Author: Reena Saxena

THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from “In the Basement of the Goodwill Store” by Ted Kooser: musty, carpet, rust, glittering, cough, curtain, garbage, hated, found, flash, thin, forever

Skyscrapers around the world

With musty carpet being furled

Glittering curtains being curled

Outside the garbage being hurled

Mostly made of glass and no rust

And in the foyer can’t see dust

Forever flashy to impress

Have to dress up to show success

Finding things to do with finesse

Other things in life more or less

Everyone’s welcome, fat or thin

As they welcome you with a grin

(c) ladyleemanila 2021

For: https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/08/19/reenas-xploration-challenge-195/, http://sundayswhirligig.blogspot.com/2021/08/whirligig-332.html

Reena is the host of Reena’s Xploration Challenge

Yes, it is an image prompt as you can see – but with an added twist.

Write down the first three words that come to mind on seeing this image. The words should be there on your blog.

Use these three words in your piece.

Alternatively, you could also use synonyms of these three words.

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Three words;

Crescent

Reflection

Skyscrapers

The crescent moon shone its light on the tall skyscrapers

The light reflecting off the buildings in the still waters of the lake

A sense of deceptive calm surrounding the night scene

The world is holding its breath in anticipation

A sense of dread, an apprehension, a foreboding

Hearts and mind stilled with overwhelming fear

Waiting for the bright sunlight to dispel the illusion of horror

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Pulling on the door, Celeste was unable to open it and realized there must be a catch somewhere that she had to release. She felt around the door, her brain in motion, trying to think and feel where the catch/hidden lock might be. 🗝️ There was, after much searching, a very tiny notch in the grain of the wood near the edge of the small door. All she had that was that tiny was an old safety pin and she carefully slid it into the notch. The door popped open a smidge and Celeste gently pulled it wide open, not sure what to expect.

Celeste had been taught by her grandma to be content and so sighed blissfully as she entered the tunnel. She’d always wished she’d had a forever sister. Someone to giggle and share secrets with. Quietly grandma reminded Celeste, “Dear, your parents weren’t meant to have…

It was a crazy evening and
don’t think it was extraordinary and
I left her doorstep and
I started walking and
I thought she would follow me and
ask me to stop and
we would be together forever but
that never happened and
she neither followed and
she did not ask me to stop and
I kept on walking and
I have come too far and
I am left only with ifs and…

In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge # 194