I had these thoughts coming out of a dream. I've been playing with the "53 word story" (tell a story in exactly 53 words) concept for a while, and it seemed perfect for this:
WAKING UP
“That little stream runs down to the woods”, he said. “It goes into the woods there, and it never comes out again.”
“But it doesn't end at the woods”, I said. “It goes on through the trees, and through deep valleys and then it enters a great sea with things of transcendent beauty.”
WAKING UP
“That little stream runs down to the woods”, he said. “It goes into the woods there, and it never comes out again.”
“But it doesn't end at the woods”, I said. “It goes on through the trees, and through deep valleys and then it enters a great sea with things of transcendent beauty.”