Tag: Memories
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Always in our hearts
Bandages are very useful. They can relieve your pain and help wounds to heal. They also cover the scars, but some wounds and scars are far deeper and it is these that are the hardest to heal. Grief is an emotion that we all deal with in many different ways. Some are able to compartmentalise…
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Moments and Memories
Marjorie’s hair was neatly set, as it was every time I stopped by. She woke up early every morning and put on her rose pink lipstick and some blush. Even in her eighties, she insisted on keeping up her appearance. Today she wore a dress with a thin belt, an elegant beaded necklace and in…
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Country roads
Making the long trek up the highway to the farm was an adventure, and one we all looked forward to. We pass through many quaint little country towns along the way, each with their grand masonic halls and ornate church buildings, now overgrown and neglected. The once thriving populations of these small communities, now resigned…
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The Promise
It was a beautiful summer morning with the sun rising on the horizon, the silence of the neighbourhood allowed me to gather my thoughts and prepare for the day ahead. The birds were particularly chipper today, their song echoing from the trees in the park as the sun created a stunning red silhouette behind the…
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In the shadows
Nobody ever noticed that I was there, people barely blinked an eyelid whenever I walked into a room. As a matter of fact, well anywhere really. It had been this way my whole life, ever since my mother’s frequent amorous attention was drawn to the company of strange men rather than to her only son.…
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Essence of a life
The funeral had been organised after his sudden and unexpected passing. I was filled with a sense of dread and overwhelmed with grief. To eulogize a life is a great responsibility but one that was immensely difficult, creating a complex tempest of emotions. It had taken me many days to write. I’d read and re…
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Memories, myths and magic
It was a wonderous place, with wizards and goblins lurking in the dark forest. Talking insects who would befriend me while I went on high adventures with my companion. We looked cautiously above for giant birds who would swoop down with their giant talons and try to take us far away. Always on our guard,…
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Words of love
The house was empty and void of life, echoes of children playing and celebrations of significant milestones once filled this now sullen place. It was difficult having to pack up a lifetime of memories, but he had become too unwell to manage on his own. I carefully folded out the cardboard boxes, taping the bottoms…
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Drifting
He sits bolt upright in bed. Eyes as wide as dinner plates. Body rigid and gasping for air as if he was drowning. The room was familiar, but strange at the same time. His eyes acclimatise and breathing slows. This was the home he and his wife had built, but his mind drifted elsewhere. His…
Roads less travelled 