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Daily Lit Deviations for May 22^nd, 2012

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Poetry

_{Featured by LiliWrites}
The Day After the FuneralHer Husky arises every few minutes,
in order to expose different parts of its mottled coat
to the flickering fire,
the dog turns in a lazy stop-start orbit
of fur and slurry-jawed yawns.
Beside the same dying flames,
a leather-bound Bible rests
on my Grandmothers lap,
an hour or so ago
the old rocking chair creak
fell silent,
now her head of silver hair
slouches to a side,
bifocals searching for escape
from the tip of her wrinkled nose,
the slow purr of her outward breath
makes a comforting sign
of late-evening life.
I should really venture out
to the dark dewy fields,
out to the open night stars,
to gather more wood,
out to the cold midnight breeze
that chimes the patio flutes
and scratches the screen doors itch,
but not before I finish this job I started,
listing the names
of the dead I know, (or once knew)
on old writing paper I found today,
in my Grandfathers study,
a list far too long for a boy my age,
a list whose names now include his.
The Day After the Funeral by brassteeth

<sub>The author uses exquisite detail and quiet
foreshadowing to paint a picture of grief as few witness it.


Featured by: betwixtthepages</sub>
18After midnight, as my home's dreams
sifted apurpose through the floorboards,
I found paint and tiredness stowed in the
way-back of the kitchen cupboard. You
might have told me you were hungry
or pained.
"18" by TaylorFails

_{Secrets kept are hearts broken, and according
to TaylorFails, even our homes know how to
keep their secrets hidden well around us.    With
beautiful word choice and imagery, 18
challenges readers to take a second look at
their relationships.}

Prose

_{Suggested by LadyofGaerdon
Featured by doodlerTM}
promisedi'm not mine to give,
anymore.
promised by Avallynh

<sub>From the suggester: "Simple, sad and eloquent."


Suggested by Nichrysalis
Featured by doodlerTM</sub>

A Thing Now: A Two Sentence Story by tonepainter

<sub>A beautiful and rambling piece of fiction -
and it really is only two sentences long.


Featured by doodlerTM</sub>
:thumb300472061:
a fictional story by Robschach13

_{The author is sure to state several times that
the story is fictional - but could it be describing a
possible real person? A very thought-provoking piece.}



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