It Happened One Morning

City sewer grate, a woman's brown slide laying on top, abandoned

© Ayr/Gray

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Sleeping Rough

Brass sculpture of a homeless person, lying on a bench

© Ayr/Gray

From Jenne Gray and C.E. Ayr’s photo prompt, The Unicorn Challenge (11/24/23). No more than 250 words in length. Otherwise, let your creative flag fly!

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The Single Blade

Yellow autumn leaves

Credit: Dreamstime.com

…Bows and trembles still,

But wind punishes, more likely to cut

Than caress and quicken the hopeful green of early months.

Pulsing chlorophyll sparking, breathing deep

The sinewy length of sultry Midsommer. Continue reading