An okay story...in the last paragraph, the apostrophe isn't needed in a plural noun.

That is a beautiful story. Nicely written.

Beautiful imagery you created. Your word choice is incredible. The point to this story is very sad, but can obivously be learned from. The only suggestion that I have for the entire story is that in the second paragraph you use the word small twice, and though that is not an excessive amount, it did catch my mind. Great job. Keep up the good work!