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The Scarlet Ibis

The willow tree was huge as I sat under it. Morning doves were skittering across the water. Big willow trees hung over the water like a plump elderly lady bent over a beloved cat. The Sun was just starting to come up. My brother looked beautiful under the willow tree, I wished I could be more like him. He stared at me; I noticed the perfect way his lips were shaped. My lips are nowhere near that pretty. I knew how lucky I was to have him. I secretly called him my goddess because he was so beautiful. Wet hot tears ran down my cheeks. I couldn’t help it, everything was so overwhelming. This is the best feeling in the world. Being in the most wonderful place, the wind blowing through my hair, with the most wonderful brother in the world. “For heavens sake what’s the matter!” I didn’t know how to answer that. “It’s so pretty” I finally told him. “So pretty, pretty, pretty” I muttered to myself. He would never understand.
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Nov 27, 2011
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