An Exercise in Descriptive Writing: Kazakh Flag
A fun little exercise to stretch your creative writing muscles, describe this flag in two sentences:
Wikipedia:
A gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue field. The hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern “koshkar-muiz”.
Draft 1:
A field of turquoise with a great golden eagle wings stretched upwards, gazing westward, and carrying the Macedonian sun.
Draft 2:
A great golden eagle turning westward and wings stretched upwards amidst a turquoise field. Above him, the golden sun shedding tear drop rays. On the far west edge, the ornaments of the people of Kazakhstan written in gold.
Draft 3:
A golden eagle gazing westward, wings stretched upwards amidst a teal sky. Above him, the golden sun shedding tear drop rays. In his gaze, the ornaments of the people of Kazakhstan drawn in gold.
Draft 4:
A golden eagle gazing westward, wings stretched upwards amidst a teal sky. In his gaze, the ornaments of the people of Kazakhstan drawn in gold and above him, a golden sun shedding tear drop rays.