Succinctly Yours ~ Week 18 Picture Prompt
Use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.
It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.
Word Of The Week: Arbitrary
~
To some
This smelly, messy shed was of arbitrary value-
Disposable
But I knew here were the shavings of
My grandad's final masterpiece.
(140 characters)
~
Succinctly Yours is hosted by Grandma's Goulash
I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
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- A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
- Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
- Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
- The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
- Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
- Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman
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12 comments:
Very nice - conjures up imagery of a happy man.
Always meaning in what's left. Nice one.
It would be good to view the masterpiece!
the masterpiece must be impressive! Always good to see how such things were created.
Beautifully done, Gemma.
—Kay, Alberta, Canada
Aww, this is sweet and touching. Nice job!
It takes a master to create a masterpeice.
Precious memories, beautifully captured.
:)
A familiar theme, it seems. I like it.
This picture did evoke memories and I enjoyed your approach!
Nicely done. I really enjoyed this one.
Such a poignant tale. Who could bear to sweep up those memories.
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