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I drowned in the shadow of your smile :)

100 words on Saturday #2

 

Introduced in February 2013 on Everyday Gyaan – an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog – a story, a poem, a mini-essay.

 

Today’s prompt is provided by Suzy Que whose blog Someday, Somewhere is a lovely mix of poetry, wisdom, stories and and some real golden oldies. “THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE”

                                                            

 

I saw you standing under the shade of a tree and dusted the fine grains of sand off of my torn and dirty clothes, smiling in relief and joy. While rushing into your outstretched arms, I stumbled into the pool.

Maybe it’s a mirage, hadn’t I been lost in the desert for the past couple of days? Tired, hungry and thirsty, I was hallucinating.

The last thing I remember seeing before I drowned in this tranquil pool was the shadow of your smile, covering me with its shade. My soul smiled back before leaving my body.

 

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Sulekha aka Lucks

29 thoughts on “I drowned in the shadow of your smile :)

  1. That's sad…but such a bliss to have remembered the face of your lover before the breath parts the body!! I'd like to die like that! 🙂

  2. Beautifully written though a little sad. But so romantic too with the soul smiling back. Thanks for writing on my prompt.

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