Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld is the founder/manager of Prolific Pulse Press LLC and a widely published poet and writer. She is an editor of numerous anthologies and for Fine Lines Journal. She is Poet Laureate Emeritus of Garden of Neuro Institute and is an organizer for Living Poetry in North Carolina. ProlificPulse.blog ProlificPulse.com
Welcome to GirlieOnTheEdge and Sunday’s prompt word reveal for Six Sentence Stories!
Vacation, time off, respite… getting away. Stepping outside of the parameters of typical daily life can have benefit aside from the physical. It can proffer opportunity to observe life from an alternate perspective and, if we’re lucky, tap into for… well, whatever comes to mind. And, if that “whatever” comes in the form of a story or poem or another scene from your book or serial story, you have a perfect opportunity to share it here at GirlieOnTheEdge in the next edition of Six Sentence Stories. Return here this coming Wednesday evening to get a jumpstart on Thursday’s Six Sentence Story blog hop and join in the adventure! Have a magical week, read, write, create 🙂
Rules of the hop: Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word. Return here, link…
Hearts of love hang by spider silk, painting the rust-colored leaves, shedding old clothes as dying flowers bid goodbye to bees. Impatient is the fall wind, causing green to intermingle with the color brown. We are watching the movement of the last squirrels digging holes in the ground. Kisses fall from the sky from migrating birds as they say their goodbyes. My soul spins restless, as I imagine nature, cutting so many gorgeous ties. Yearning as I watch this from inside our bedroom, my love, this silent picture show Seasons together have been our treasure, our love, continuing to change and grow. Passion like a blanket of red starlings covers us inside, as we see the shadows chill. God is painting his earth for another season; how blessings come with his will. Your mouth is warm, and your smile inviting, oh darling, like a flute you play…
I have a confession to make…It is December 24, but I am going ahead and writing up my TTOT because on December 25 I am going to be eating pancakes and drinking coffee and participating in present giving time! So let’s get to this event!!
Grateful to be able to give presents.
Grateful to be able to receive presents and that we got our CHOCOLATE LETTERS!! Remember how last week I was feeling a little sad and maybe self-pitying about not having chocolate letter? Well, it turned out that they came in the mail as a lovely gift from sweetie’s mama!
God Children gifts of goodies, jammies, warm clothes and loves.
God Children were able to close on their house this week.
Prayers.
Safe travels as we had two business road trips and they were lovely weather days and uneventful. And we got to enjoy some sights without peoples
Grocery specials so we can enjoy affordable goodies.
Daughter has had steady work and her co-workers got over their being sick.
Rain vs snow.
YOU!! Always glad when you come to the door and let us in! What are your thankfuls? Drop in and share. And Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, And whatever you celebrate or not
“My dear girl, you are young and it’s good to check out new horizons, especially when where you’ve been has not brought you enough joy,” Clarabelle responded to Shandy, her new friend to be, “I also sought new horizons when I was younger; I suppose it was a different time back then, maybe more simple, but I knew I had to find something other than the sadness…umm, well, you know, life sometimes needs change, don’t you think?”
Shandy patted Clarabelle on the back of her hand and smiled, the two just looked at each other for a brief moment when the bell rang for orders to be picked up, “please stick around, and I will be back, that is, unless you have some things you need to go do, I don’t want to keep you, but, well, you are so nice and, well, it’s something I don’t see enough of, especially when people come in and don’t look at me, and, well, uh, you see me,” and Shandy went off to pick up her orders.
Clarabelle sat and sipped her tea and contemplated her next stop, not desiring to go there and having a little time, she was glad to wait for her new friend to come back for a visit; Shandy came with a piece of apple pie ala mode, “this is on the house; and I am done working for this day, thank goodness, and I thought I would join you for desert,” each with their dessert plates and drinks, the two ladies chatted up to get to know each other.
Shandy shared that she was an only child and that her life was just a simple one, but with both parents deceased, she had nothing to hold her in North Carolina, and she decided to give the Midwest a try; it was colder weather, but she didn’t mind having a change of scenery and truly enjoyed the sunsets and the Mississippi River, and it also helped that her Aunt Rebecca opened up her home and let Shandy stay there; Clarabelle listened with great focus, except when the nagging thoughts about her appointment interrupted her demeanor; Shandy picked up on this and asked, “what seems to be troubling you, Clarabelle?”
Picking at the remains of her pie, Clarabelle looked up at Shandy and confessed, “I have an appointment in about an hour and I am not looking forward to it, it’s for a follow up from my mammogram, and, well, it makes me nervous to think that something could be wrong.”
Shandy placed her hand on Clarabelle’s shoulder and gave her a gentle squeeze, “well, you don’t have to do through this alone, now, do you, as I have time to go with you, that is if you want me to go,” to which Clarabelle sighed a relieved sigh and nodded her head, yes.
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There you have it! This my response to this weeks Six Sentence Story prompt HORIZON
As a teacher, I will always remain a student. In the classroom of life, l wish to work with and educate others. Whether you’re a teacher, student, or just your average person, here are a few of my "TEACHERble" moments.
