Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
It’s miserably hot (again) in Florida, so I hibernated inside today. I was skimming through some photos and found this from a recent trip up north. It brought back memories of my youthful summers in the Midwest. August had a different feel back in the day 😉 It inspired the haiku (or maybe it’s a haibun) below.
Tassels Touching Blue
That Summer Gone Forever
August In My Mind
All around me, conversations swell. I understand little but instead of seeming cacophonous, the words soothe. They distract from my reality until the prosecco dulls the pain.
Then the old woman who runs the osteria stands over me, “Ciligie”?
Seeing the cherries shakes me from my stupor.
She continues, “Devi rimanere per La Notte Rossa.”
The Red Night.
Stuck in an unrelenting loop, I had forgotten the world moves on. Ciliegie abound. And the people celebrate. But not us.
The cherries taunt me with their promise of sweetness but my mind fills with another red night as darkness falls.
This 99 word story was made possible by the https://carrotranch.com/2022/07/25/template-story-challenge-in-99-words-3/
before evenstar
after the glow of the day
life’s final flicker
Thanks for the inspiration to Sadje at Keep it Alive.
Variations on a Theme Always say yes even when you mean no Never say I won’t when told it’s time to go Never raise your voice when told you have no choice Always choose the right path even when you have no voice Always stay the course as you walk that chosen path Never show the world your barely buried wrath Always be you Never be you
Thanks to Sammi for the inspiration and the word limit (67). It kept me from going on and on and on …..
in the calm, he waits
as petulant clouds concede
yielding to the light
Thanks to Word of the Day Challenge (petulant) and Your Daily Word Prompt (concede) for the inspiration to help me get back into writing.
Author Photo
Tina Stewart Brakebill 