At the H-12 Outdoor Cafe near the intersection of Hamilton Pool Road and Ranch Road 12.
An Unspoken Invitation
Open seating, easy to view
Nature’s gallery of artwork
Flowers on the table
Sharing nature’s smile
An unspoken invitation
Shall we accept?
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Poem #9 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month
At the 2014 Celtic Fair in McDade, Texas
It Takes Time
It takes time to grow strong enough to
Cast a shadow such as this
Heal wounds ripping through my soul and flesh
Learn the sky starts at my feet
Catch the spring breezes
Accept my thorns
Life, it takes time
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Poem #8 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month
The Friday Fictioneer Challenge: Write a 100-word story based on the photo.
Photo copyright J Hardy Carroll
Too Early?
A little light shone through the broken shutters. Walking slowly towards the windows, Veronica stumbled over a lump of something. Please don’t be a dead person, she prayed, instantly religious.
Why did I think selling real estate was a good idea?
“Doesn’t need much,” the owner said. She wondered if he was a political speech writer.
The shutter came off the hinges as she opened it. What it needs, Veronica decided, is a wrecking ball.
She wondered if it was too early to drop by the pub. A cigarette and a drink, that’s what I need. And a new job.
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To read other Friday Fictioneer stories based on this photo, select the smiley blue frog.
Abandon the Trail
Stepping lightly, leaving only temporary traces
I pause at the patch of evening primroses
No one will find where I abandon the trail
Making my own way
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Poem #7 for NaPoWriMo and April Poetry Month
