photo by Nick de Partee via Unsplash
It stretched across the land they said, one long wire, looping between posts and trees, disused telegraph poles and house gables, a bright line of bulbs – baubles of hope in the darkness.
Travellers brought back tales of how the Light Line saved them in a storm, on the blackest, foggiest night, leading them back to the path, away from chasms, sinking sands, shifting dunes.
No one knew from where it drew its power. Some said it was from the air or from the tides, from the gentle spin and rock of the earth itself. But everyone remembered the day the lights flickered out.
Written for Three Line Tales, a weekly inspiration of pics and prose. See here to join in and to read the other tales.
That sounds a tv show I used to watch.
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Ooh, that sounds intriguing. Wonder which show that was?
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It’s called Revolution.
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Okay, thanks Jessica. I’ll look out for it
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A really imaginative response to the photo. Loved it!
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Thank you so much Penny. Really glad you liked it 🙂
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awesome! And such a sudden end. Wonder if they ever came back on?
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Thanks, Samantha. I have a feeling they did come back on, but that an adventure had to take place first. I wonder what that entailed? I might just write that story one day 🙂
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sounds like you should
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🙂
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Thoughtful and profound, Lynn
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Thank you so much Chris. Let’s hope we’re all way off our own lights going off.
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Great last line, Lynn!
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Hi Walt! Thanks so much for that. Will the last person on planet Earth please switch off the lights! Hope you’re doing well, sir 🙂
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Very satisfying. You built a rich world and told its story. Three very well crafted lines, indeed.
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate the feedback 🙂
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Gorgeous, again 🙂
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Thanks so much Ben. Really appreciate that 🙂
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Magical tone with an intriguing and moreish ending! Someone of immense power must have passed by… 😊
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Let’s just hope the lights go back on soon – who knows what might happen if they don’t … Thanks for reading 🙂
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