春山如笑

on ambertsui

Slowly, the white light began to change. It began to form shapes. I could see clouds and wonderful trees and flowers, these plants with the most unusual colors--bright reds, greens, purples as well as silver and gold. The branches of these trees moved slowly in a soft wind. Everywhere I looked I could see fruits and flowers of a thousand different colors.

How strange, I thought, that this beautiful place has no animal life in it. Then I saw something moving slowly among the brightly colored trees and bushes. The branches of a purple and silver bush were gently pushed aside. And there before my eye, stood the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She was perfect, pink skin, large blue eyes and long golden hair that fell over her shoulders to her knees.

She stepped away from the rainbow-colored trees like a flower, floating on water. She drifted through the air. Watching her move was like listening to the sound of tiny bells ringing in the wind. She went to the rainbow-colored trees and looked up at one of them. The tree moved one of its branches that was full of fruit/s/. It lowered the branch to her and she took one of the fruits. She turned it in her tiny hands and began to eat.

How I wished I had the power to enter that bright light and float with her through those beautiful forests. Suddenly, I realized I had fallen in love with this tiny creature. I loved someone who would never love me back, someone who was a prisoner in a drop of water. I ran out of the room, threw myself on my bed and cried till I fell asleep.

Day after day, I returned to my microscope to watch her. I never left my apartment. I rarely even ate or slept. One day as usual, I went to my microscope ready to watch my love, she was there, but a terrible change had taken place.