Wednesday, August 17, 2022

The Birth of Luna: A Fractured Myth by Ornery Owl #WEP August 2022

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You're welcome to critique this mythological Haibun slice of microfiction if you really want to. Just, yanno, don't be rude, Dude. I mostly wrote it for fun. It is intended to be the first in a five-part suite about the elements and will achieve that goal if I ever get around to writing the other four parts.

The Birth of Luna

In the beginning, the solar system was the dog’s breakfast. One day, the planet Theia decided she was going to eradicate her sister planet, Gaia. Theia slammed into Gaia hard enough to cause a chunk of Gaia to break away, but Gaia told Theia to put a sock in it and swallowed Theia. The satellite formed by the material torn away from her body during the cataclysmic collision pleased Gaia, who named her daughter Luna.

At first, Luna told her mother she’s dreaming when Gaia asked her to remain by her side. Luna briefly went walkabout before deciding it was six of one and a half-dozen of the other whether some domineering planet would try to pull the wool over her eyes and draw her into his rotation. In the end, Luna decided Gaia was pleasant enough company if a bit of a stickler for routine and allowed herself to remain in her mother’s orbit.

in the beginning

all was breathless, without sin

then first breath was drawn

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