Wild Fruit
a 50-word story of rebirth
They were irrational. And finally, not a thing remained. They destroyed everything.
But after a thousand years, they started again, from the beginning with a bed of leaves, a stream for bathing, fish and wild fruit to sustain them – elderberries, blueberries, goose plums.
Maybe they’ll get it right this time.
They will. (It will be like a second marriage: the triumph of hope over experience!)
Liking your read, Sharron. The beginning pause says alot!