PHOTO PROMPT © Kent Bonham
A time and tide etched seaman, set his book upon the shore; lovingly crafted from whale bone, its pages inset with strange symbols and characters carved from walrus ivory and seashells. Retreating to his shack in the dunes he watched the village children trudging along the sand, one half-sighted girl trailing behind.
The first boy seeing simply a pile of bleached bones asked of another, “What d’you reckon it is?”
“Dead dolphin bones?”
But the girl caught the sun’s rays splintering off the mother-of-pearl and saw a story in every sparkle, of mermaids, serpents, and sirens. The man smiled contentedly.
Written for Friday Fictioneers – a 100 words story based on a photo prompt. Hosted by Rochelle. Read the other entries here.
Michael Wynn 
Magical!
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Thanks
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A delight to read!
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Thanks,pleased you liked it.
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Dear Michael,
Very picturesque. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks for reading Rochelle. Glad you liked it.
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Love the details esp. dead dolphin bones..like what? unique take on the prompt. 🙂
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Thank you.
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I like your magical book.
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Thanks. It looked a thing of beauty
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Oh I really love it when the finder truly appreciate the magic of a treasure beyond the ivory and mother of pearl
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Thanks Bjorn for picking up on that, I was trying to show the contrast between someone with vision and those without.
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Different books for differing readers. Love this a different type of book,
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Thanks Mike, it was hard to bring out exactly what I wanted to convey. Glad you liked it though.
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It’s all in what we see…
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It is indeed. Thanks Dale.
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Beautiful! Those who have sight c couldn’t see what the sightless could!
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Thank you. I’m pleased that came across.
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Lovely, great details! The girl is the richer for seeing such stories in the seaman’s work.
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