Colors have connotations. They imply. Your voice, tinged with ochre, reflects the westward sky and I think of endings. I deflect, offer up my blue eyes, distant and deep as night. You smile. That wasn't what I meant. This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge Trifextra prompt: Plenty of times over … Continue reading Colors
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By Pond’s Edge
You have always been content to let the minnows dazzle you with their bright glinting. How myopic. Where you see fish, I see stars drifting across the deep inverted basin of the sky. This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt: This weekend we're asking you to add thirty … Continue reading By Pond’s Edge
To Guinevere
He would love me were it not for you. King or Champion, husband or lover? Forgive my lack of sympathy, that you must choose. Choose and have done, and let my heart break. This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt, in which the editors asked us for 33 words about … Continue reading To Guinevere
Haiku
Moonlight on the snow Reflecting through our window. Your pillow, untouched. This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt, in which the editors asked us for a haiku: an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively. I know haikus aren't supposed … Continue reading Haiku
Seasons
We are no longer young. Memories lose their sharp edges. Seasons spill over, one into the next, and slide away. The only constant is how my heart leaps when your gaze meets mine. It's been 18 years since the picture above, and she hasn't changed an iota. 🙂 This post was made in response … Continue reading Seasons
Christine Hanolsy 