GIFTS

Words are Gifts

Shattered Dream

Counting down

Looking forward

 

Memories driving

That need

Imagination helping

Complete it

 

Dim Lights

Rich aromas

Gloved hands

Like a surgery

 

Tiny portions

Colorful rendition

Different levels

Sit up, sit down

 

All halted

With a bang

Disappointment

Expectation quashed

 

Like a plate thrown

“Splat!”

The dream 

Shattered

A dear friend planned a dinner date with myself and others to a Japanese restaurant. She had to cancel because she had another engagement. I only had a piece of paper to scribble. This is what appeared to ease the disappointment.

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8 responses to “Shattered Dream”

  1. Little Bits of Writing Avatar
    Little Bits of Writing

    The build-up and let down were clear. Well done. I get it.

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  2. Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski Avatar
    Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski

    Wow! You really captured the feeling of anticipation and then sudden disappointment- the image of the plate was perfect. I hope you get to reschedule soon!

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  3. Ryan Barba Avatar
    Ryan Barba

    There is nothing worse than missing out on some delicious food. Wonderful job capturing this feeling in such a unique way.

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  4. Book Dragon Avatar
    Book Dragon

    I love how you describe the anticipation of the event and how all of a sudden it falls flat. I hope you’ll be able to reschedule

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  5. Natalie Dunne Avatar
    Natalie Dunne

    What a bummer. I hate when that happens.

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  6. tenkoranmaah Avatar
    tenkoranmaah

    The power of writing! It captures feelings and thoughts expertly. Kudos, Ms. J.

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  7. Raivenne Avatar
    Raivenne

    A scrap of paper is all we need. In a poem I once wrote “It’s through my pen I wind release”. Your slice captures that, well, poetically. You captured that dissappointment perfectly.

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  8. Radutti Avatar
    Radutti

    Ah, splat!

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I am an Elementary school teacher , I taught at an International IB School in Accra, Ghana. I am now teaching in Hanoi. Writing is my passion and I try to write daily, at least in my sentence a day journal, to capture all the blessings around me. I write with groups of writers, such as Teach Write and sometimes Ethical ELA. I also encourage my friends to write , so I created a platform to make that possible -Writing Run.

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