A Crack in the Maelstrom
This is the first freebie posted in today's special edition 'Poetry for the Masses!' Want to see more? A new prompter or commenter will get a freebie. &remember, $5 gets you two poems today! $10 gets you $3... etc, etc, etc
This edition of Poetry for the Masses continues through 4pm today.
It's a Schrodinger's Heroes poem, although features a special guest.
---
A Crack in the Maelstrom
For once, they did not travel purposefully into the past,
but time moves strangely in the vortex,
and whether they meant it or not,
they landed in time
where time flows slower,
and so too,
were they in the past.
Lior didn’t so much expect them,
as she was there too.
“I was investigating a crack in the maelstrom,”
she shrugged, “this is not my first time
encountering such a place.”
She curled her arms around her waist,
hands tucked under her elbows,
and maybe it was a trick of time,
but Quinn was startled to realize
how young she was.
“I suppose, technically,” Lior added,
you might say,
we’re balancing
on a violin
string.”
Alex and Bailey both almost smiled
at the string theory reference,
while Ash set to investigating
their surroundings.
“You mentioned a maelstrom?” Alex asked.
“You call it one thing,
I call it that. It is one way
to travel between worlds.
It’s called as such,
because if you’re not careful,
it is like walking through a storm,
a tornado,
a whirpool,
everything at once.”
Alex nodded. “When are we?” she finally asked.
“I’m not sure,” Lior responded.
“I found the crack,” Ash interrupted matter-of-factly.
She studied Lior. “Do you know how to fix it?”
“Yes,” she said, going to stand next to Ash,
together patching the crack
in the storm. “There,” she finally spoke again,
“we should be able to return home. You will forgive me,
but these missions are never simple for me,
I have no desire to investigate my surroundings.
Too much work to do elsewhere, and when.
It was... nice to see you again.”
“Did you find your sister?” Quinn asked unexpectedly.
Lior looked surprised, then almost shaken; she turned away.
“I did.”
<>This entry was originally posted at http://www.dreamwidth.org/12345.html. Please comment here or there. Comments on Dreamwidth are accpeted using OpenID.
This edition of Poetry for the Masses continues through 4pm today.
It's a Schrodinger's Heroes poem, although features a special guest.
---
A Crack in the Maelstrom
For once, they did not travel purposefully into the past,
but time moves strangely in the vortex,
and whether they meant it or not,
they landed in time
where time flows slower,
and so too,
were they in the past.
Lior didn’t so much expect them,
as she was there too.
“I was investigating a crack in the maelstrom,”
she shrugged, “this is not my first time
encountering such a place.”
She curled her arms around her waist,
hands tucked under her elbows,
and maybe it was a trick of time,
but Quinn was startled to realize
how young she was.
“I suppose, technically,” Lior added,
you might say,
we’re balancing
on a violin
string.”
Alex and Bailey both almost smiled
at the string theory reference,
while Ash set to investigating
their surroundings.
“You mentioned a maelstrom?” Alex asked.
“You call it one thing,
I call it that. It is one way
to travel between worlds.
It’s called as such,
because if you’re not careful,
it is like walking through a storm,
a tornado,
a whirpool,
everything at once.”
Alex nodded. “When are we?” she finally asked.
“I’m not sure,” Lior responded.
“I found the crack,” Ash interrupted matter-of-factly.
She studied Lior. “Do you know how to fix it?”
“Yes,” she said, going to stand next to Ash,
together patching the crack
in the storm. “There,” she finally spoke again,
“we should be able to return home. You will forgive me,
but these missions are never simple for me,
I have no desire to investigate my surroundings.
Too much work to do elsewhere, and when.
It was... nice to see you again.”
“Did you find your sister?” Quinn asked unexpectedly.
Lior looked surprised, then almost shaken; she turned away.
“I did.”
<>This entry was originally posted at http://www.dreamwidth.org/12345.html. Please comment here or there. Comments on Dreamwidth are accpeted using OpenID.