Yesterday he flashed a bright smile and rushed out into the world smelling faintly of pancake syrup. I saw my reflection as he walked away.
Today he’ll pull into the drive with stories of fall semester and bags of dirty laundry. I wait for his smile, his strong hug.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving.
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
Landslide, Stevie Nicks
This was written for Write Tribe Wednesday Prompt: The Boy (Photograph).
Happy Holidays! Such a heartfelt post!!!
Thank you!
Oh goodness, this is a sweet post!
Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Beautiful!
Thanks Debby!
So sweet. Have a happy Thanksgiving and don’t get too bogged down in dirty laundry. 🙂
Oh he always does his own:) Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
Aren’t those shippets from the past such sweet memories? Great ‘reflection’
Thank you!
Happy Holidays Talya 🙂 May he bring in much more joy and memories than just the dirty laundry
He always does. Plus he does his own laundry:)
the smile and the hug make life worth living. happy holidays.
For sure!
Aww!! That’s so sweet! Happy Thanksgiving, Talya 🙂
Thank you!
So priceless. Love you – happy Thanksgiving to you and all…..
Happy Thanksgiving Cindy Lu. Love you too!
It happens so fast! Smiling at the smelling of pancake syrup – I remember those days!
They do grow up fast, Tayla. A happy thanksgiving to you!
Lovely! So many emotions captured in so few lines!
Very Nice!
Wonderful! I hope you had a good time with your family.
Simple & effective! 🙂
Do check my take on the prompt here – http://wp.me/p2Aqoq-i5
Thank you!
WOW, time really did fly in this post. Brilliantly written. I loved this one Tayla. It was awesome! ♥
Thank you Kathy!