She had practiced her words for years, in the quiet between chores, in the hush under blankets. But at the cliff, the syllables arrived plain and true.
Whimsical, lyrical, and "achingly romantic" with a bittersweet edge. Wings of Starlight
In the natural world, "wings" represent the ultimate tool for overcoming gravity. However, at a cosmic level, biological wings are replaced by light pressure Title: Wings of Starlight: The Metaphor of Ascension