Tag: sunshine

  • Burned

    The day I got my first sunburn  Was the day I was to learn  Not to trust the sun  Or even the sky.  I only had fun  Thriving under the moon while the ocean did churn 

  • Free and Clear

    “We are in the free and clear.  I hope we can escape before he gets back,” Riley whispered as we both listened for Jerald to come back.  His heavy tread on the wood floor was the only way we knew whether or not he was home.  For being such a shy and docile man, I had…

  • Remember Lovers Haiku

  • Are you tired of haikus yet

  • Sunlight

    PHOTO PROMPT © Rowena Curtin  As I looked down the crowded alley, I wondered if it would be safe to walk down alone. I remembered what had happened the last time I was in an alley and suddenly I knew I couldn’t safely make it down the alley. Jason had been there, lurking. Waiting for…

  • The Cage

    I knew I was going to have a problem listening and obeying the rules when I saw where we would be living. There were no windows in the bedroom and I had to be able to see the sky. I needed to hear the birds. I needed the sun to shine through the clean glass. But…

  • Uncle James

    As the sunshine kissed my face, I knew I was never going back inside. If I did, my uncle would make sure I never saw the sun again. I knew he meant well, but I couldn’t stay inside forever. I had heard the stories of my mother too many times to be scared anymore. If…

  • As Spring Unfolds

    I always told people that Spring was my favorite season.  New life seemed to come back from the dead and it was always a guessing game of what would come back in my yard.  I loved them all, but the show didn’t help.  Spring was always a time I took for my own personal regrowth…