Reuben's Writing Challenge

[casey28]

lindahoyland and Reuben's challenge from June 12.

Write a story of any length or topic including these 6 words.

Pottery
Cold
Natural
Clothing
Steps
Wistful



The old woman’s face is creased with seams, like broken pottery glued together. Her clothing is a polite shade of brown, the same color as the well-mannered bushes that grow on her lawn. Each step is cautious, carefully measured, and endlessly precise. The natural world calls to her, but she is too cold to care. Ice grows on her fingers instead of nails, and frost forms an endless shell the sun can’t melt.

Mornings bring wistful thoughts...memories of warmth and wonder, a distant thing faded in time. Evenings bring the rains… the steady patter of hope, waiting for her to thaw.

Link to challenge: http://lindahoyland.livejournal.com/870239.html#comments

Comments

[peripety]

Lovely and a bit sad, and I really like the first line. It sets the mood and is a very evocative description: The old woman’s face is creased with seams, like broken pottery glued together. Lovely!

[casey28]

Thanks!♥ I'm glad you like the first line so much!

[prisca]

Wonderful! I love the melancholy of your words but there is also a touch of hope.

[casey28]

Thanks!♥ I'm glad that came through... the sadness is there, but also some hope at the end.

[baranduin]

That is so beautiful!

[casey28]

Aww, thanks so much!♥