The Bickering Sisters

Mark Myers's avatarA Generous Helping

There once were two lovely young girls, sisters in fact, who lived in a spacious abode that seemed, too often, to close in around them. They were two of four daughters, not the golden-brown edge ones, but the soft, fair-haired, middlest sisters, mixed and squeezed together so much that they couldn’t get along. In fact, they bickered constantly.

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They bickered near, they bickered far

They argued things trivial, humdrum, and bizarre.

“I’m sick of your manners,” one would often yell.

“I don’t like your meddling or dubious smell”

The other undaunted, her resentments would list

And sometimes erupt in a tirade of fists

Finally the lady of the manor (the loveliest, fairest maiden in the land) had had quite enough. She threatened, cajoled, and punished the two sisters. In frustration, she assigned them chores in the hopes of building teamwork. The clever mother’s schemes worked…but only for a season…

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To All My Friends….(How deep is love?)

barbrowe's avatar Barbara C Rowe Author

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I wanted to share this piece that is copywrited for my first novel to ask you to THINK…How deep does love go?  How long is forever?  The story is true and dear to my heart, of a love that has passed away.

Letter to My Love

 

Each day I am without you

I feel hopelessly empty.

Each night I reach for your pillow

But, you are not there anymore.

The very thought of you consumes me

The silence in the house overwhelms me.

The door swings open

And I think you will walk into the house,

With your loving smile.

The breeze blows

And I swear, I can smell your scent.

I am like an empty shell,

Abandoned on the shore.

My voice can’t speak your name,

For fear it will haunt me.

Your things, I don’t dare move,

Hoping you will come back to me one day.

My…

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