metamorphosis

Gold cherry

By celticman

Mon, 20 Jul 2026
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12 comments
 

She found the perfect hiding place.

Not behind the straggle of different coloured bins pushed up against fences, some painted, some not.

Nor behind some of the tree trunks in a little burst of grass before the parked cars. She’d the pick of the bunch and loved to jump out and surprise you with her laughter.

When you close your eyes, you expect to see her again.

Peek-a-boo. Where are you?

Certificate PG
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Comments

Submitted by GlosKat on

This is sad. I think. 

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

Nice IP response celticman. Olympic grade hiding!

 

Submitted by GlosKat on

Did I read this wrong ?  I thought she'd died, and that's where 'the perfect hiding place' was.

 

Submitted by insertponceyfre... on

We'll have to wait and see GlosKat - but really it's a reader's privilege to interpret as they wish

 

Submitted by celticman on

I'm with insert on this one doll. I wrote more, but essentially it was this and no more. 

 

Submitted by GlosKat on

Just my gloomy outlook on life then !  I am a bit of an Eeyore.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I took it as someone gone - not necessarily dead, maybe a child grown up. That brings its own losses. Either way, it's a vivid piece that gives lots of cause for thought.

Submitted by airyfairy on

Whatever your interpretation, this is beautifully written and definitely one to think about. It's our Pick of the Day.

Picture by Benzoyl, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: https://tinyurl.com/usk2h7ye

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Like Airy, I thought this was about a child growing up. It seems to happen so fast to those of us watching. I was told to treasure every minute, and people who said that were completely right :0) It is much better to think of a child hiding inside their teenage/adult self, than gone. Brilliant IP response!

 

Submitted by celticman on

cheers Di. I'll publish the longer version for comparisons. 

 

Submitted by Turlough on

Did she hide somewhere else on bin day? Do they even have bins in heaven?

Turlough

Submitted by celticman on

bin wars are lethal in this area, Turlough.