I dread the lengthening of days, the long, lazy clambering of the sun, the way the space between each cricket’s chirp overflows its edges and bleeds the silences together. Another summer without you.
This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend prompt, in which the editors asked us to describe summer in exactly 33 words.
This week’s challenge is community-judged! If you like my little piece, please visit the Trifecta site starting at 5:00 PM US Pacific (8:00 US PM Eastern) to vote for your three favorites. I highly encourage you to read the other entries – there are some remarkably talented writers over there.
Christine Hanolsy 
This is, quite simply, BEAUTIFUL writing. Congrats on a well-earned win.
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Congratulations on your much deserved win!
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I like the intensity. Fortunate to have loved that strong.
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Yes.
Everything about those cricket chirps… sigh.
Thank you for this one.
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Love the idea of ‘lazy clambering’ and space and edges bleeding. Wonderful imagery to portray an overwhelming loss – a beautiful piece.
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Summer seems to lend itself to a bit of melancholy, even as the sun shines down a blessing. Loved the tone and the pace of this a whole lot!
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Beautyful in its melancholy…
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“bleeds the silences” so many great phrases in so few words. such a melancholy for what should be a bright time of year.
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I like the twist. I like dark & melancholy. 🙂
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A summer where even the spaces between cricket chirps seems to lengthen…There’s a lot of longing in this piece.
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Beautifully sad.
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This is so beautifully done Christine! Love the mood, the tone, the subject… marvellous!
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Just sigh. Your words made my own heart long for something long vanished.
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Beautiful rendition of how it feels to ache, deep down inside, at something as ordinarily wonderful as a sunset.
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that IS powerful…PS – another challenge! http://yepirategunn.weebly.com/2/post/2013/06/ligo-haibun-challenge-1406-2106.html
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“the way the space between each cricket’s chirp overflows its edges and bleeds the silences together”…this is awesome writing. Beautiful poignant response to the prompt.
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I’ve always found summer to be a lonely time. Well done, Christine.
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This is so achingly beautiful-a poignant reminder that nothing can ever stay the same. Well done!
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bleeds the silence together! Love that so much! This is so inspired! 😀
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The memories of summer loves, of those flash in the pan, heat of the moment and the season romances that never leave us? You captured all of that here.
I found my eyes pricking with tears.
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I cannot think of adjectives that will make justice to the beauty and longing in your words.
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Such sadness to it but so beautifully done.
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sad and poignant – beautifully done.
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And THERE we have it folks! Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.
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🙂 Thanks, Jo-Anne! I’m glad you liked it!
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This is beautiful. So moving and descriptive in just a few words. I cannot say enough good things about it.
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Thank you so much! The first bit came to me in a flash, and I was pleased with what I wrangled out of it. 🙂
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uhh, winner?
nice job, quite jealous of your beautiful poem!!!! you nailed it.
best,
MOV
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*blush* You are too sweet! I haven’t starting reading posts yet (am about to do so), but I anticipate many wonderful entries. 🙂
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