| Children Non-Fiction posted July 6, 2023 |
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In a beautiful garden
Life's flowers
by Loretta Bigg
At my birth, my mother grew a wallpaper garden with baby breath flowers. It made me cry with happiness, so she spanked me and I sobbed and sobbed.
Soon my parents pushed me into shiny shoe school, where, there, wow, a garden with roses and lilies and petunias. No time. We learned, homework, learned, homework, then PROM! How the garden bloomed. Then Grad! What now? The Garden?
No. I peeked in various windows. Barred. I could see the garden grow joyous, full of love, but I couldn't go in. No time. Work travel work home work love work.
Retirement? Yippee! Free Free! Garden!
Cancer Weeds crashed the party. NOOOOO! Why now!!??
Some time I still see it, though, exotic nightglow maracuja rivers and tropical toucan trees that sing: We wait for you.
Not ready yet but soon enough, garden.
Your Life in 150 words writing prompt entry
At my birth, my mother grew a wallpaper garden with baby breath flowers. It made me cry with happiness, so she spanked me and I sobbed and sobbed.
Soon my parents pushed me into shiny shoe school, where, there, wow, a garden with roses and lilies and petunias. No time. We learned, homework, learned, homework, then PROM! How the garden bloomed. Then Grad! What now? The Garden?
No. I peeked in various windows. Barred. I could see the garden grow joyous, full of love, but I couldn't go in. No time. Work travel work home work love work.
Retirement? Yippee! Free Free! Garden!
Cancer Weeds crashed the party. NOOOOO! Why now!!??
Some time I still see it, though, exotic nightglow maracuja rivers and tropical toucan trees that sing: We wait for you.
Not ready yet but soon enough, garden.
Soon my parents pushed me into shiny shoe school, where, there, wow, a garden with roses and lilies and petunias. No time. We learned, homework, learned, homework, then PROM! How the garden bloomed. Then Grad! What now? The Garden?
No. I peeked in various windows. Barred. I could see the garden grow joyous, full of love, but I couldn't go in. No time. Work travel work home work love work.
Retirement? Yippee! Free Free! Garden!
Cancer Weeds crashed the party. NOOOOO! Why now!!??
Some time I still see it, though, exotic nightglow maracuja rivers and tropical toucan trees that sing: We wait for you.
Not ready yet but soon enough, garden.
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Writing Prompt Write the entire story of your life in no more than 150 words. You can be experimental, creative, funny, serious, provocative, reflective, whatever style you best feel represents your life. You must write about your entire life, not just a moment of it. No poetry (too easy). No fiction (YOUR life), although metaphors are acceptable so long as they are directly interpretable to be about your life. You'll be surprised at what your life looks like in 150 words. |
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