In deep woods, somewhere near the middle and the end, launching from the first and hovering near the last, always returning to the origin, is a clearing. Sometimes there, other times elsewhere, most often not present at all.
In that clearing, in a shaft of light that is frequently utter darkness, rests a statue, carved in stone but liquid as snow near the edge of wildfire. It’s a work of ultimate, unwavering justice.
She journeys there, rucksack over her shoulders, wooden staff ready, to support or fight. Mapped in a dream, sent by the Oracle, it’s her lifetime’s journey.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2020)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (06/04/2020): In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about justice for all. It does not have to take place in America. Injustice exists anywhere. What is the story behind justice for all? Go where the prompt leads!
Free Association Writer’s Circle, Prompt = Statue
Valley of the Trolls 
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Yes! It’s a journey we all have to take, but aren’t always willing to make. Nicely done, Liz!
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And now we have no choice, because the people say “No more!” A weird kind of blessing…
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Liz, I really like this free flow. There’s a real sense of magic and power and hope in this.
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Flickering. Wavering, like moonlight thru water.
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It is a journey of contradictions — of learning and unlearning, of taking action and stillness, of the fluidity and rigidness of justice. May we all continue the journey, unwavering.
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Seems last week’s prompt was floating in my subconscious, needed to be included here.
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