So far, yet so near

So far, yet so near

I sit there alone in a corner in the coffee shop and as I am waiting for my order, I see with a pang of envy a couple holding hands and smiling as they talk to each other. How I wish you were here and I could hold your hand as I spoke to you! As I am wishing that you didn’t have to be […]

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The birthday surprise

The birthday surprise

The clock struck 12 and she looked at her cellphone with expectant eyes but there was no message or a call from him. It was her birthday and she wanted him to be the first one to wish her and so she chose not to reply to the other messages and didn’t pick up the other calls. It was almost 1 am and as she […]

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By the lakeside

By the lakeside

Copyright: The Reclining Gentleman I remember that day from two years ago when it had started. It was my routine to sit down on the bench by the lakeside after a tiring day at work. I had no friends in this city. That was when he came and my life changed. Before I could confess my love for him, he told me that he was […]

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Unfinished

Unfinished

Picture copyright: Douglas M Macllroy He looked at the piece of art lying on the table, unfinished as always. She had a passion for art and would end up making beautiful things out of waste. She would make things in memory of her special occasions. The piece that he was looking at was made after he had proposed to her on the beach. She had […]

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For the love of music

For the love of music

Photo Copyright: Rochelle Wisoff Fields The growing demands of his corporate job which he was once forced to take up left him stressed with no peace of mind. Though he now had enough money, he wasn’t happy. When he could take it no more, he resigned from his job. He withdrew all his savings, bought the instruments that he required and settled down in his […]

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The midnight hunger pangs

The midnight hunger pangs

He walked slowly to the kitchen, careful not to make any noise and he decided against switching on the lights as he didn’t want to wake them up. It was almost midnight and he was hungry as he had skipped dinner to protest against not getting the gift that he had asked for. He was feeling sad as he had not got the gift but […]

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The reason is you!

The reason is you!

I remember that day from the past, When I thought my smile would always last, I kept smiling and you very well knew, That the reason was you! Soon I started dreaming, Just the thought of you kept me beaming. Changed now was my life’s view, And the reason was you. Every word that you said, Remained forever in my head. As time passed my […]

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The Chopsticks!

The Chopsticks!

Copyright: Mary Gail Stratford I was bored of staying alone in my little apartment. I decided to go to the Chinese Restaurant down the street for dinner. My troubles started when the waiter brought the noodles that I had ordered. I’d to eat with chopsticks, not a fork and I was terrible at it. I’d already spilled a lot of it on my dress and […]

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How I wish!

How I wish!

Copyright: Kelly Sands As I look at the dark clouds in the sky, I feel the pain in my heart. Life didn’t move on as you said it would. All those beautiful memories that we made together come to my mind. Why did it have to end that way? As I think more about you, tears well up in my eyes. I cannot cry as […]

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I love you too!

I love you too!

Though he was a little shy and wouldn’t talk to her much, she liked him from the first time she met him in college. Soon they became good friends and he used to be there whenever she needed him. She was falling in love with him but was unsure of his feelings. As days passed by she lost all hope of him loving her until […]

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