GOLDEN DAWN
I got the telephone call on a day that the whole country had been thrown into confusion. Mom, please come get me. I want to come home.
The horror that hit the country caused all flights to be cancelled. Half of the country lie between my son and me. How to get there, how to reach him, how to answer the call.
Three days passed filled with frantic waiting and at last I was on a flight to New Orleans. I rented a car and he met me at the airport.
We drove and drove across our magnificent country. We ate smelly fast food, we listened to each other’s music, we laughed and avoided talking about what caused our estrangement. Finally early one morning, with the golden sun in our eyes, the end of our long drive home was in sight as was the beginning of the last year of his life.
Thanks for taking the time to read,
This is written in response to Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, https://scvincent.com/2017/01/05/thursday-photo-prompt-goldt/
My first stop after travelling six hours home was here… Me oh my and how Bernadette does fly. An excellent response, a poignant piece with a punch to the gut. How your wings have formed to lift you to another level. Here is to a successful 2017🍷💛
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Here’s to both of us – may the new year bring us both health and happiness and more time to share our creativity. Thanks for your thoughtful response.
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Honest response. X
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Beautifully expressed. I felt it all, entering a great union in the ending….
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What a beautifully poignant post. God bless. x
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‘Poignant’ is the right word, I think here. Thank you, Bernadette.
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Thanks for opportunity to write it.
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Oh, my. I think I want to hear more. Powerful in its brevity. Wow.
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Thanks for taking the time to read and your encouragement.
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This touched my heart profoundly. I smile 😊
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Excellent post! I could feel both the urgency & the elation in your words. Powerful.
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Heartbreaking as well as warming. Simple. Direct. Real. 🙂
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Such a poignant story.
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Excellent post, Bernadette.
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Thank you for sharing this, Bernadette. Sending you love ❤
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Bernadette, this is a page-turner, to be sure. It touched me with sadness, yet left me wanting to know more because there’s a powerful sense of healing in your ability to share the story. 🙂
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I can only tell the story in fits and starts and it has been 14 years. Thanks for taking the time to read and your thoughtfulness.
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So very poignantly penned, Bernadette! ❤
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This was gut wrenching and wrapped me in sadness – but in a good way. In a, I want to reach across the country and give you a hug, way. ❤
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Hug received and appreciated.
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Holy Cow, Bernadette! That had all the feels…oh my gosh. It just made me so sad. You are an amazing writer! 🙂 ((Hugs))
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I was hoping this wasn’t a true story because it’s so sad. I see from the other comments that it must be. I’m so sorry. I hope by writing about it it’ll help you heal. ((Hugs again)) I didn’t mean to be cavalier in my earlier comment. 🙂
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Lisa, you were not cavalier. When you communicate with other writers you never know…
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Very moving… makes one want to read more.. Diane
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So much love and longing in this post, Bernadette.
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This brought tears to my eyes and questions to my mind.
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Beautiful as well as heartfelt ❤
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Thank you for sharing this. It is so poignant.
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How sad was this. I was thoroughly convinced it was true and written from first hand knowledge. If so I’m really sorry. If not then you’re a writer of extreme skill.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Thank you David. Yes, it is autobiographical.
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Hi Bernadette, I love this piece of writing as the emotions it engenders in just a few words are incredibly powerful. I shows the beauty of the written word in that even as far away as Scotland my heart and mind were captured and I too wanted to give you a huge hug. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for your very special comment.
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I really enjoyed this, a sad but happy ending!
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