A Drop of Sunshine winter pearls catching what little light

pearls catching what little light survives in this hollowed place

Likely a trick of the light

In a cosy corner of an enchanted forest

The villagers say it appears only to those who wander with their hearts unhurried

A Drop of Sunshine winter pearls catching what little lightEdmund finds it where the light pools strongest, just beneath the old pear tree where the grass has gone thin from too many summers. At first he thinks its a trick of the sun, something caught between his eyes and the ground, but when he crouches, it remains a small, faceted drop resting against the roots, warm before he even touches it. It sits in his palm like something that has weight beyond its size. Not hot, not bright, just steady, as if it has