
MAGPIE TALES Prompt 210
The house was just as you left it.
I dared not make any change.
I wanted you to be right at home
when you return.
After the children were put to bed,
I would stand by the window
staring at the rose -lined path
that you usually took to get to our front door
for the sound of your steps
or the flicker of light
from your cigarette.
I wanted to tell you –
the first word our little one uttered,
how I begged for an extra shift at work the other day,
ah, but my hair was turning gray,
the children are all grown and gone,
You’d be proud.
But I did not have the chance to
I was called away.
I’m sorry
if the home you knew is no more.
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For Magpie Tales. I played with several scenarios/ideas before I came up with this piece at the last minute. Sometimes, I find myself almost forcing myself to write. Otherwise, I will get carried away by my laziness and drop everything altogether.
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Your piece, with that picture, is incredibly poignant.
Thanks, El Guapo. 🙂
Beautiful, but at the same time sad
have a nice Sunday Imelda:)
Thanks, Joy. Happy spring day. 🙂
Thanks for the visit and the nice comment 🙂
I just checked out Magpie, what an interesting concept, I think I’ll join in on the fun
Please do join in the fun. Tess’ image prompts are always interesting. 🙂
Very creative piece of writing, Imelda. That pic look a bit like the one we’ve put an offer on in Florida. 🙂
Thanks, Sylvia. Did you get the house? I see that you have plenty of work to do for that one then, but if the bones are good, that house will certainly turn out very well. Good luck. 🙂
Lovely piece of writing Imelda. You are writing 🙂
Thanks, Sherri. :- Writing is a chancy thing. It is hard to be not discouraged when the words don’t come.
Yes, it really is…
This is very moving I loved it.