for Six Sentence Stories where the given word is Stroke.‘
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We’d watch as she moved slowly from place to place seemingly unaware of the world around her, her pallid presence blending into the surroundings.
She disappeared for a while, to where I know not but when she returned she’d changed, and not by a little.
The change was dramatic.
She’d shed her cloak of grey, and instead of skulking in the shadows, she basked in the warmth of the sun outshining everything around her.
Then with a stroke of her multicoloured wings, she rose into the sky and danced among the sunbeams.
The change was complete.
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Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting
Excellent take Keith
Thanks so much, Sadje.
You’re most welcome
Great images fluttering by, Keith.
Just as I hoped! Thanks, Doug.
Splendidly done!!!
Thank you, Dee!
Gosh! This is soooo endearing.
Blessed be the winged wonder and you my friend.
That’s so kind of you Natasha, thank you.
WOW, breathtaking!!
Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome.
We miss so many things and then wonder where/when it all happened.
Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof immediately came to mind as I reread your story.
An all-time favourite movie of mine! We do indeed M’lady
Beautiful!
Thanks, Renna.
Excellent!
Rhythmically engaging and narratively visual.
Fun Six
That’s most kind of you, thanks so much.
Lovely, Keith! I especially liked this phrase: “…she rose into the sky and danced among the sunbeams.”
I’m so pleased you like it Chris, thank you.
Not many things are cooler than a butterfly, me old flapper!
Present company excepted of course!
That is so beautiful, it is magical, to become a butterfly.
Thanks so much. Nature has some wonderful tricks up its sleeve!
excellent take on the cue and the graphics are perfect.
Thanks, Paul, creating the graphics is half the fun for me!
This is a wonderfully woven story, thank you.
Thanks, Mimi!
So beautiful! Thank you for the beauty of your wrds.
The pleasure’s mine, thanks so much, Patricia.
Beautiful description of that transformation into a butterfly.
Thanks, Frank, it’s one of nature’s wonders.
Beautiful poignancy. I read stroke victim moving toward her ultimate release and blessed freedom.
Thank you, Liz. It is open to interpretation, and I like what you took from it.
Thanks for the kindling & paper. There’s a nice beach bonfire going now…
It’s so good to see everything worked out so well for her
I agree! Thanks, Larry.
You are a consummate storyteller, Keith. I enjoyed this very much!
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I love your audio readings of your Sixes. I’m imagining back in your pub days, you telling stories while a crowd slowly gathers with much deserved clapping at the end of each story!