Grief unsettles me. I do not pour it lightly on the page. You dredge the lees of my words, claiming this is needful, this cleansing of the palate. What I taste is absence.
This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt:
This weekend we’re asking for 33 words about a new beginning.
An ending is a beginning, is it not?
Christine Hanolsy 
This is haunting. And true.
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Absence does have a taste – stale, bitter, yuck. This was a great way of looking at the prompt. Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.com/2013/01/13/the-journey-trifecta/
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oh, breathtakingly beautiful!
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“An ending is a beginning, is it not?” I remember there being a song that had a chorus along the lines of: “every new beginning starts from some other beginning’s end”. You did a tremendous job with the prompt!
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I loved this. What helps one person cope doesn’t always work for others!
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Love the title but the ending hung on and stayed with me. I read this 3 times. Adding the sense if taste made this so powerful.
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The wine analogy is so good! Sending you some happy.
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Very poetic. And, yes, every ending can also be a beginning.
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I especially love the title, giving even more weight to the 33 words. Well done!
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Terrific use of words.It is unfortunate that it’s necessary, isn’t it?
dk
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Terrific gustatory romp!
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The lees of my words.. I love that. And tasting absence – nice piece!
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LOVE. Indeed, endings are the only beginnings, sometimes.
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This is good. Sometimes you can taste absence. Unexpected and apt! 😀
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Beautiful and haunting. Lovely piece.
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An ending is definitely a beginning. It’s all one big circle. (:
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Oh, the words here come from such a deep place in the heart. Loved this.
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Yes, it is. A blank plate is ready to b filled!:D
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Wonderful, I enjoy your darker take on the subject.
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Loved this morsel of love,laced with absence:-)Amazing play of words.
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Wow, this is great! Love the tasting of absence in the last line.
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How lovely.
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fun play with words meanings and metaphors:-)
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😦 ooooh I love this – sad piece – but I love it
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