Welcome to the TREE OF LIFE: Branching Out collaborative writing challenge, where creative minds meet epic movie music. To read the collective story in its entirety as it unfolds and for more details on this groundbreaking collaboration with Audiomachine click HERE.
Today’s featured guest writer is the poetic soul, Lisa Shambrook. Discover those silly dreams that keep us alive at The Last Krystallos.
* Listen to the inspiring track from Audiomachine’s Tree of Life album featured in the sidebar music player
Inspiring Soundtrack: Audiomachine – Day One – Tree of Life
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As the storm finally subsided…and light, melodious rain fell, Zoe rested replete in Adam’s arms. Crepuscular rays bathed their searing, salty skin and Zoe’s soft smile lingered. Waves rippled and scintillating diamonds glittered on the ocean surface.
A drip, from the leaves above, sizzled as it touched her skin and Adam’s finger trailed the bead of water down to her breast, where he let it settle. Zoe raised her hand and stroked his thigh, their eyes meeting in calm satiety and love. Zoe’s hand smoothed across her belly and down into the sand.
“So, this is life…” Zoe sighed.
Adam nodded, “Giving and creating…” A wide grin spread across his freckled face as he lifted a daisy from behind her ear. “We’re intrinsic now…to this earth, to this life…to the dance of this planet.”
They laughed as an exultant neigh interrupted their moment, and they beheld their unicorn galloping across the endless stretch of sand and sea, daisies blooming beneath his hooves and waves crashing in his chaotic wake.
Laughter lit up the sky and Adam pulled Zoe’s lips to his. As they parted, a breeze danced across their bodies and they shivered in unison. Adam’s words resounded across the wide expanse as they embraced. “We are one.”
Across the ocean, on the far horizon, a mountain grumbled beneath simmering clouds.
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© 2013 Lisa Shambrook
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WriterlySam 
Oh I like it. Nice ending…
Tina @ Life is Good
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wow. this made me tear up in it’s beauty. the unicorn paragraph just killed me. the emotion between adam and zoe so powerful. stunning.
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This steamy scene is wrought with beautiful imagery and powerful emotion! Wonderful continuity and masterful use of the music! The hint of foreboding at the end was a nice touch!
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Lush and lovely with just the right dash of foreboding at the very end. Brava!
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I liked leaving the piece with uncertainty. The grumbling mountain was a great touch.
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I like the ending. Thank you! Enjoyed reading it.
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Nice emotion and afterglow. 🙂 Love that you threw the next writer a juicy tidbit.
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Thanks everyone, Angela wrote such a great piece before mine, I appreciate your comments and glad it worked!
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Hi Lisa,
And after Angela’s creativity, my friend, your words danced and resonated with a vibrancy and a rumble that could be heard in my living room. Excellent and thank you for your contribution to this collaboration.
Gary 🙂
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I am grinning from ear to ear. This piece is so evocative, wrought with imagery and emotion. Adam and Zoe and the unicorn…oh…I love it. And the ominous ending leaves me hungry to read the next installment. What could await the couple and their steed now?
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So beautifully described, I bow to the creativity of each of these fine writers, I look forward to reading this story from beginning to end, once again!
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Great entry Lisa thank you! Hugely image-ful and sensuous!
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Ah, such beautiful writing Lisa!
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What a beautiful and intimate scene you’ve painted here. Wonderful, Lisa. (:
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This was so lovely and carefree. I enjoyed the switch and hint of menace at the end. And yay for the unicorn!
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
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Lisa is always able to capture the spirit of her characters and a story with small gorgeous details and delicate imagery. I agree with Shannon’s comment above when she uses the word “carefree”. This lovely piece is like riding a crest of a breeze.
I’m now going back and reading all the preceding stories!
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Yeah, that last line is really intriguing. I’m excited to see where this will go.
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