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Weekly Contest #282
The Sentinels A line of Norfolk Island pines stood along a curve of coastal road where a public summer palace overlooked the ocean. The trees whispered in unison and bore witness to the morning, yet again. On the shoreline, gentle waves carried the body of an aged woman, then withdrew, reluctantly, leaving her naked and face down on the water’s edge. A moment passed. Her fingers moved, clawed into the sand as she pulled up her head to stare with dull surprise at the seaside pavilion. Again? But how? Why? This art nouveau style...
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