Stine Writing and Miniatures

W3 Prompt #143: Wea’ve Written Weekly

W3 Prompt #143: Wea’ve Written Weekly
https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/01/22/w3-prompt-143-weave-written-weekly/

Tia’s prompt guidelines

  • Theme: The bittersweet, painful, or unsettling aspects of the past and its hold on the present;
    • Optional Challenge: Use imagery of shadows, cracks, or reflections to add depth to the theme;
  • Form: A “square” (e.g., 2×2, 3×3, 4×4, or any other pattern you choose);
    • “Rows” represent stanzas;
    • “Columns” represent the number of lines in each stanza;
      • For example: 3×3 = 3 stanzas of 3 lines each; and 4×4 = 4 stanzas of 4 lines each.

Bittersweet Memories Last

It was many years being married to him
For twenty plus years the good and the bad
First real true love to love me for me
He’s the man every woman wishes she had

First came the girl as cute as can be
Independent and confident she was a pearl
Went all through school barely trying but great
Now an adult I am proud of that girl

The second time came and this time a boy
So happy to feel like we were all done
Smarter than smart, funny and loving
To every mom’s fear, death took my son

All of my past is gone and all done
My life of today brings me pleasure and joy
My daughter and I are the only two left
Life is so hard without my man and my boy

©2025 CBialczak

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