behind the shadow
the cacophony pauses
suddenly silent
Thanks to Moonwashed Musings for the inspiration.
suddenly silent
Author: Tina Stewart Brakebill
A Clever Hen & a Cocky Rooster
Hoping to be alive to see their babies hatch, the cackling bunch of clever hens gathered in the shade of their favorite hutch to hatch a secret plan. But first they argued over whether they should ask that cocky rooster crowing in the yard to join their covert club.
“No,” said Henrietta Hen, “he’ll just claim the floor and crow and crow and crow,” but Mimsy Chicken and her coterie of clucking pullets called for a vote. (They not-so-secretly craved the approval of that cocky crowing rooster.) Henrietta lost and the cocky rooster took the lead.
Now they’re all poultry.
PHOTO PROMPT © Mr. Binks
Today’s six sentence / 100 word story was doubly inspired by Friday Fictioneers’ fabulous photo and Girlie On the Edge’s Six Sentence word prompt of HATCH.
Hope you enjoy.
ode to autumn’s sunflower
boundless autumn days
burning red and yellow haze
the muddled trees weep
as the sparrows soar and sing
lifted by the sun’s last bloom
Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration. Visit her for more fun stuff and great writing .
metanoia
a new road undone
unbridled and limitless
metanoia
Thanks to Reena’s Xploration Challenge word of metanoia for this inspiration.
The Short of It: Silence
I started working on this piece several years ago, but I could never get it quite right. Then, my dad passed away and the words just came to me. I’m honored to have it featured by The Short of It.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 