Saturday, April 9, 2011

Saturday Centus "April Showers Bring May Flowers"

Jenny Matlock

This weeks Saturday Centus promt is "April showers bring May flowers. 100 words or less not including the prompt. I haven't read any of the other entries, I'm waiting until mine is done. Hope it stacks up.

The Golden Ticket

We were in love, a couple of small town kids with no future. We knew that we would never get out of this town if he didn't enlist. Boot camp was hard, he was gone for what seemed like forever as I planned our wedding. We were married, and he was deployed two weeks later.

April 2nd, I heard "the knock". Pregnant, and widowed, my love, my life, my ticket out of the hole we were both born into, was gone. Honor was born May 5th, a healthy baby girl, her daddy would have been so proud. Proof that April showers bring May flowers
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34 comments:

  1. RogueartistApril 9, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    What a bittersweet story! Great take on the prompt!

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  2. Tom GoetteApril 9, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Very touching story, Madge! Great job working in the prompt. Clever!

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  3. AmesApril 10, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Oh this is so sad! I really truly hope this isn't a true story. Honor is a beautiful name. ~Ames

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  4. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Not true for me, but I'm sure it's true for somebody somewhere.

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  5. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    thanks

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  6. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    thank you

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  7. meleahrebeccahApril 10, 2011 at 10:30 AM

    Madge, this post was so beautiful and so sad that it brought tears to my eyes. You did a fantastic job with this!

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  8. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I'm sorry I made you cry, but I'm glad you thought it was good.

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  9. NickyApril 10, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Nicely done Madge! Really sweet and poignant.

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  10. meleahrebeccahApril 10, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    :)

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  11. ReformingGeekApril 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Ah, I like your take on the prompt. It tugs at the heart strings.

    Nice job!

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  12. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Thanks Nicky

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  13. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Thanks, are you back from running, biking and swimming already?

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  14. Nonna BeachApril 10, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Very good and tender treatment in just 100 words Madge !
    Such a promising future snatched away in the most honorable way possible. I loved this focus on the sacrifices service members and their families make, especially because I'm the wife a retired military man !

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  15. MadgeApril 10, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Thank you Nonna, I read the prompt and thought about it for about an hour before I started writing. I had an idea where I was going, but to get a short lifetime down to 100 words was really the challenge. I feel for all of the military families out there. My sister has been in the AF for over 20 years, and I'm always afraid of where the future will take her, or if it will take her. :,|

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  16. Mignonne PearsonApril 10, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    Nice spin ......

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  17. JayneApril 10, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Aw, now I'm all teary. And I love that the baby was named "Honor." This was really beautiful. Good job, my friend.

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  18. jacquiApril 10, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    I love this, Madge! Very well done!

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  19. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks Jayne,
    Sorry I made you cry.

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  20. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks

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  21. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Thanks

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  22. JayneApril 11, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Don't be sorry. Good writing is supposed to make people feel something.

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  23. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Oh, ok then I'm not sorry, I hope you're still crying becasue it was that good. :)~

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  24. Linda MedranoApril 11, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Very nice, Madge! Very powerful too!

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  25. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Thanks Linda, nobody's ever called my writing powerfull before. :)

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  26. cj SchlottmanApril 11, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    This piece is piognant and filled with love and hope in the face of great loss. And you wrote it down so well.

    I wish for you all good things.

    Namaste..........cj

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  27. MadgeApril 11, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Thank you Claudia, 100 words is a tough restriction. I'm glad you liked it.

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  28. SueApril 12, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Such a sad story, and an all too familiar one.

    Lovely.

    =)

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  29. MadgeApril 12, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Thank you Sue, unfortunately it's a hard reality of war. The family members left behind are so strong. Strong to support their soldier, and strong when he/she is lost.

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  30. JoApril 13, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    oh so sad ... reality is harsh thing at times ...
    well written ... this really tugged at my heart

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  31. MadgeApril 13, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Thank you Jo, you're right, reality is harsh at times.

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  32. upinthecosmosApril 14, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    Great write! My brother joined and will most likely be deployed and his wife will be on her own. It's a hard thing for them and their friends and family to deal with but an honorable thing too.
    Stop in and give my blog a read at The Voices Within Unleashed

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  33. Jenny MatlockApril 23, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    I really like the contrasts in this story. Joy and sorrow, past and future.

    Really a perfect little gem of a story.

    Thanks for participating. I like your writing style.

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  34. MadgeApril 23, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Thank you Jenny,
    I'm glad that you have the Centus, it gets me out of the box, stretches me.

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