Silence of Memory - a short story from Hawktown

Silence of Memory (Fiction 101 Series)

A hawk flew in silence over the river. Upstream, she soared with the lift of a thermal against the jagged bluff. Over the green valley she turned her head toward the blue. Higher and higher, the warm air carried her until she was out of sight.

Along the bank of the river a boy and his older brother stood with a smooth stone in his hand. He shared fond thoughts of their lost father and kissed the stone. He skipped it across the lazy river until the stone sank into the silence of memory.

Until one cool day, the hawk returned. 

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This story is credited to Devon Ellis, a 14-year old character in the novel Hawktown. Devon and his family appear in chapter three. They are searching for his lost father. 

Also, please see the haiku from the novel.