Her son would have been his age. Still, Esther smiled. “Beautiful!”
He grinned, soon disappearing from sight.
David. She returned to weeding, murmuring his name, which soothed her even as tears slipped down her face and dropped into the earth.
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Heat against her back, Esther weeded her front garden. She spotted a young man, walking along the usually empty road. In his hand, a pink zinnia. She stood. He held up the flower. “I found it growing wild!”
Her son would have been his age. Still, Esther smiled. “Beautiful!” He grinned, soon disappearing from sight. David. She returned to weeding, murmuring his name, which soothed her even as tears slipped down her face and dropped into the earth.
Jenny Logan
25/2/2022 12:38:41 pm
Aww, so sad.
Mary Anne Mc Enery
25/2/2022 01:32:01 pm
Touching and well written.
Jennifer Mills Kerr
25/2/2022 03:54:30 pm
Thank you!
Jennifer Mills Kerr
25/2/2022 03:55:16 pm
Thank you :)
Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru
25/2/2022 04:48:51 pm
So sad.
Jennifer Duncan
25/2/2022 05:56:41 pm
Something very poignant about the zinnia. If it had been her son, he would have given it to her. All the moments they missed together.
Jennifer Mills Kerr
25/2/2022 07:41:17 pm
Thank you for your comment. I love your phrase, "Missed Together" -- captures the feeling so well.
Lynn Messing
25/2/2022 11:52:33 pm
You captured the woman's thoughts and feelings quite well. You've shown how one person's pleasantry can become another person's pain.
Jennifer Mills Kerr
26/2/2022 04:36:12 pm
Thank you for responding. Yes, small talk isn't always so small.
Sue Clayton
26/2/2022 01:45:55 am
A beautiful memory evoked by a beautiful flower.
Jennifer Mills Kerr
26/2/2022 04:38:32 pm
Thank you, Sue.
Pamela Kennedy
26/2/2022 04:01:42 pm
So very moving...well done, Jennifer.
Jennifer Mills Kerr
26/2/2022 04:39:31 pm
Thank you !
Sandra James
27/2/2022 10:30:53 am
Sad but lovely story, Jennifer. I think I just saw a tear fall onto my laptop😥
Jennifer Mills Kerr
27/2/2022 09:00:11 pm
Thank you, Sandra :) Comments are closed.
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