Tribute To A Legend – A Haiku
inspired by your way
my heart aches now that you’re gone
live long and prosper
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This is how I choose to remember the great Leonard Nimoy
In his own words:
Because
Because
I have known despair
I value hopeBecause
I have tasted frustration
I value fulfillmentBecause
I have been lonely
I value loveLeonard Nimoy
You will be missed!
will you abandon
me, like all the others have
or teach me to trust?
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
Frozen by the fears of yesterday, he stopped to light the candle in the small church. No matter how many offerings he made, no matter how much he prayed, the hollow guilt never stopped haunting him. Wishing for a miracle, that would never come, he rested his head against the freezing wall of the ancient building before turning once again, toward the cold space in the small yard, where all hope, all love laid resting in a shallow grave.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
This post was inspired by the Flash Fiction Prompt “Offering” and the following performance of the song “From Yesterday” by 30 Seconds To Mars
The glimmer of hope in her eyes was startling and surprising, a sparkle I had longed to see for such a long time.
There she was, filled with positive thoughts, young and innocent, expecting the world to bend to her needs, not in a selfish way, but in a comforting sense.
She still believed, even after all that she had been through, that nothing was lost, no battles could not be won, and the good would always prevail.
Pushing the tears that welled inside of me, those darn tears, that I, a man of medicine should never show my patients, back, I took a deep breath.
Armed with many years of training, but no ability to give a longer live to this sweet little girl, I entered the room – the bearer of bad news.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This flash fiction was inspired the Five Sentence Flash Prompt “Glitter”.
a deep void reaches
the darkness hidden within
sorrow overwhelms
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
The happiest day of his life was also his last, the death coming with such a swiftness, no one expected it to occur.
The vitality of his existence had been more evident on this day, than it had been in a long time, his eyes filled with love and hope, his stride with strength and determination.
Their special day, a day to remember, supposed to have been filled with the greatness of celebrating love, and the beginning of a new life.
Not the sudden end of one.
Maybe one day, she would be able to see through the grief and know that in the moment of his demise, he felt nothing, but love.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This Flash Fiction was inspired by today’s daily prompt: “An Extreme Tale”
The Two Sisters by Theodore Chasseriau
I envied her abilities to dance, the way she moved about, gracefully as if gravity did not restrain her, rather worked with her, propelling the movements into the air like a symphony.
She had been beautiful in every sense of the word, while I was the average sister, waiting behind her, to be noticed, to be seen.
At times, in my poor judgment of youth, I dared to express the anger that arose, through many actions, and hurtful words, but she always smiled.
Always, patiently, lovingly.
But none of that mattered now, as I stood outside of her hospice room, still grasping with the concept, that I would lose her, soon.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post was inspired by this weeks Five Sentence Flash Prompt: Envy.
Without You
you and I can’t be
torn apart by tradition
my heart never heals
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
If you enjoyed this Haiku, you might enjoy my Flash Fiction collection ” A Darker Slice of Life” on sale now!
I Beg You
Give me three reasons
to not walk out of this door
weeping silent tears
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
Broken
The darkest night of his life started at his fridge, one lonely beer waiting for him, one he should never have.
In that moment of choice, one last moment of clarity he thought to call his Sponsor, but he had no more words left.
Tears, dried up, heart-broken, the loss and despair where too great to handle. All he wanted to do was to stop the feelings, better yet, to never feel again. And in order to complete that mission, he knew alcohol was his best ally.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post was inspired by the Daily Prompt, which asked us to write anything, as long as it contained the words: dark, fridge, and tears.
I chose to write a Five Sentence Flash Fiction, as this is the type of Flash Fiction, I am currently focused on.
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