Her Shoes
A pair of black strappy sandals
placed perfectly~
side by side,
on the red bench outside.
What's the story?
Did she walk away from her life,
the way she walked away from her shoes?
© annettealaine-2013
Keywords:
I'm digesting the changes in my life, and sometimes it gives me heartburn.”
About Annette
I grew up with five siblings in a working class neighborhood outside Washington, D.C. I have been writing or telling stories in some form or another for many years. As my old life was dismantled, I found journal writing and later blogging to be the release I...
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Causes Annette Talbert Supports
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, RIF (Reading is Fundamental),
Hands On Foundation, Dignity U Wear, Girls, Inc.
Annette’s Favorite Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jane Eyre, The Story of Seabiscuit, The Diaries of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Among Schoolchildren, Narnia Series...
This reminded me of the
This reminded me of the opening of Anne Tyler's book "Ladder of Years." No strappy black shoes or red bench, but a desperate woman walking away from her life with no more than a bathing suit and tote bag. Haunting and tempting at the same time.
Oh Annette this is great!
Oh Annette this is great! Looks like she's just having a "moment"... i think if it were a final separation, the shoes would be inside the dumpster and not on a chair sitting and waiting! :-)
Kelly- I remember that
Kelly- I remember that opening! One of my favorite authors.
I am trying to notice everything around me. I think the combination of a new job and coming out of the fog of trying to survive the last few years, has sharpened my eye for detail.
Thanks for stopping by,
Annette
Brilliant, Annette!
Brilliant, Annette!
Katherine and Rina, Aren't
Katherine and Rina,
Aren't they just sitting there so patiently? Wondering if she will return?
What you stumble upon on a innocent trip to Target!
Thanks for stopping by,
Annette