Again this week I’ve been enjoying writing a “small stone” each day, and thought I’d share another handful with you today. (Not sure what this is all about? You can read more on the Writing Our Way Home January “Small Stones” tradition here, and also check out my original post on the topic.)
Days 1 to 4 – here
Days 5 to 10 – here
Days 11 to 17 – here
Shopping mall, busy Saturday
Harried parents trailed by small beings
crying, whining, coat-tugging, foot-stomping
“Buy me one!”
“Why can’t I?”
“You never let me have anything!”
And I smile to myself, utterly content
As I walk back to my car
Alone
pinned in place, warm beneath the bedcovers
held by three furry four-legged hostage-takers
a welcome imprisonment
not sure what I expected
when the well-weathered mailbox lid
creaks open with a rusty grind
and nothing of import is revealed
rooftops like so many iced cakes
frosted with a layer of snow crystals
but the days have lengthened
five pm, sun-pinked clouds in a newborn blue sky
Spring can’t be far away
early morning wakeup call
jingle bell rolls melodically across the bamboo floor
as two kittens play
a memory:
sharp-bladed, white leather skates
frigid rink, breath visible as puffs of steam
hot chocolate, creamy-sweet, scalding my tongue
from my window
bland winter palette of grey, brown, white
punctuated by the pop of a cheery orange door.
Do you participate in the Mindful Writing Challenge?
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Oh, I love this! I will have to give it a try!
Diane recently posted… Lava Love
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January 24, 2014
It’s a lot of fun!
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wow this looks really interesting, something me and my son could try as a home school project
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January 24, 2014
Oooh, good idea! It’s a lot of fun.
Laurel Regan recently posted… A Note to say Thank You
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January 24, 2014
Thanks for sharing! It makes me want to go ice skating!
Kimberly Eldredge recently posted… Writing Quote – Stephen King
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January 24, 2014
You’re welcome!
Laurel Regan recently posted… A Note to say Thank You
Laurel I suspect I really need this as evidenced by the fact that I stole all of my daughter’s Christmas gumballs and chewed them in three days. I think there were at least a bajillion of them and now my teeth are blue. Let’s face it, I’m a woman on the edge!
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January 24, 2014
LOL, Shannon!
Laurel Regan recently posted… A Note to say Thank You
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January 24, 2014
What a wonderful change of pace for me. This reminded me of how much I loved writing for prompt sights all those years ago. I may need to set up a blog and do it again. Thank you.
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January 24, 2014
You’re most welcome! I’m having fun with this little exercise.
Laurel Regan recently posted… A Note to say Thank You
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January 24, 2014
Hi Laurel…what a lovely idea. I’d never heard of it before and can see it is quite a challenge…but your words captured the ideas so beautifully in such a concise way. If I didn’t have several other projects (challenges) on my plate for myself right now I would join you. But thank you for planting the seed. When it’s the right time it will pop out! ~Kathy
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January 25, 2014
Thank you, Kathy! I remember hearing about it a couple of years ago, and this is the first time I’ve been able to participate. There’s always next year!
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