Selkie
I caught the scent of fish and realised she'd managed to find her coat. So imagine my shock when I found her not gone but sitting in the armchair, staring ahead, stroking the coat in her lap.
I just wanted you to know, she whispered, That I would've stayed anyway.
50-word story by Lisa Falzon
I love this piece and love your whole blog, very inspiring and powerful......As the saying sometimes goes, Less Is More.....
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I like the fact that it uses smell and touch. The image even gives it a temperature! This is great blog! I'm coming back!
ReplyDeleteA very powerful image .... I love reading your blog .....
ReplyDeleteOh, ever so slightly similar to something I wrote about my daughter... http://annettehansen.net/2011/05/01/harboured/
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy to see a new poem from you, Lisa.
Hey Ann, that's a brilliant piece! :)
ReplyDeleteThis really is brilliant writing. You manage to say so much in so few words.
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