
“This vegetarian lifestyle really sucks,” Dina
sighed, tugging at the weeds surrounding peas, tomatoes, and beans.
Dewy leaves now were dried in mid-day
sun. Dina stretched and arched her back, standing to look around fields. People and friends just like her hard at work on summer harvest. What life had been when all of this began…
Oh
the times Dina relished when she had whirled around nightly fires,
sparks rising up into a black sky. Fairies had danced upon her fingertips and elves
had woven rainbows through her hair. Dina had laughed, swirling and loving all
in a colorful world.
Now hippy life and love appeared less and less meaningful after three years. The world now was black and white, the fires less, and fairies gone. Dropping the clumps of weeds to the ground,
Dina strode along the damp earth thinking...
All
things must come to an end.
This a Wednesday Word post written in 2014. The underlined words were tossed out for writers to broaden their stories. This challenge was created by a fellow blogger Delores about 1o years or so. She passed the baton onto other bloggers.
Go to -driftingthroughlife.blogspot.com/
who continues to challenge people like me. Each Wednesday she tosses out a list of 6 or 12 words to tease writers like me. Check it out.
Good things come to an end when reality finally sinks in...
ReplyDeleteI think that many of the new college graduates will discover this.
DeleteThere's a reason the hippies didn't last.
ReplyDeleterealism is a hard task master.
DeleteDina is young enough to walk away and start over somewhere else.
ReplyDeleteShe will be finding another place for herself.
DeleteI hope I never outgrow fairies and elves. No wonder her world had become black and white.
ReplyDeleteNever surrender the fairies and elves. They are ours to keep.
DeleteThere's no reason not to keep the fairies and elves in your life as you face reality. They add whimsey so you don't get burned out.
ReplyDeleteNot every one is ready to let go of their fairies and elves.
DeleteThe school of hard knocks educates sooner or later. I think the saying is when "the bloom is off the rose"? but I have faith that Dina ended up making something good with her life. P.S. I went to your link and it was a blog with one post back in 2011. Did I miss something? Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete2011? was it that long ago?
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