Today’s photo prompt for Friday Fictioneers is brought to us by the talented and sagacious Rochelle. https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2016/03/23/25-march-2016/
The goal is to write a ‘story’, beginning, middle, end, in 100 words more or less.
Several thoughts ran through my head when I saw it. Maybe in yours as well?
Ideas from other folks can be found by clicking here: http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=618340
“Beauty in Ashes”
Coming home, done with a late night shift, she drove past the burned out hulk. Finally, demolition is in progress.
Appliances, fixtures, boards and tiles, scattered debris, stark and ugly, waited for pick-up.
Remains of someone’s home to be carried away.
Nostalgic and a bit melancholy, as she is this sunny morning.
The workers have not yet arrived to finish the job.
The sorting, recycling still to be done.
Impulsive, she stops and places a flat of bright pansies in the empty commode.
A simple gesture that brings a smile.
Hope is planted.
Dear Mary,
Apt title and lovely ending line. Wistful story in between.
Shalom,
Rochelle
thank you, Rochelle!
Touching little tale.
And I love bad puns, so your title is a winner.
that title sprang up before the words were planted
Great title! charming story.
thank you, the title happened when I saw the photo 😉
A touching tale. I don’t think it needs the last line, which retells us something her gesture has already told us more powerfully
thank you.
‘Hope is planted’ lovely line!
Thank you.
Uplifting story . It made me smile. And yes, the title is a wonderful!
thank you for stopping by to read it.
Such a simple and beautiful gesture…
🙂 thank you for reading
She seems like a wonderful person. I hope it brought a lot of smiles 😊
she was, that morning ;).
Lovely, The lines flow smoothly, one to the next, almost mesmerizing the reader.
thank you, glad you liked it.
Lovely tale, you got just the right tone.
thank you so much
Very nice scene you’ve painted here (once we’ve read right to the end of course!). Clever title too.
thank you
Hope and renewal. Great themes.
Tracey
thank you for coming by a nd reading
I like the idea of planting hope 😀
thanks so much
You can’t go wrong with hope. Well done.
hope is a good thing. Thank you for stopping by.
bittersweet. nice take on the prompt.
thank you
Good to see a smattering of hope. Well done!
my thanks to you for stopping by, reading and leaving a comment.
Let’s hope the family who lost their home have another one. Good story, Mary. Well done with a hopeful ending. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thanks for reading. I think it will work out for them
Old things go, new life blooms, like life, like the seasons. Lovely story and fun title.
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I can see how those flowers would have brightenned their day. Nice one.
thank you
I love your title. Very clever. Flowers do have a way of bringing hope into any situation. Nice story!
thank you
Hope springs eternal. Charming story and I liked the title.
thank you!
Wonderful, uplifting story.
thank you so much