Peonies, William Merritt Chase, 1897 Completely aware of what the contents in her bag could lead to she sat with poise at the corner of his fully packed visitors’ room; it could backfire and end as another amusing affair for the public. “Both their lives were about to undergo a drastic change, but then he deserved it after what he had done to her mother years ago; money was not everything though they had enough provided by him but what about identity,” She thought. As she sat, looking at the peonies, the fallen petals caught her attention, they no longer belonged to the bouquet that they adorned once and the ripples in that water stirred the essence of the lake but then it added a charm to its otherwise stagnant existence. As she sat deeply engrossed in her own world, the secretary informed her that her master was ready to meet her, bringing her back to reality. As if woken from a deep sleep she excused herself to use the w...
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The image is the prompt? Very interesting take! :)
ReplyDeleteSweet and sentimental. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteWe can grow very attached to vehicles - and they to us it seems!
ReplyDeleteThat's heartwarming, and a unique view.
ReplyDeleteI think women name their cars more than guys. We love ours more, but we suck at telling them. Kinda like our women.
ReplyDeleteGood six. Very touching.
like the the use of the photo in support of the Six (I trust that is your intent, as I totally try to do that in mine.... heck, I'll even try for a music vid to 'reinforce' the story....)
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your Six
Dear Ira,
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's hard to let go of physical reminders. Nicely done.
Shalom,
rochelle
I so relate to the difficulty parting with a loved vehicle. They do become a part of us. For me, my vehicle is an extension of my body :)
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Always, always i want to restore and keep my old cars, i’d never, ever let them go if i could.
ReplyDeleteWe have never kept an old car, but we often will point to ones that we see that look just like one we used to own, or one that our parents or grandparents might have had.
ReplyDeleteGood SSS.
Only if a car could speak! May be breaking down is her way of telling, it is time to retire people.
ReplyDeleteI think my dad's old red 68 Chevy is still tooling around the country roads in South Carolina :)
ReplyDeleteVery touching.
ReplyDeletecute. 'forever' can be a pretty relative term, when it comes to small children!
ReplyDeletethese are usually autumnal pics, for some reason
ReplyDeleteAlthough it seems otherwise, nothing is forever
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