The intricate folds curve protectively around the delicate core.

A tiny burst of cheer blooms.

Serenity settles over the scene.  A breath is taken. 

Words of wisdom drip inexorably outwards.

A thin veneer is the only thing that separates us.

The afternoon sun coats the mountainsides in precious metals.

Its jaws are pried apart as if to scream the unfairness of its existence. 

Each ray of light is flung awry, to travel paths unintended.

Vibrant pink briefly illuminated in a flash of light.

A brother in arms, a brother in death, eerily different in their very similarities