Her eyes on the slow, old tram coming. Her hands inside the bag, checking the cold office keys, the leather notepad, the tattered coin purse, the thin phone, her essentials. Lucky day, no forgotten items today.
Her ride to the office is about to arrive when a familiar face crossed her peripheral view. He has aged, but his bright smiling eyes remained the same. The way he wraps his arms around his woman stayed the same.
Her finger, the throne of their once wedding ring, aches. Sometimes she wishes to be forgetful, but the essential memories are stubborn. They remain.
Those memories do lose their power over time Rosema and strength is found in their ashes. An enjoyable read.
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“strength is found in their ashes”. geez, Davy! even your comments are poetry! Thank you for sprinkling them generously on my stories. 😉
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Your excellent poems and words draw them out of me Rosema 🙂 I am gliding through the Forgotten section this week.
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ooops. sorry! i didn’t try clicking it. thought it was a normal font italicised. sorry. how about a different color? or maybe you underline them? 🙂
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I will try a different colour Rosema. I have looked at it on my ipad and it is not apparent. Thanks again for the heads up and suggestion 🙂
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I think i did a wrong reply to this comment. hehe. Sorry Davy. ❤ and i am happy to hear that. ❤ would love to know your honest feedback. ❤ ❤ ❤
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🙂
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Aww, memories are hard to forget but they eventually fade in a way that it’s not painful to remember. Or at least remembering them doesn’t hurt as much. On the bright side, your killer side is taking a break 😁😁
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HAHAHAHAHAHA! That last line crack me up dear!!! I was soooo tempted to bomb this tram but then that will be consecutive fictional murders. I might get arrested soon, soooo….. (evil smile) haha. Thank youuuu!
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😁😁 I’m sure you’ll write something soon. Muah, my sweetie 😘😘 Lots of love to you.
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Ooopsie. I hope not. Hehe. Lots of love back at ya sweetie!
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Awww, what a beautiful sad story. True that, some memories are just so stubborn, they never seem to completely disappear. I felt for the woman, a job well done Rosema.
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some memories are just too painful and difficult to forget. I like how you set up the story and the ending you always get me tearing up at the end, I could feel her sadness, and heavy heart seeing his arm over her shoulder. The familiar gestures that rips the heart apart. You cannot imagine the feelings I had reading this! beautifully written.
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That the familiar gestures is so so so so true and so beautifully written dear Gina. Thank you so much. 🌸 Sending hugs your way because this one is a heartwrencher.
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☺💜🙏
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Very touching story Rosey! I can feel her heart ache. Great story!
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Awww. Thank you for your sweet comment my dear one. 😘😘😘
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Someone dear passed.away today…and as your story says…memories will never go…we remember her in many of our memories together..
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Oh my dear. My condolences. Sending hugs and prayers your way. 😘😘😘😘
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Thanks Maria..
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Rose i mean…so sorry…lol…old age
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awww. it’s okay. no you’re not old. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Aww…one day, she’ll make new and happier memories. A sad take on the photo, dear.
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Yes. She will move forward. One day. Thank you dearie. 😘 i think it is really easier to write sad than happy tales. Hehe
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Sad, but beautiful and hopeful.
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Aww. Thank you dear!
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A sad story, but memories are what make us who we are. Nicely told.
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that is true! Thank you, Iain!
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Well written and so sad. The reader can feel her anxiety of making sure she has everything and the relief that she does and her day will go well, only to be caught off guard when she gets upset by being reminded of old memories. Hopefully, one day the sight of him, or someone like him will no longer affect her.
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Wow. Wow. You just captured the emotions i tried to convey. Wow. Thank you so much! ❤
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This is so bittersweet. The heart always remembers.
Going Home
Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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awww. so true! thank you, Annie!
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This is beautiful. The love still there despite divorce and separation. Lovely descriptions in her work items and the moment in time created as he holds her.
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awww. thank you for such beautiful comments, Mandi! ❤ ❤ ❤
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This was a beautiful way to describe what is such a painful place for so many people
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oh thank you for such a lovely feedback, Michael. 🙂
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