A Writer Is Born

The Life Of Elenore 2

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Milly's Bargain Store

Prompt: Perfect Days Grow In Mysterious Ways

Elenore Saga Part: 7

I'm going shopping for the baby today

We get to go into town

My body is changing in the motherly way

My belly is getting slightly round

We want to go get a cradle

For our baby to be

But don't comes the ladle

Of whether it's a he or she

We are almost to the fork

That takes us to our destination

I'm about to pop like a cork

As we get close to the station

We pull up to "Milly's Store"

They always have a good bargain

Depending on what the cradle sells for

I may also get a playpen

My excitement is overflowing

My black hair is pulled into a pretty bun

The wildflowers are growing

And soaking up the warm sun

Up ahead, I see my dear friend Susan

As she walks up the street

I greet my old friend

Her smile is warm and sweet

I'm giddy like a child

It's been so long

The weather is mild

The birds tweet their lovely song

Susan asks about the baby

We both begin to chat

She's so excited for me

I told her I feel so fat

Our giggling must have upset Charles

Because he shooed us both long

Susan began to purr

And sang the baby a song

I saw the perfect cradle

Made out of the finest pine

I looked at the label

The price was only nine ninty-nine

Bless be to Jesus we had more than enough

I said goodbye to my oldest friend

And loaded up the baby's stuff

The day ended perfectly

As I kissed my loves cheek

I'm utterly happy

I dare not speak

Thank you, Charles, for a beautiful day

I couldn't ask God for more

I'm so proud to be your wife

You're beautiful, Elenore

A.D. Small

May 19, 2023

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A Pivoted Heart

Prompt: A Mother's Preparations May Lead To Accusations!

Elenore Saga Part: 8

The spring day brings out energy

As I sweep the dusty floor

I'm cleaning for the baby to be

That's swiftly growing in my core

I finished all the sweeping

Then I get ready to mop

Charles is still sleeping

The excitement makes me pop

I can't believe I'm having our baby

A true miracle at last

I think to myself that maybe

That time is moving so fast

I rearranged some of the house

And admire my hard work

I'm as quiet as a mouse

I don't want my husband's ears to perk

I start dusting to get rid of some of the gloom

The air is smelling brighter

As I finish up the room

I start to feel lighter

Clumsy me knocked over an old box

That sits on top of the fireplace

My stomach locks

As I pick it up with grace

My poor heart pivots

As my eyes find the proof

In front of the fire it sits

Like an ugly truth

My eyes brim with tears

As I read the ugly words

All of these years

Fly away like a flock of birds

I musn't act hasty just yet

Until I know the facts

There's an explanation I bet

Of these heinous acts

My teeth I start to grit

Oh, please Charles, tell me this ain't so

I will give you every benefit

That only time will know

My heart forever belongs to you

I thought your's was the same

This cannot be true

As a true lover's flame

A.D. Small

January 24, 2024

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Dear Diary

Prompt: Oh, What A Beautiful Day To Face The Music!

Elenore Saga Part: 9

Well hello, my dearest diary

It's me Elenore,

I need to pour out what's inside me

Like never before

It's been two days since I found those letters

I had to have time to think

Inside my emotions stir

My heavy heart starts to sink

I decided to talk to him tonight at dinner

The thought eats at my soul

I feel like a distraught sinner

That got swallowed up in this hole

Seeing her family crest fills my eyes with tears

I smell betrayal in the air

It mingles with my fears

And may bring out true despair

Oh, my poor soul, feels shattered

I pray to God it can't be true

I thought what we had mattered

But, I guess it didn't to you

A.D. Small

January 26, 2024

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She Knows

Prompt: The Truth Gets Thrown To The Ground!

Elenore Saga Part: 10

The smell of pot roast simmers on hot coals

My belly grumbles in anticipation

Elenore begins to bake the rolls

My mind is screaming, with debation

For, twas' this morning, she said we needed to talk

My soul, automatically froze

My brain, went into shock

Oh, dear God, I wonder if she knows

My past, has come back to haunt me

Oh God, what am I going to do

Oh despair, you taunt me

Now, I'm about to lose you

We eat, in utter silence

I feel like I can't take it anymore

My nerves are so tense

She throws the letters on the floor

The pain, in her eyes, kills me

She calmly whispers, I want the truth

Please Charles, make me see

Before you lies the proof

Sadly, I cry out, oh Elenore I'm sorry

For destroying your trust

She doesn't mean anything to me

She wasn't worth hurting us

Will you ever be able to forgive me

For all that I've done

For, it was because of she

That this saga begun

A.D.Small

January 27,2024

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To Love

Prompt: The Signs Of Love

I make love to you, but let me be more specific

I use my hands to paint each hieroglyphic

I draw each line on your body

I paint each curve feeling naughty

I captivate your mind but let me tell you why

I'm completely drawn to you like Venus was drawn to the sky

Inside that black velvet he painted each one

Then the lighting of the stars begun

Our souls are entangled together forever

Carrying the lightest weight like a feather

It moves oceans and mountains as well

I knew all of this the moment that I fell

A.D. Small

January 30, 2021

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To Fall

In my mind I see you

A different kind of human

Like looking through a stained view

And thus it began

A strong powerful beauty

Deeper than the biggest ravine

The maddest kind of sanity

That this world's ever seen

Bigger than any ocean

And stronger than the deepest tide

That's how it began

On this whiplashing ride

You move me deep to my core

As I lay fighting for every breath

Leaving my soul twisting for more

Until there's nothing left

In agony I fall deeper into this crevice

Until I hit the cold floor

Like a thief I steal each kiss

Until I can't take anymore

You are my mountain

My rock, my river, and my fountain

I would leap into that pit every time

Because I know at the end of this rhyme

You will be waiting...

A.D. Small

October 27, 2022

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To Suffocate

If I could turn back the time when clocks stopped

I feel like I'd be able to put the pieces back together like I was on top

To let you go and move on makes it hard to inhale

Like using all your might to grab a hold of something that's gone stale

I will remember you're presence it was strong here

You had a way of making things move with only one gear

Like glue on ivory you held things together

You'd be able to light a candle with a wet match you were very clever

Time moves slow now like a ant down a hill

Echoes of laughter now stand still

The beings that use to exist now feel small

The sorrows that ponder carry me down the hall

I wanted to tell you to be strong but, I was scared

I wanted to scream at you to fight but, I just stared

The words bottled within but, they did not fall out of my lips

But they just lied dying like cold, fingertips

I was sad and weak and broken

The words died inside of me uttered but, not spoken

I always beat myself up over the bruises in life

Just a sad little girl, staring at a kitchen knife

I want to be like the person you was a long time ago

Before life took over and became a s**t show

But still, I push forward and only the Lord knows why

And still I sit with the thoughts that eat me alive

Because one day I know I'll surpass the hate that breaks me

Then maybe dear Jesus I'll be free

A.D. Small

November 18, 2018