Fifty-three words

for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Dazzling.

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She wandered ‘cross the meadow. Butterflies danced, birds whistled, dazzling crystals leapt from a tumbling waterfall.

“Reach for the sun, cast aside the clouds’ an unseen voice murmured. 

Warm sunrays caressed her palms.

“Reach far, and you’ll discover paradise”.

Then she tripped, landing in a smelly cow pat.

“Whoops,” the unseen voice chuckled.

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29 thoughts on “Fifty-three words

  1. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta August 13, 2022 / 13:04

    Oh you got me there – I thought it was going to be a serious one for a nano second!! 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings August 14, 2022 / 11:33

      I did a serious one last week, so don’t expect another for a while!

  2. Sadje's avatar Sadje August 13, 2022 / 13:39

    Oh no.

  3. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin August 13, 2022 / 13:59

    Oh, my goodness Keith, well penned. Love the twist at the end. Great message in a short story.

  4. beth's avatar beth August 13, 2022 / 14:31

    great twist!

  5. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough August 13, 2022 / 19:25

    There’s a reason I tend to watch my feet while walking. 🙂

  6. Leyde Ryan's avatar Leyde Ryan August 13, 2022 / 21:50

    You are too much! It’s like a mental vacation to come here and read your humor😊

      • Leyde Ryan's avatar Leyde Ryan August 14, 2022 / 20:53

        Cheers, and blessings to you as well, Keith😊

  7. Patricia's avatar Patricia August 13, 2022 / 22:55

    Well, that’s a bummer.

  8. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings August 14, 2022 / 00:23

    Life is all about dealing with the cow pats while reaching for the stars.

  9. Sunra Rainz's avatar Sunra Rainz August 14, 2022 / 01:25

    Just when she’d glimpsed heaven, she tumbles straight back down to earth! Cow pats have a way of doing that, ha ha! Probably because they’re always so big. Elephant pats are even bigger! Love your cheeky writes, Keith! 😀

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings August 14, 2022 / 14:52

      Sadly yes, it spoilt the moment. I do remember seeing elephant pats, I wouldn’t want to land in one of those!

      • Sunra Rainz's avatar Sunra Rainz August 15, 2022 / 15:14

        Ha ha ha!

  10. writingwhatnots's avatar writingwhatnots August 14, 2022 / 10:28

    Lol! (Why are cow pats so funny?) Also, great graphic Keith.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings August 14, 2022 / 14:57

      Now you come to mention it, they are the only ‘pats’ that are! I get as much fun from creating graphics as I do writing stories, so thank you.

  11. Bill's avatar Bill August 14, 2022 / 22:12

    Yep. Mind the gaps, as they say. And the cow pat (patty, patti).
    You made me listen to Jim Stafford’s song, “Cow Patti.” 🙂

    “Yippie eye eh Cow Patti
    She rode into town to find the man that killed her daddy”

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings August 15, 2022 / 09:21

      Now you’ve made me listen to it!

      “But he slipped in something that was layin’ in the street and was shot ‘fore he hit the ground”!

      A rather more dramatic event but I get the connection! Cheers Bill.

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