Challenge 14

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Words: Tree, Pink, Heart, Love, Down
==1st Position: Prarthana Modi and Chiron66 (Morgan) both with 4 upvotes==
===Prarthana Modi===
Just Be Yourself
Don't look down
Don't look back
Stay focused
And look forward
Stand tall as a tree
Unmoving, unwavering
Be confident
Not weak
Learn from your mistakes
Have love in your heart
And you will be pink in health
This is the song
That the society sings
But you can't always be perfect
Sometimes it happens so
That you need to let go
And not be perfect
Just be yourself
Let your emotions flow
Instead of hiding them
While trying to be strong
But you need to be weak too
This is what
That makes you human
To feel and be free
To let go of your image,
To let go of your ego, your pride
And let yourself be you
As sometimes it happens so
That you need to let go
And not be perfect
Just be yourself
===Chiron66 (Morgan)===
Pink hearts and green leaves
I don't know where I want to be
What does love really mean?
Maybe love is like a tree
But I don't know if it's growing in me
Falling down and standing up
Drinking from a golden cup
Still tastes like poison
But maybe I've chosen
What I'm gonna do
But I'm not sure I want to
I don't know what's happening
So maybe I'll just try to live
Try to find my own bliss
I don't need to think about the future
Cause the future comes for me
So I'll wait for it as I please
I don't look for trouble
But it sure finds me
So I'll just wait
For fate
To do it's will
I'll just sit here at the windowsill
==2nd Position: Qyphon with 3 upvotes==
Sydney Walker was sitting under a Sakura tree, afraid of being seen among the pink cherry blossom flowers. She had left the US last year after her life had been torn away by the Demons. Since she was 12, she had been continuously tormented by these spirits. Sleep was a luxury she could barely afford. Every night was harder than the last, specially since the day her brother, Eric had died. The spirit which called itself Surwelf had killed him, while laughing at Sydney, as she could do nothing except see through the glass door, see her only hope at life dissolving into nothing. She had thought that the spirits would leave her if she moved to Japan, but no luck.
This very day, there was nothing bad that had happened, which meant that something big was about to.
As she looked, a cherry blossom flower shaped like a torn heart, made its way into her hand, as if mocking her about the death of her brother, making her realise the importance of love in a rather loveless world.
She looked at the horizon, wiping away her tears, as the sun started to go down and set. Suddenly, a winged figure appeared in front of the Sun, blocking the warmth. It was Surwelf.
==3rd Position: Satyanshi and Samirah ara with 2 upvotes==
===Satyanshi===
A tree in my backyard
With shiny white flowers
We sat in the shade
Cheeks pink with delight
Lost my friends someday I don't recall
Now pieces of my heart found
Look down, we stand on the same ground
Love for each other is what feels right.
===Samirah ara===
Asami opened the door slowly, and as she did, a rush of color, brightness, and a strange silence, came at her. The door opened into a gigantic room, with a high, vaulted ceiling. It was a soft, tan, stone, and there were big cracks in the roof where bright sunlight streamed in. Even with no other light source in the entire chamber, it was very bright as if the walls emanated light. The ground was covered in tall rushing grass, the color of dried wheat. The grass swayed in non-existent wind, making a soft rustling noise every time a strand moved. In the center of the room towered an enormous tree, with branches that reached to the ceiling and billowed out from the trunk. The trunk spiraled out from the center of the hall, twirling up in thick twists of a rich brown. The leaves of the tree shifted silently, shimmering golden green. Every now and then, a leaf would fall, gently tossing as it floated its way down. The entire tree seemed to glow, as if covered in a dazzling dust. Surrounding the tree in a protective circle was a pond, with clear crystal water if a inviting blue. On top of the water, thousands of flowers floated in still vigil. Each flower was shaped like a star, with its pristine petals billowing out from the heart of the plant. The pale pink of each flower reflected in the still water, little mirages of color upon the motionless sea of blue. Even in the hushed rustling of the leaves and rushes, the air seemed unnaturally quiet. It almost hummed, as if it were tensely waiting for something to happen. Right in front of Asami, there was a black marble plaque, set into the ground itself. A few words glowed on it, sparking a silver blue. “An tuin Loved”.
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