Monday, March 19, 2012

Renewed Resolve: A Micro-fiction Monday Post



17 months passed
since stepping
into dark confines
beyond cellar door

Vision adjusts
yielding truth:

empty barrels

stark reminder
of life once led
(140)

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11 comments:

Brian Miller said...

glad you are now on the other side of that polly...

Jim said...

Wonderful, Polly! ~~ You remind me of a life once led! Here goes, I'll try to be short (may exceed 140 characters).

When I was a teenage college dropout I had a buddy, roommate to be, who at the time was living with his uncle.

The uncle made his own wine, red, and kept it in barrels in his basement. When we were 'on the town' we would bring along a couple quarts of wine filled from one of his barrels.

We generally mixed it with Seven Up and never did get drunk.
..

anthonynorth said...

Excellently deep words.

Susan Anderson said...

Glad those barrels are empty, Polly...

=)

Pat said...

This is a great beginning to a story about the dangers of living the high life! Such a disappointment for the person--empty barrels.

Lisa Ricard Claro said...

Brilliant, and perfect for the photo.

A-Z Challenge Co-host said...

Sparse words, yet deep and soulful communication. You m'dear, are doing great!
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Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler said...

Nice to be out of that musty cellar. Into the invigorating sunlight!

Jenny Woolf said...

Economically written but powerful and thought provoking.

Grandma's Goulash said...

For me, that perfectly describes the nature of change. Dark and scary at first, clarity and perspective with time.

BeMerryB-Right said...

Heartfelt

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