nice but why would you grow them only to give them to someone and let them die in a day? Good flowers take weeks to grow and then you let them die! The cards are just as bad. Why can't you just tell the person flat out? But no! People have to go and write it down and then hand it to the person. That and many other reasons make Valentines Day the WORST holiday EVER!!
What is the point of Valentines Day? We just go around giving eachother candy, flowers, and cards. Why?? It's so pointless. Just save the candy for yourself and be done with it! Don't even get me started on flowers! Sure they smell nice but why would you grow them only to give them to someone and let them die in a day? Good flowers take weeks to grow and then you let them die! The cards are just as bad. Why can't you just tell the person flat out? But no! People have to go and write it down and then hand it to the person. That and many other reasons make Valentines Day the WORST holiday EVER!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
My First Romantic Piece!!
Author's Note: This was I challenge to write but I love a challenge and I think this turned out pretty well.
The tall trees grace the sky with their magnificence as I slowly walk between them. Birds tweet completely unaware of me as I listen to their haunting melody. A young fawn perks up its ears as I watch it munch on the sweet, green grass. As I watch the fawn a squirrel lets out a chattering warning call to his brethren. Trying not to disturb it any more I sink back into the tree and be as still as possible. The squirrel, now confident that the danger is passed, climbs down the tree and starts rooting around for nuts. His forage successful, he quickly stuffs them into his mouth and scampers back up the tree. All of this happening around me is the miracle of life.
The tall trees grace the sky with their magnificence as I slowly walk between them. Birds tweet completely unaware of me as I listen to their haunting melody. A young fawn perks up its ears as I watch it munch on the sweet, green grass. As I watch the fawn a squirrel lets out a chattering warning call to his brethren. Trying not to disturb it any more I sink back into the tree and be as still as possible. The squirrel, now confident that the danger is passed, climbs down the tree and starts rooting around for nuts. His forage successful, he quickly stuffs them into his mouth and scampers back up the tree. All of this happening around me is the miracle of life.
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