raindrops in millions
falling on petals
in thirsty gardens
collecting in puddles
for children to play in
drenching the sidewalks
and a lone walker
without umbrella
dancing and singing
a tune so uncanny
it chases a rainbow
through clouds
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: 39 words using “uncanny”
Genre: Fiction/ Word Count: 100
Holding tightly to her mother’s hand, the little girl looked upon the figure in the casket.
“Did Appappan* really die preaching?” she whispered.
Her mother nodded. “He always said he would.”
Behind them hundreds had gathered to pay their respects.
Later, the girl sat in her granddad’s study, thumbing through his notes, tracing the leather cracks on his Bible.
A favorite hymn bubbled up from within her. She started to sing, feeling as if a choir of angels were joining her.
That night she announced, “I want to die singing, Mummy, like Appappan died preaching!”
Many years later, she did.
*”Appappan” is southern Indian for grandfather
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