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The Bride's Dreams

She had thought that love was only a game; something one could wear like a badge to garner envy amongst friends. The chill of the night enfolds her troubled emotions where dreams are unwelcome. A Stygian cloak of loneliness weighed heavily on her as she awaited an elusive epiphany. Finally, the watershed moment came, bringing the realisation that the light, the very fire of love, is from within. If only she has the courage to reach out and follow her dreams. Lifting her head, shedding the burden of perfidy, her heart becomes exposed to light. The dawn chorus accompany her lover’s aubade.

Copyright © Suzette Richards | Year Posted 2025

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/10/2025 3:42:00 PM Awesome writing from you! Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 2/11/2025 3:08:00 AM Thanks, Andrea :)

Suzanne Delaney Date: 2/10/2025 2:28:00 AM Hi Suzette, I love that that on her awakening to love she feels all the joy of morning and birdsong. Will check out the trilogy. Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 2/11/2025 3:03:00 AM SuZ :) Thank you for your comment (a spot on synopsis) on the trilogy.

Ink Empress Date: 2/8/2025 7:30:00 AM Dear suzette, i just didnt want this to end, left me wanting to know whats next, you are really good at storytelling too, as your lines are so smooth and flows so well with such descriptive diction. Sad i see some that think like this in real life, but like youv said , true love is a flame from within that warms the inner soul! Absolute pleasure reading this! A fave this is, sending you light always Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 2/11/2025 3:08:00 AM I have been 'writing stories' since I could hold a crayon - it is still my preferred genre - I am rather late to penning poetry (the past dozen years or so). Well, Ink, now you have the opportunity to write your interpretation of 'what's next?'. See my latest challenge :) Suzette Richards Date: 2/8/2025 8:10:00 AM Thank you, Ink :) I have now posted it as a versiprose, The Bride Trilogy, at the Short Story page here at PS. The final vignette poem gives the answer (I hope). Enjoy :)