Obsessed with power and money, humans had transformed Mother Earth into a concrete jungle. Humans had wiped clean the greenery, only to replace it with more of their artificial monstrosities. Smart and intelligent as they were, humans didn’t have the slightest idea of what they were up against. “No trespassing” proclaimed the numerous boards that surrounded the humans’ white fortresses. However, that did not deter their adversaries from climbing the walls, slowly transforming the otherwise spotless walls into a green zone. Little by little, the humans were losing. Greenery was winning, slowly but steadily. Mother Nature was hell-bent on revenge.
(100 words)
This post was written in response to the Friday Fictioneers photo prompt hosted by the lovely Rochelle. The challenge is to write a complete story – beginning, middle and end in 100 words or less, based on the given photo prompt. A huge thanks to Rochelle for hosting this challenge.
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Love it! I daresay Mother Nature will win… Mother’s always do. Great writing. Given the nature of this write, and if you haven’t seen any of the episodes, you might be interested in this series “Life after People”… https://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people
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Thanks a lot for dropping by. Let’s hope that this just stays in the fictional world! But then again, we’re already seeing far too many effects of climate change. I’ll be sure to check out the series. Thanks for the link. 😄
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If you look back into historical records, you’ll see the same pattern. Yes, the climate is changing…that is what it needs to survive.
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Let’s hope that humans don’t push it beyond the recovery point!
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You know, this summer sure seems like it!
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Unfortunately, yes.
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There is much fit into this piece. Great writing!
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Thanks a lot 😊
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So apropos! Good one, Shweta.
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Thanks a lot, Ted! 😄
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And yet, the Seven Wonders of the World included only one garden 🙂
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Yes! So tragic. Sorry for the late reply. Saw your comment just now. Thanks a lot for reading. ❤️
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Nature will always win even if it takes a while and our extinction, nice tale
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Hopefully we’ll be able to strike a deal and manage to co-exist peacefully!
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Funny, I didn’t respond to this prompt, but I thought along the same lines as you when I saw the prompt.
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Whoa. A like-minded soul. Thanks for reading. Nice to meet you. 😄
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