Thank you again to MadisonWoods for all her work and organization. You can visit her site and read through the other Flash Fiction Friday postings at http://madisonwoods.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/rainbows/
Here’s my contribution…I hope you enjoy.
Glass-Craft
The old people centuries before were shipwrecked upon this world, their cryptic glyphs and schematics lasered in stone. Icarus labored to decipher those foreign characters. He gathered rare desert sands, combined valuable gems, as instructed. He melted, fused, tempered the glass. A hull fabricated. An engine constructed, to be fueled by light itself.
The new people gathered under seasonal rains, they celebrated. Icarus boarded his glass-craft. Clouds parted, sun blazed, engines roared. His ship stretched skyward, took flight, bent light.
The crowd cheered as the ship rose.
Icarus bowed forth. Then, gone.
He visits frequently, just after rains cease.
jKb
The Bradley Chronicles 
Ah, really neat explanation for rainbows. I liked this. š
My attempt: http://unduecreativity.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/fields-of-wildflowers/
Thank you. I’m glad you did.
Wonderful sci-fi take on rainbows, prisms and Icarus.
Here’s mine: http://teschoenborn.com/2012/05/17/friday-fictioneers-luck-of-the/
Thank you, so happy you enjoyed.
I just had to stop by before running off on a camping trip and SO glad I did. I don’t know if the rainbow is a memory of success, failure or hope, and I like that it could be anything. And now I have to pack the sleeping bags!
Kathy
http://notforallmarkets.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/after/
Thank you, Kathy. I hope you enjoyed the camping!
Far more solid than his father’s aviation constructions. Nice story – ancient Greece mixed with modern conspiracy themes on ancient Egypt…or maybe that’s just me?I liked it!
I’m here: http://mysocalleddutchlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/friday-fictioneers/
Indeed. I was thinking about working in something about wax wings. I’m glad you enjoyed.
Wow, I really liked this take! Next time I see a rainbow your story will come to mind!
What a nice thing to say. Thank you.
“An engine constructed, to be fueled by light itself.” I love that line, seeing as what a rainbow is. Great little piece.
http://therantinarkansan.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-fictioneers-pot-of-gold.html
Thanks for visiting, Jake.
I enjoyed that, thank you š
I’m glad you did. Thanks.
we need to hire icarus to make our energy policy. he’s a bright one, that’s for sure.
We could certainly benefit with a few like Icarus.
And a legend was born!
Mine:
http://michaelsfishbowl.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/and-the-angels-sing/
Thanks, Michael.
Very nice. I love the concept of a glass ship, powered by light. Good job.
Thanks for the comment on mine.
Thank you!
loved your take…sci-fi and rainbows – and the glass ship, and “bent-light” š
Thank you, Rainang.
Who knows…perhaps we will see a glass ship powered by light within a few generations. How great would that be? Icarus…wait for us…we are on our way !!! Nice take on the prompt. Here’s mine:
http://www.triplemoonstar.blogspot.com
Thank you, Lora.
A nice twist on the Icarus and Didelus story – I enjoyed it š
I’m glad you did, Linda. Thanks.
Very original take on this. And very atmospheric too. Nice one.
http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/pursuit-friday-fictioneers-may-2012/
Thank you, Sandra.
Dear JK,
There was something in the cadence of your work that was the perfect partner to the story itself. It had the feel of a religious primer in a civilization that reveres science and magic. A very unique and beautiful take on the prompt. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
This link is in case Icarus lands and want to visit my world.
http://ironwoodwind.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/no-rain-no-rainbows-3/
Thank you so much, Doug.
A nice spin on the Icarus flying to high legend. Unlike the Greeks I believe you can never fly too high.
Thank you, Amanda.
Lovely descriptions, and I really enjoyed the concept. Really well done. š
We appreciated your comment on ours:
http://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/a-cordello-memory
Thank you for coming to visit.
Cute story – I like the explanation of what rainbows are. I’d personally have chosen another name for Icarus – too many associations with disaster, so I was expectign something bad to happen. But maybe that’s what you were after.
Tiny note – I think the crowds “cheered” not “cheer” as the rest of the bit about the new people is in past tense, leaving that beautiful last line to stand out on its own.
You’ve visited, but if your readers want to, I’m over here: http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/friday-fiction-the-lie-of-the-land/
Thank you. And, you are correct, should be ‘cheered’, corrected. This was meant to be a success story for poor Icarus.
His ship stretched skyward, took flight, bent light.
Love it.
I’m glad you like this, Sean.
definitely a nice take on the rainbows. one of the great wonders of the world as i see it.
Glad you liked, Don.
Great imagination and a clever use of Icarus. Very uplifting (no pun)
Loved the combination of genres and mythology you used to fashion this story.
Your story captures the whimsy in my heart. Great short tale, nicely told. You even left open the possibility of a sequel.
well done icarus; boy done good
Oh, that is lovely. Wonderful origin story of rainbows.
I love the imagery and description, actually I loved the entire piece.
interesting… here is mine: http://remakingme-atiyatownes.blogspot.com/2012/05/friday-flash-fiction-country-walk.html