Slowly, the sun takes center stage, rising from the inky water where it has slumbered overnight. A ring of light herds stars westward and gilds a stranger’s face on the pillow beside me.
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The above is my entry for this weekend’s Trifextra: Week Seventy-Seven challenge. They supplied three words (ring, stage, water) and asked us to contribute another thirty of our own, making a grand total of thirty-three words.
Things I See and Know 
Ashley K.
July 19, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Love this. Very sweet.
dreaminofobx
July 20, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Thanks!
Ivy (Mommy Dourest)
July 20, 2013 at 2:08 AM
I hope the stranger looks as appealing in daylight as he/she must have last night! 🙂
Very nice piece. Didn’t expect it to go in that direction.
dreaminofobx
July 20, 2013 at 7:46 PM
You think there may have been beer goggles? 😉
Draug419
July 20, 2013 at 3:33 AM
Ooo, I like this one a lot. Awesome job.
dreaminofobx
July 20, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Thank you!
Yve Chairez (@YveChairez)
July 20, 2013 at 4:29 AM
Wonderful…! Didn’t expect it to go there. Expected it to be just a descriptive piece about a sunrise… But, a stranger in bed! How exciting!
dreaminofobx
July 20, 2013 at 7:43 PM
I’m glad I could accomplish the misdirect in the space available!
jannatwrites
July 20, 2013 at 6:15 AM
Whoa, that last part was unexpected. I was into the beautiful description of sunrise, and then the stranger’s face came into it. There’s more of a story here!
dreaminofobx
July 20, 2013 at 7:42 PM
Yay! I was going for unexpected…it’s always a challenge to incorporate a twist in so few words. 🙂
barbara
July 21, 2013 at 6:32 AM
waking up next to a stranger? Uh-oh . . . . I do like the picture and the description of the sunrise. 🙂
Valerie
July 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM
This is gorgeous!
shreyakashyap
July 21, 2013 at 3:57 PM
wonderful ! wow ! such a beautiful morning !
Jennifer Dillon
July 21, 2013 at 5:33 PM
oooo. ‘gilds’ nice!
trifectawriting
July 21, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Quite evocative! And a tad erotic, too. Love it. Thanks for linking up!
debseeman
July 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM
I just love love LOVE the first sentence. Beautiful!
mairzeebp
July 21, 2013 at 8:56 PM
This is so pretty. Love the use of gilds. Thank you for linking up! ~Mary Beth
shawnbrucepruett
July 21, 2013 at 9:05 PM
A sexy tale of a one-nighter !