Monday, April 13, 2026

After Another Funeral

Letters of Transit

Daisy's green light

a black bird made of lead


motive for murder

or hopeless infidelity

wasting time

chasing distractions and detours


as the green light recedes

there is only

this moment

the journey

not the destination





#vss365 prompt: letters

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  1. Mirka BreenApril 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM

    Beautiful, Barbara. My favorite line, "Daisy's green light"--ap apt and also loaded.

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    1. Barbara EtlinApril 14, 2026 at 1:04 PM

      Thanks, Mirka. The prompt started me writing about literary MacGuffins but it changed to something much more profound because I had gone to an elderly aunt's funeral.

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