Lillian challenges us to write prosery today, which must include a line from Louise Gluck's "Faithful and Virtuous Night" The line is "Having read what I have just written, I now believe ..." My prosery is flash fiction, submitted to dVerse December 7, 2020.
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A hand-carved box my grandfather gave me when I was a boy contained magic, he told me, but I must never open it. When in trouble, all I needed was wait until I saw the first star of night, rub the magic box saying “I believe” three times. Through the years the magic seemed to hold true. Sheepishly I admit to performing the ritual on the night before my bar exam. Reading what I have just written, I now believe in its magic, just as I always have. My son is 5 years old, and I’m giving him the magic box. But, before I pass it on, I’m compelled to see inside. Cautiously, I lift the latch and raise the lid. … to find the box empty! How wise my grandfather was. He knew the secret of achieving is believing you can. Smiling, I re-latched the box and headed for my son’s room.
..the secret of achieving is believing you can....WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteLove this take on the prompt!
I do love this... and I think it makes... sense, maybe the real pandora's box is when people don't believe in themselves but are coaxed to submission by a nefarious leader.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious story.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday Bev
Much❤love
Beverly I got goosebumps at the end. Benevolent caretakers and teachers are humanity's blessing. I loved this story.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I had embroidered it a bit more, but had to cut it down to size. I appreciate your input.
DeleteVery nice! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this prosery chock full of wonderfully wise wisdom.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful story Beverly! Well done!
ReplyDelete"the secret of achieving is believing you can" wise and wonderful
ReplyDeleteI love this magical prosery, Bev. I hope I can weave that kind of spell for my grandson. I love that it needed the ‘first star of night’ to work, and it had to be rubbed like Aladdin’s lamp! So what if the box was empty – you can’t always see or touch magic!
ReplyDeleteThis is true magic: such a great message, and a lovely story. I admit, I would have found it hard not to look in the box...
ReplyDeleteBelieving is in itself magic. Well told.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this, Bev! Yes, believing in ourselves is half the magic 💝💝💝
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly half the battle!
ReplyDeleteNo magic box is ever empty.
ReplyDeleteMost assuredly not if grandfather had cast the magic spell!
DeleteI love this and there is magic in believing!
ReplyDeleteThat was wonderful, Beverly!
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