Change of Venue

on this lovely day birds singing more than usual the sky crystal clear ‘twas a most glorious day one we’d never forget to be thankful for the bountiful gifts of life just mailed all the invites celebrating this august married 50 years rushing home to show off the new dress she bought when out the patio door she thinks she sees his collapsed body in the backyard leaps to the rescue only to find him cold and stiff tears of grief so explode that her heart cannot contain their bodies were found crisscrossed amidst their prized rose beds as hand in hand they marched through the arches of heaven’s gate AP: 3rd place 2021 Originally posted on July 8, 2018