Six

Keith's Ramblings

for Six Sentence Stories where the given word is Box

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“Spend time with her” our doctor said, “she doesn’t have long”, he said. 

I’d not planned an early retirement but a few days later I went to collect my bits and pieces from work.

“I put your things in a box,” my secretary said, “I left it in your old office”, she said. 

I’m alone in my office, it’s the same but it’s different because on my desk there’s a picture, a picture in a frame of a young girl wearing a patterned dress of pink and green.

I look into my box and see a picture, a picture in a frame of my soulmate, she’s sitting on a sandy beach beneath a sky of blue and gold.

I pick up my box and as I turn and walk away, Tom Wait’s gravelly voice murmurs in my head, ‘I’m gonna love you ‘til the wheels come off, oh yeah…’

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Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting.

26 thoughts on “Six”

  6. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough Jun 8, 2023 / 16:11

    Such a sweet tale. It’s great that you show him taking the Dr’s advice. In reality, some people are inclined to keep themselves busy with work just to avoid the situation.

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  8. Liz H-H's avatar Liz H Jun 8, 2023 / 18:54

    Such melancholy, Keith, with Tom Waits’ lone piano and gravely voice as the perfect troubadour.

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  9. Nicole Horlings's avatar Nicole Horlings Jun 8, 2023 / 20:19

    This is an excellently written melancholic tale, Keith. I’m also glad that he took the doctor’s advice.

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  11. marthaplunkward's avatar martilouplunk Jun 10, 2023 / 04:50

    Love it! Well written and very emotional.

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