May 12, 2016 Free Verse, Original Poetry, The Daily Post

Wormhole
(Survival by Chance)
©May 12th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

To reach its goal, sperm swims upstream
Poor little salmon, bursting free from
The urge to be washed away.
If it’s lucky, it’ll survive.
And then, if we’re lucky,
We shall see the light of day.
If not, meh, no big deal.
Someone will emerge from that
Moist dark tunnel, fighting all the way,
To breathe in cool gulps of new air,
Shivering and naked, but alive,
Human and whole, and save the world
Or perhaps, destroy it. 
Our future is dark, and we see darkly
But perhaps, we shall find meaning
And purpose, and oh, a wormhole
To wriggle into and out of,
To start out again, anew.
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P.S.  I know that photograph is not of salmon, but still … it’s fish! 

In response to The Daily Post’s Daily Prompt:  Survival
Submitting simultaneously to dVerse for the first time.

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May 12, 2016 Friday Fictioneers, Original Flash Fiction

PHOTO PROMPT © CEAYR

Word Count:  100 words of text, exactly
Genre:  Inter-galactic romantic fiction

Ad Astra
©May 12th, 2016
By Vijaya Sundaram

Waves of light trembled brokenly on the water.  The buildings lit up like jewels.

Turning to face him, I saw his anguished look. 

“It’s time to go,” he whispered, embracing me.

“Why can’t I come?” I asked, held-back tears draining into my throat.

“They’ll kill you.  You have to stay.  I have to leave.”

He aligned himself with the light.  His eyes not leaving mine, he glowed brightly for a second, then vanished as if he had never been.

Now weeping openly, I looked at what he’d left me:  A ring, glowing blue. 

I wear it still.  And I wait.

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I decided on romance for this week’s FF.  This is unusual for me, because, as those who follow my blog know, I’m a hard-hitting realistic type with a no-nonsense attitude to such silliness as romance.  Bah, humbug to romance, I say!  Too cheesy, I say.  Still, all you need is love, as The Beatles declared.  Hope you don’t mind.  🙂
Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, Fairy Blog-Mother of the Known Universe, for hosting FF every week, and to the wonderfully terse C.E. Ayr for that lovely photograph. 

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