Written following this week’s Haiku Challenge on RonovanWrites – “Focus and Stray”
We are all stray sheep –
Focus on the Good Shepherd,
Return to the fold
Day: 07/11/2014
The Treasure Special
This flash fiction short story was written on sister blog More Than Dreamt Of for Flash! Friday Weekly Event 2-48.
Written for today’s Flash! Friday challenge, prompted by this photograph, to include reference to ‘treasure.
Chef at the Trans-Siberian rail wall, between Moscow and Khabarovsk. CC 2.0 photo by Leidolv Magelssen.
The Treasure Special I stepped up into the first carriage, but many on the platform didn’t seem to realise that the train had arrived. “Leave your baggage behind, ” the Conductor suggested with a smile, “I’ll stow it for you, no trouble. This end is full, but head through and you’ll find plenty of room further back.” “Thanks.” “Thank you, Sir . . . and welcome to the Treasure Special”. The murmur of contented travellers enjoying the warmth and light, sharply contrasted with the cold dull platform. At Compartment 3, I was confused to be greeted once again by the Conductor. “How did you . . . .?” “Oh,” he smiled, “I’ve known my way around this train all…
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#FF @PoppyLegion ‘Follow Friday’ Haiku – #WeShallRememberThem
‘Poppy Fields’ by Christine Speck
Let we who live on,
Commemorate the fallen –
Honour their courage
Care for their loved ones
Stand by vet’rans who return –
Make a better world
dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces, who have defended us so bravely, in anticipation of the UK’s remembrance Sunday on 9th November, and Armistice Day on 11th November
Reblog: If I was given a paper to write a love letter to God
A new blogger whose writing you may enjoy.
“If I was given a paper to write a love letter to God (just thinking) “
If I was given a paper,
To write a love letter to my Creator,
I’d be buried for a long while in silence,
Cos the subject is too deep a matter
If I was given a paper,
To write a love letter to my Creator,
I’d wash my hands thoroughly with soap and water,
To ensure that it came out neat and proper.
If I was given a paper,
To write a love letter to my Creator,
I’d write when it’s late in the night,
Cos in darkness I’d appreciate better that he’s light.
If I was given a paper,
To write a love letter to my Creator,
I’d start when I’m thirsty,
So like the deer; my heart would long after his everlasting water!
If I was given a paper,
To write a…
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