Jack and the Beanstalk 5/5
The beans gave us excitement for the future. Some optimism. Spring turned to Summer and Jack tended his earth like a worker at Kew. He sat outside for hours just staring at them, seeds of ideas growing in his head.
Jack's sorrow laden screams woke me this morning.
The open front door revealed Jack's plants. Pulled out. Snapped. Roots trodden on. Who could do this? I went out. The washing up bowl below in the carpark.
I clasp Jack close to my chest and see over his shoulder, Mr Blunderbore coming to collect this week's money.
I want to jump.
- Category: Satire & Parodies
- Tags: dreams children motherhood
3 comments add one below
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Lisa Williams over 7 years ago
Oh am v pleased! (Same story continues next week in Jack the Giant Slayer) X
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Neville Hunt over 7 years ago
Just got back from my course and this was in my feed. Thanks, Lisa, you delivered as promised. Great Drabble series again...and you've topped 100... congratulations. :-) (But am I imagining that you'd already got up to around 140... and then perhaps deleted some?...or is the pressure of learning going to my head? :-(
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Lisa Williams over 7 years ago
None deleted. I think I'm maybe showing more than actually published as I've got them scheduled?
Thank you. Hope it went well. And enjoy your w'end X
