Angel on Earth
Dedication of "Microstories: When 50 Words Is Enough"
If angels on earth there be, I know one quite well. Foreseeing others' wants with off-the-scale thoughtfulness. Nurturing by nature, fierce mama-bear style. Demanding voice-and-choice fairness for all. Caring nurse for all who suffer. The kindest person I’ve ever known, she makes our house a home. I kiss her nightly.
Photo 1953
This post is an excerpt from Microstories: When 50 Words Is Enough free today only (January 7). What are microstories? These precisely fifty-word prose poems are original, personal, and true (no AI), often metaphorical, yet incomplete. Some are dehydrated previously published haiku quintets; others are newborns. No backstory is provided for context. Each is the tip of an iceberg. Vast regions are left to your imagination—that dream-like fluid that re-hydrates and extends this 50-word stem. Unlazy readers, without even trying, create the unseen subsurface portions, emerging Rorschach-like from your own rich mental underworld. How? Simply notice the image that appears to your mind's eye, the tug at your heart, the punch to your gut. They are your stories, too, esteemed coauthor.
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