Flight
Once upon a time there was a girl. The girl dreamed of falling fast through the air and landing without hearing or seeing herself land. Suddenly, she would sit up fast in bed, expecting to wake up dead, but finding herself fully alive. She would slip back into sleep only to find herself falling once more. Falling, falling, she always fell in dreams, never flew. One night, she found herself on the edge of a cliff. 'It's too dangerous,' she thought to herself. 'But I know what will happen.' In an instant, she jumped from the cliff...

And took to the sky.

Day ?

Waking up is hard. One moment, you are flying, soaring, part of everything and anything.
And then you are not.
I don't know how you wake up, either.
All I know is that you do.
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Mini. Teeny tiny little mini.
You look rather funny, but I like it! It makes you you.
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You're every color. Blues and reds and whites and yellows, a tiny dancing rainbow
rushing by me in a blur.
I was sad before but you made me happy.

Trees can be like carousels and we are the horses, dancing our own little dance. When you leave to be a part of the forest, I have a hard time
saying goodbye.
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The Queen holds court with a dashing smile and a dangerous crown of thorns. White, perfect white.
Her bow is elegant as she invites me over.
Yet something intrigues me about her and her entire court.
I think they're all quite mad,
But what would the world be without insanity?
Nothing.
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Mr. Esll looks good with a peacock mask.
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Hello there! You're funny.
You came out of nowhere, where he stood.
Just suddenly there, shifting, fluxing presences.
What if we're all in flux? Just little atoms reassembling at will to form us.
I like that.
Vibrantly alive. Games of chase are my favorite.
When we enter the fountain of the Gods, everything changes. A giant crow is scary to a little frog like me, you know! Good thing I become a giant bunny next, so I can squish you.
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Familiar.
Where does it lead?
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brd...
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brd! brd!
You're a little fawn. You didn't blow away on the wind, because here you are. Solid.
Warm.
You missed me too, but do you know I was everywhere? Everywhere and watching you, always, even if I maybe couldn't see you.
Yet I still missed you so much.
I can be a fawn too! Watch!
See? it's much easier to snuggle you and give your forehead little kisses at this size. I don't have to worry about squishing you.
We can run and run forever and not look back.
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Purple flowers to remember
and to match. We can be twins together.
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When we run, deer join us.
When we sit, they are our umbrellas.
Are they watching us? Maybe it doesn't matter
Because here is good.
With you, I can remember who I am.
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One little bird flew away, red with bright white branches.
Two little birds flew away, one little fawn is gone.
Three little birds flew away, disappearing as quickly as she appeared.
Four little birds flew away, and this time it was me.