Polished
written by: G. Lynn Brown
“Look!” She knelt down and picked a smooth, blue stone from the sand. “It’s beautiful.” She held it up, pinched between her thumb and forefinger. The sun shone through, exposing its translucence.
“Sea glass.” He took it from her, then took her hand and helped her to her feet.
“Sea…glass?” She took it back, her wonder showing in her eyes, and tucked some wayward strands of hair behind her ear before the brackish breeze blew across the surf, grabbing it again.
He nodded. “Sure. You know, bottles and other glass end up in the ocean, they break, and then the broken pieces tumble in the waves and pound against the sand until the shards are perfectly polished, and they wash up like this”–he wrapped his hand around hers and the marble–“beautifully renewed, as though they never broke at all.”
She glanced at him and smiled. “Just the way your love restored my heart.”
NOTE:
Based on the Prompt – Bloom Through The Fracture
- Interview Q&A With G. Lynn Brown - May 19, 2026
- Polished - May 14, 2026
- Mirrored Souls Under a Blacklight - April 3, 2026
