She felt the familiar thrum of anticipation. Someone was coming.
She remembered. Having purpose, being needed.
But, it had been so long; so long without a touch, a caress. So long since anyone lingered and questioned, discovered and delighted.
Her life had once been bright, sitting amongst the greats. Conversations, discussions, discoveries. Being tested, tried. Being included.
Fulfilled.
Her meaning and reason to be; sweeping them away, allowing them to lose themselves, find themselves, be themselves. Teaching, guiding; entertaining, exciting.
She could still transport them; let them fly through dreams of what if and maybe and what might be. Let them see new worlds, new perspectives; different lives, possibilities. If they let her.
She sat in the dust of age and disuse, of days lost and places unseen, of stories forgotten and tales untold.
She remembered.
Someone was coming, and she might be found.
You can find this weeks #ThePrompt linky here. I do hope this prompt inspired you; I look forward to reading your posts.
I love this – beautifully written and love this description of all the wonderful moments that books can offer as seen from the perspective of one. A lovely unusual angle on the theme :-)
Lovely description Sara and I really enjoyed the ‘less is more’ in the sense that there’s so much hinted at in the words.
This is really beautiful!
I’ve read it three times!! X
Beautiful! Brilliant to view it from the perspective of a book. I’ve often seen them as having personalities because of everything they contain, so I loved this. xxx #ThePrompt
I wouldn’t have thought to write from this angle – you are a clever lady! I love it!
Love your take on the prompt, great angle. :) xx
This actually gave me goosebumps! Your love of books really shine out of it and everything you said about them is true. Love the way it’s from the book’s perspective – I hope someone comes and picks her up! #Fridayfiction (P.s sorry I haven’t linked to #theprompt this week but thank you so much for the inspiration… I’ll explain what I mean in my #WhatImWriting post on Tuesday.) xxx
Really enjoyed this, seeing it through the books eyes. Very clever piece of writing Sara #theprompt
This is so beautifully written. I love your spin on the theme of “books” and your wordplay.
Oh this is fab lovely! Another great piece of writing and something completely different :-)
A great idea to turn it around and look at another perspective. Thanks for sharing on #FridayFiction.
This is lovely, love how you have personified the book and brought her to life for us x
A fantastic but very simple angle to take. Also a very real endorsement of everything books have to offer the world. #ThePrompt
Love love love this! :)
Sara I’ve never read anything like this before, that is, written from a book’s perspective. You’ve captured the very essence of books.
A very interesting take on thePrompt. Made for lovely reading.
A brilliant perspective on the prompt! I love reading things from an unusual point of view, and you’ve really captured the essence of books here. Fab xx
You captured the good old to be read here. That anticipation! Books do seem to have their own personalities, don’t they? X
How powerful and simple all at the same time.
And… Dare I say, ‘novel’?!
Oh I love this! What a fantastic, original perspective to write from. Really great piece. #Prose4T
Wow! This is a brilliant piece of writing. I love the perspective and I really enjoyed reading. Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought :) x