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Tag Archives: ageing
In Syria
Her face was like a river bed dried and cracked by unrelenting heat. Sitting there, beside the church on streets bleached white by sunlight, she made no statement, but still I felt I knew her. This other soul. This old … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, faith, Life, Relationships, writing
Tagged ageing, character, conflict, life, musing, musings, reflections, syria, time
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The Penalties of Skyping
My mind is always full of a quiet but fixed purpose. To maintain the body and face of an athlete. This is my inflexible goal. Life can get can get in the way of every objective: one has to accept that. But my failsafe rule, my … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, dieting, Health, Life, life2, old age
Tagged ageing, character, life, musing, musings, reflections, self-esteem, technology
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Face On A Boat
Kicked out of bed, dad’s voice gruff but warm, he spoke in terms of needs, his eyes of love .”Duty, chores and routine: all came first. Emotions were somehow managed in between.” Saying that he was a loving dad. In the manner … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, soldiers
Tagged ageing, character, childhood, family, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, time, values
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After Life
Was that her, it seemed so long ago? Another life lived in another age. A young girl dressed in white, beside the man she’d known since her birth. The son of her dad’s best friend, who played with her in his … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, faith, Health, Life, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, childhood, faith, family, life, reflections, relationships
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Unspeakable Acts
When I was younger I remember people talking about the Berlin Wall. About what life was like on the other side and how people would peer at it and the view of East Germany affordable through the Brandenburg Gate. To be … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, Health, humour, Life, old age
Tagged ageing, character, environment, humour, musing, reflections
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The Future is in her Hands
One of those lives were people shake their head. Not altogether wrong but seldom right. He’s made the odd mistake or ten but somehow staggered on through life. A bit of engineering, a bit of sales. Not what he wanted really … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, Life, life2
Tagged ageing, career, childhood, environment, family, life, musings, reflections, values
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I Have the Heart of a Youngster
I love to hear new music so do they. I love to get into scrapes, but now tend to be too sensible. I have a reckless streak, but now circled with caution. I love the thrill of adventure but am … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, creative writing, Environment, Health, Life, life2, recreation, Relationships
Tagged ageing, childhood, environment, musings, reflections, values, youth
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Life in Solitude
His fingers tap the table at his side, rhythmic but not with any tune. An absent-minded comment on his lot, sitting in this chair bereft of choice. The room is small and jaded, marked by dust, with furnishings from another … Continue reading
Posted in community, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, environment, family, musings, reflections, values
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Families Valued
We make or pick our friends through life’s journey, quickly at first and then more warily as experience takes the first blush off our innocence. Moving around we lose a few and make some more to compensate but are always in … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, community, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, career, childhood, customs, environment, family, musings, reflections, relationships, time, values, youth
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Operational levels of Intimacy
When you look at small children bouncing down the street you can see them make use of every step they have to make as their parents or guardians plod on worthily toward their errand or visit. Games come and go … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, community, creative writing, Life, recreation, Relationships
Tagged ageing, childhood, life, musings, reflections, relationships, values
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