Their relationship
had already broken up
the day he had lied.
While he did try to
apologize, she didn’t budge
one bit as “Actions speak louder than words”.
She just continued
staying on for the sake of
her family.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: Poetics – The Proverbial
May didn’t augur well for him. While he was sure that his family was careful, he knew that the precautions followed by those who came home had gone wayward off late. Within days, the covid fatalities rose and as he lay in bed, his thoughts were interrupted as an auger was used to put his wife’s frame on the wall. He laid a lei on her grave next morning wondering how the pandemic had broken their union.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Union, Fandango One Word Challenge: Sure, Your Daily Word Prompt: May, Saturday Mix, Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #207, Stream of Consciousness Saturday
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
The positivity rate has rapidly increased as the infection has torn through the country at breakneck speed. There is a huge influx of patients in already full hospitals each day. The rush for beds, for oxygen, for medicines, for food and more has only intensified as people grapple for survival. And then there are so many who don’t make it to a hospital. Some isolate and survive at home while others die before they get that life saving injection or supplemental oxygen. They leave behind grieving families. And in the end, they just end up as a statistic amongst the numerous funeral pyres burning across the city and the country.
It was just the start
of summer but the clouds of
doom came together
Note: It’s gut wrenching to see so many people in India (my home) suffer through this brutal coronavirus wave. Having already lost loved ones, I hope and pray that we all get the courage and strength to get through this.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: Haibun Monday – The Present Moment
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
Who was he?
He seemed like his brother’s antithesis. While his brother would strive for the family’s happiness, he didn’t care about anyone but himself. His behavior seemed absurd. Since he would err in anything he did, his brother announced in his bass voice that he wouldn’t base any succession plans to consider him as his heir just based on relationships.
Linking to Fandango One Word Challenge: Antithesis, Your Daily Word Prompt: Strive, Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #203: Absurd, Double Take – Saturday Mix, Stream of Consciousness Saturday
They always sat
for dinner together.
Linking to Saturday Six Word Story Prompt: Dinner and Six Word Story
He eventually came
home to family.
Linking to Saturday Six Word Story Prompt: Family and Six Word Saturday
He always complained
that he didn’t have enough
time for family
He always complained
that he didn’t have enough
time for having fun
He always complained
that he didn’t have enough
time to improve skills
As I look outside,
I see the beautiful
colours of sunset
As I look outside,
I see the empty roads caused
by the pandemic
As I look outside,
I don’t see known faces of
friends and family
As I look outside,
I keep wondering on when
will life be normal
Linking to dVerse Poetics: Looking out the window
Over the years, I have always been lucky to spend my birthday with people I care about. While I was never interested to celebrate birthdays with too many people, I remember the ones during school days when my parents used to invite a few of my good friends home. After cutting the cake and the exchange of gifts we used to have a nice meal at the restaurant of my choice. Surely not too fancy but an evening well spent nonetheless.
Birthdays with friends and
family are the ones which
are cherished always
Linking to dVerse Haibun Monday: Birthday
The redolence of fresh air greeted him as
he finally stepped out and felt that he could breathe easy post
the suffering he went through and was thankful
to the simpatico relationship with friends and family.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Breath, Fandango One Word Challenge: Simpatico, Your Daily Word Prompt: Redolence, Wordless Wednesday and Crimson’s Creative Challenge #90
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