seven minutes gone
time moving like molasses
bittersweet and slow
and the scent carries me back
to bygone weekend mornings
seven minutes
Tag: word prompt
first dates and pilot lights
As it often did, the whoosh of the burner sent Linda’s mind back. He wasn’t her type, but she had promised her roommate she’d be the fourth for one double date. Standing in her shared college kitchen, he had said “do you mind” as he had casually leaned over the stove and lit a cigarette on the pilot light. Linda had always hated smoking but something about that casual lean gave her a thrill. Now forty years later, the thrill was still there. Thankfully the cigarettes were not.
Thanks for the inspiration to tell a highly fictionalized version of our first date.
at first blush
at first blush hopeful
till the bruise stains the bounty
the blossom endures
Rory McEwen (British, 1932-1982)
I recently visited an exhibit of Rory McEwen’s paintings and I was blown away. His work is magnificent. I was really caught off guard by how much emotion a flower or a leaf or an onion (!) could convey. If you ever have the chance to see his work, take it! When I read today’s SoCS prompt word (BLUSH), I immediately thought of him.
My First Friend
Millennial Musings: Facebook is so annoying. I miss MySpace. Tom never eavesdropped on me when I got drunk and ordered three Smashburgers, fries, and a diet coke.
true voice
a thought unspoken
like mist inside a bubble
smothering her mind
the jagged edges hidden
until she finds her true voice
Thanks for the inspiration.
Esther’s Writing Prompt for today was VOICE.
Tina Stewart Brakebill 