Title: Love’s Enduring Bond
Source: Friday Fictioneers sponsored by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple
Word count: 100 words
PHOTO PROMPT © Ceayr
The garden was the perfect spot for their rendezvous. Quiet, secluded, and bathed in gardenia’s fragrant scent. It was their calling card, a message without words.
Songbirds flocked to the eternal bubbling of the fountain, unconcerned with her presence. She twirled the red blossom between her thumb and forefinger, and closed her eyes, overcome with memories. Heavy footfalls crunched on gravel. Her heart leaped, and her skin tingled. Lips brushed her neck, her pulse quickened, and she reveled in her lover’s ardent embrace.
The air grew cold. The songbirds took flight and scarlet petals floated on the fountain’s still water.
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Jo Hawk The Writer
So romantic, and then such a chilling end. Nice one.
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Thanks, Iain. Gardens have that affect.
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Intriguing end.
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re welcome
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There may not be ghosts, but some places are haunted. You summoned that well
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Some places are indeed haunted. Thank you, Neil.
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Awh! ❤
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💕❤💕
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This has a nice dreamy feel to it…
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You are spot on, Dale.
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That got a bit dark at the end, I wonder what happened? Or maybe it’s signifying the end of a long and happy life together 🙂
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Everything eventually comes to an end. Thanks for reading and commenting, draliman.
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That ended with an icy kiss….
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Life has a way of ending that way. Thanks, Violet.
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A sensory delight. Until the end.
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Isn’t that the way of all love stories? Thanks for reading and commenting, Sandra.
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Memories can be powerful and disturbing.
As is your tale, Jo
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So true, ceayr Thanks for reading. ❤
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You drew us in, then chilled us at the very last moment.
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So glad you enjoyed the story, Keith. 🙂
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Expectant longing, fulfillment, and emptiness. All in 100 words. I’m impressed 🙂
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Thank you, Linda. I am glad I was able to deliver. 🙂❤
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Great description of a lovers assignation and then…horror. Well done
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Thank you for your kind words, Michael.
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Elegantly written. I love the way you use description. The first paragraph with the words rendezvous and calling cards awakens a sense of expectation. In the long second paragraph, songbirds and bubbling and red blossom and a whole lot more make us warm with pleasure. And the final paragraph with cold, and songbirds took flight and scarlet petals floated abruptly chills us with the knowledge that the love affair is over; he’s gone and life is bleak and empty. Excellent work, JoHawk!
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I love your analysis, Penny. Thank you. ❤ I am so delighted that you enjoyed the story.
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Open-ended with many possible ends. Maybe they even walked off together and played “we love each other, we love each other not” with the petals of the flower in the fountain before they left ❤
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Yes that is a possibility. You never know where life is going to take you. Thanks for reading and commenting, my friend. 🙏
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You are very welcome, JoHawk.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for sharing my story, Charles. ❤
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Dear Jo,
Sensual and satisfying until the chilling end. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle. Your prompts are always so inspiring.
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Great use of the prompt and a beautifully told story. Not every ending is a happy one.
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Sadly, that is true. I am glad you liked the story, Russell
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A ghost lover? They say it gets cold when spirits are around. 👻
Intriguing story.
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Oh I hadn’t thought about that. I love when everyone has a different take on the same story. Thank you for reading Tannille ❤
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