Memorial Day
shaky old soldiers
report for duty
Tag: Memorial Day
#quikfic 150
“You did what your country ordered you to do, but you still don’t deserve this.” And Ray pulled up the U.S. flag at the grave.
Author’s Note: Memorial Day
I’m taking the holiday off. Pen to Paper will be back next week. The weekly haiku, quotation, and short story will still be posted, though.
You could reread this from last year’s Memorial Day, if you cared to.
Have a safe and pleasant holiday.
Fiction: Reindeer Games
She was the sexiest reindeer at the Memorial Day festival.
Cori wore a brown crop top, brown short shorts, and high-topped suede boots. This would have been sufficient to draw plenty of attention. But she also wore a green sash with sleigh-type bells sewn onto it every few inches that jingled when she walked. The end of her nose was painted black, and she wore a headband with felt antlers attached.
Many people stared at and after her, but not many spoke to her. When they did, it was to ask the obvious question: “Why are you dressed like a reindeer on Memorial Day?”
She would smile and say, “I’m looking for someone.”
Cori wasn’t sure the person she wanted to find would be at the festival, but it was her best chance. So she walked through the crowds of families and friends scouting for a face she hadn’t seen since February.
Then she got the break she needed.
haiku 62
since April’s loss
every day is
memorial day
haiku 20
blind dog
goes gently down
unfamiliar stairs