for the Sunday Whirl Wordle #670

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Happy Beginning, Sad Ending

I lick the dust of whispered words spreading ’round the town,
then clear their vileness on the sleeve of my wedding gown.
I escape to the river, to swim my sorrow away.
Who would have guessed this ending to my wedding day?
Though my breath comes fast and shallow, I keep up the pace,
trying to avoid the cruel truth that I can’t face––
that spin of fortune’s wheel that brought about the end
of the shortest marriage on record, as I chanced upon my friend
in the wedding venue’s kitchen, avowing love and kissing
the one that I’d just married,  whom I’d sought when he went missing!

 

For The Sunday Whirl Wordle   the prompt words are:breath cruel escape river away sorrow kitchen licked dust whispering spin gown  Image by Tiko Giordad on Unsplash.

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

8 thoughts on “for the Sunday Whirl Wordle #670”

  2. SAM VOELKER's avatarSAM VOELKER

    GREAT ONE JUDY~! You have such a great talent for telling a story in just one verse, but like a good book, this one leaves me hanging~! (hanging~?) But don’t leave me just standing (sitting) here, guessing, there must be much more to that story, or am I all wet too~? WETTUS INTERRUPTUS~! “KISSUM AND LEAVEUM” Or go jump into the lake~? Maybe there is a sequel coming next week~?

    SAM

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      No more..the prescribed words ran out and so did the story..Just having fun with the prompt words, Sam. You give me twelve more words and I’ll finish it. Do you read my Facebook? I just published two segments..One a song, the other a brief statement, that I’d like you to see but dont’ know how to get them onto my blog.

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