Thanks this week go to Sarah Ann Hall for her photograph entitled “Aqueduct” and to the wordsmith Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for continuing the Fabulous Friday Fictioneers.
Genre: Romantic fiction
Word Count: 100
Standing Still
…In the distance, the spectacular Pont du Gard, a reminder of the Romans’ talent for engineering, built centuries ago to carry water from the springs at Uzes to the Roman garrison in Nimes.
I switch off my voice recorder. It’s early and hot, what exactly am I doing here? I should have ignored Sally’s advice to get back to work; she was wrong, I’m not enjoying it!
I enjoyed having a husband. Now I feel directionless, insular, empty, separate.
The air changes, becomes still. I can sense Adam is beside me.
I relax and breathe the sweet fragrance of life.
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I’ve been to the Pont du Gard (under happier and younger circumstances) and that’s what I always think of when I hear the word “aqueduct.”
jaent
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It is an amazing testament to the skill of the Roman engineers.
Thanks for reading
Dee
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Ah…timeless love and a moment of transformation. Well written.
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Thank you for your kind words
Dee
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Sweet… is it for real?
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“I relax and breathe the sweet fragrance of life.”
A poetic ending to the story
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Thank you for reading
Dee
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Dear Dee,
I enjoyed this tender story. You said a lot in few words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Thank you for the compliment
Dee
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Those last two lines had me reaching for my box of Kleenex. They said so much more than a hundred words could have said.
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Thank you!
So glad you liked it, sorry about the Kleenex.
Dee
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I can so identify with this. Loved it.
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Thank you Sandra
Dee
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I like that the sense of Adam gives her peace.
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Glad you liked it and thank you for reading
Dee
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Nice story. Hopefully now she can begin to heal from her loss.
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Thanks David
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Poignant tale, beautifully constructed.
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Thank you so much Elephant, so pleased you liked it
Dee
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