It is been some time since she started walking now. Her mind raced to keep up with her tireless feet. Finally, she took her stand and responded to the abuses. It was time, she defended herself and stopped justifying him. He said sorry, it was alcohol, hurting was not intentional. But never he took steps … More A New Beginning.
I saw glimpses of me, Laying on the beach with you, Ignoring my arrival, you whined about work; spoiling rest of the vacation.I touched you soothingly, When your thoughts wandered aimlessly, But adamant were you, In shaking off my presence, worrying about tomorrow.I’m Happiness – find me yet? Linking this 49 words poem to the … More In search of Happiness
She looked at the horizon, sun painting the wide sky with his palette one last time, dipping clouds in shades of red. How does he do that, she wondered! Spreading such warmth throughout the day, filling light and life on the earth, come evening he puts on his artist coat and paints the beautiful blue … More One Last Time!
Image via Vidya Sury. He put on the costume, transforming into someone else to please the crowd. The real him, pulling the wagon hard, to make the two ends meet, remained hidden under the guise very well that his miseries were invisible to the common eyes. Is he loosing a bit of himself in all the cheers, … More Disguised!
PHOTO PROMPT Copyright – Marie Gail Stratford Is that a pattern? Or some decorative lights? He strained his eyes to get a better look, but the blur was more pronounced now. “Where am I?” The streaming light behind the pattern caught his attention. The gushed in light flooded his eyes that he wanted to go back … More Its Time
Amy laughed happily making the spin wheel turn fast with every blow, as her mother, Kristy, sat beside her in the park bench looking at her with a smile on her lips, though her eyes screamed concerns and worries for her autistic daughter. She wasn’t bothered about the society looking at Amy with pity, nor … More Little joys
Copyright – Janet Webb The older woman in the mirror looked nothing like her, she realized. She asked “who are you?” “I am you, silly. Have you forgotten what you have done to yourself all these years by neglecting yourself, not paying attention to your dreams and avoiding your desires?” Her reflection stared at her posing … More If only….
“Mommy, Three in a row!”, exclaimed Jack knocking down the bowling pins. “Wow Sweetheart, you are fantastic “, encouraged Mona. Pushing his wheelchair, the once career oriented woman thought how happiness changed from meeting deadlines, bagging best performer awards to bringing smile on her lifeline’s face – time changes perspective! Linking this to the Fiction Challenge … More Perspective matters.
Picture via FSF “I can do it, I just have to follow the instructions!” “What if you mess it up, and get it all wrong?” “I am intelligent, educated, I can read the instructions pretty well, what hassle is following them?” “But this is not lab exam, no one is here to help you; you … More Mission Impossible
SOURCE “I was here waiting for him, on the platform with my luggage; as delighted I was to see the train approaching – to start a new life with him, to make a world of our own, to get away from the rain, his absence made me panic though I knew he wouldn’t betray me, … More What if!
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