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Cast a Spell

June 12, 2024 6 Comments

By Quinn Ponds

We are going to cast a spell. I take your soft hand in my rougher one. I whisper that we are going to make magic.

We walk through the greenery of the outdoors, feeling light. No sun speckling the ground through the trees, only gray above us. Soft prickles of the lightest rain kiss our skin.

We stop where it feels right and turn our faces to the sky. Inhale, exhale, eyes closed, lips slightly parted. I draw you into me; we see the mysteries swimming in each other’s eyes. We kiss, the spell is cast, and the magic is made.

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  1. Indi says

    June 12, 2024 at 7:30 am

    Sweet and lyrical! I love the flow.

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    • Joana Figueiredo says

      June 13, 2024 at 9:00 am

      I love the lightness behind all the descriptions, especially when it comes to the sensory stimulus. The details of the hands, the rain kissing the skin…
      Overall, there is a lovely feeling of intimacy and purity to the actions between the two characters and that is what makes it beautiful.

      Love is indeed one of the most powerful energies in the world, so it makes perfect sense that any good spell is to be casted in the light of it.

      Reply
  2. Lian says

    June 12, 2024 at 8:29 am

    I love this!

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  3. Bonnie says

    June 12, 2024 at 11:29 am

    Takes me into the moment with the lyrical imagery. Nice spell!

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  4. Richard Church says

    June 12, 2024 at 5:32 pm

    Beautiful.

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    June 13, 2024 at 5:44 am

    This is beautiful!

    Reply

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