Hello everyone and a warm welcome to Entry PART 6) for my weekly: “Fiction in A Flash Challenge 2021.” Week #32.
Today I’m featuring a contribution from by Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.
Last week I set the following Challenge:
Hello everyone and welcome to my new “Fiction in A Flash Challenge!” Each week I’ll be featuring an image and inviting you to write a Flash Fiction or Non-Fiction piece inspired by that image in any format and genre of your choosing. Maximum word count: 750 words.
Here is the image prompt and the contribution.
In the dark of night any light is welcome
This tiny orange glow, held by a helping hand
Yet I could not walk towards it
A whispering voice in my mind
Telling me there is danger that way
Turn around, come back to me
I have lived here in the dark a long time,
Waiting. Each day you tread this path
So many times I almost touched you
Whispering, hoping you would hear me
Tonight, I know you heard my voice
You remember the times we lived together
The many years that pass your mind
The hand that holds the light
Wants to take you from me
Don’t let them, turn around
I am waiting…
© Anita Dawes 2021
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Oh my goodness, Anita, this is a powerful poem. “I am waiting” – heartbreaking. 💗
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Terrific Anita.
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Obey your instincts! Love this, Anita.
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Fantastic, Anita! Love it 🙂
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Anita, I loved this poem.
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This was beautiful, Anita! 🙂
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The loving warning, beautiful.
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A chilling response to the prompt, Anita! Listen to your instincts!!
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This is a very intense poem, Anita. Beautiful and powerful.
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Beautiful and moving,Anita, 🙂
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Very powerful. A warning of what could be.
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