Stories tagged “seasons”
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Turn in the Weather
That’s how it all started, which was fitting really. The sparkling burn of new romance warmed an October day leaving my cheeks more than a little red. Six months later, and clouds of April were beginning to give way to a Summer sun. We stood in t...
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Samhuinn (Lament for the Death of Summer)
Once again the seasons have changed their many coloured cloaks, and I am left thinking of the times past. You were so warm when we met long ago, yet now you are steeped in winter, resting – knowing that spring must come again. Here I stand, still...
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Winter Harvest
He descended his basement stairs and entered his workroom. It had lain untouched for months, but now that winter had reared its ugly head, there was work to do. Approaching the deep-freeze, the light glinted off the surgical instruments, catching his e...
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Spring Brings Promise
The winter had passed slowly. Snowing, warming, melting, cooling, then snowing again. For most it was a hard season, but it only caused excitement for the doctor. This was exactly the weather patterns he needed in order for his organs to germinate. At ...
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Beneath my feet
The rain had stopped at last, it had formed puddles down the centre of the pathway that were almost enough to make a small stream if joined together, but I was in sturdy boots. Besides, it was worth it to avoid the busy pavement down the main road so I...
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Georgie Alloicious Watson
Georgie Alloicious Watson, loved the summer a lot. For in his heart, summer contained a very special spot. Then the wind blew as the seasons were changing, and fall sprinkled against Georgie’s nose. So Georgie ran far away, so quickly he lost his...
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Fat snow flakes, the tone of bone, sat like icing on cakes.
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Summer Magic
There’s a magic time that announces summer has arrived. It’s not the warmer weather or the ending of another school year. It’s not the embarking upon of a long awaited vacation or even the ding-a-ling of the neighborhood ice cream tru...
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Radiance
Spring finally gained enough strength (and common sense) to break free from Winter’s binding grasp. Spring grabbed Winter’s keys from his trembling hands (they were trembling because he had choked Spring for too long) and she released the ...