Tag: prose poem

• FATHER AND SON

  

  A PROSE POEM:   A shallow stream with a pebbled carpet, Dapples of sunlight on a shimmering surface. Bare feet cooled in ripples of water, Shouts and laughter and joyful splashes. A father and a son joined in play, A precious moment clutched from memory.   Quiet descends on a father alone, A shadow of…

  Iain Kelly

  20/02/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  blood, child, creative writing, Death, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, infant, literature, memory, poem, poetry, Prose, prose poem, red, river, Short Story, son, story, stream, suicide, sun, sunlight, water, Writing, writing prompt

• THE DYING LIGHT

  My life gathered round. Eve, the passionate glowing flames, lightening the dark. Martha and Olivia, flickering young embers floating playfully. Mother and father, wisps of smoke dissipating. The campfire warmth fades. A life that burned brightly ends. The cold shadow of night envelops. Farewell, sweet Earth. I drift away. Written for the Scottish Book Trust’s monthly 50-word Fiction…

  Iain Kelly

  10/03/2017

  50 Word Fiction, creative writing, Flash Fiction, poem

  50 Word Fiction, campfire, dark, Death, embers, Fiction, flames, Flash Fiction, life, light, mood piece, poem, prose poem, scottish book trust, Writing, writing prompt