Healing

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The pandemic clutched onto her like a warm, ardent lover.

Her blooming pencils filled with scented basil seeds tried to blow away the grimness of the room.

Soil filled broken vases near the window pane took many days to show the tiny green flags.

Ah, SPROUTS…..!

She recovered.

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©Mridula 2020

48 words

 

Amusements

 

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To be precise, it was her 27th attempt and 13th coffee in a row.

The app, her brainchild, has already succeeded in rooting.

Who told hacking can’t be a fairer sex’s affinity?

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Photo Prompt from Three Line Tales, Week 218

Mirage

 

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The eternal query, if it was black stripes on white or white stripes on black, has ended.

The divorce papers were signed.

The two people out of love enjoyed the fresh air of freedom together.

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Photo Prompt from Three Line Tales, Week 216