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It was supposed to be a castle with drawbridges, crenulated towers,
battlements and embrasures. Within this impenetrable fortress would grow
an enchanting garden with bluebells erupting everywhere and daisies peeping
behind curtains of honeysuckled festooned hedges.
Instead stood a rusting gate with paint peeling off and the dilapidated
yard was overgrown with weeds. The house
itself was crumbling from inside, the roof tiles were dangerously loose with the
doors and windows broken.
He sits in front of the monitor and reads. Groaning he deletes all the text and starts
typing, this time aiming to build the castle of his dreams.
To pass through the Friday Fictioneer's gate and visit their castles of dreams go here.
There are days when those castles can be seen from a distance, standing strong. While on other days I feel the need to take a demolition crew and raze those buildings to the ground. Sanding nervously waiting for visitors, welcome to my abode and please sign on the guest register on the way out.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers Word Count : 100.
To pass through the Friday Fictioneer's gate and visit their castles of dreams go here.
There are days when those castles can be seen from a distance, standing strong. While on other days I feel the need to take a demolition crew and raze those buildings to the ground. Sanding nervously waiting for visitors, welcome to my abode and please sign on the guest register on the way out.
Excellent. Very vivid images.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joy I am glad you liked it.
DeleteDear Subroto,
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what he's going through as my monitor stares back at me, daring me to writing something meaningful. Thank goodness for the backspace key.
Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Each time and every time Rochelle but we will keep on building that castle :-)
DeleteI think all writers can relate to this one.
ReplyDeleteSo it's not just me then :-)
DeleteThanks for reading and commenting Irene
I'm sure that I deleted a lot more than I've actually kept. Good story, great descriptions. And now I want to go build my own castle...
ReplyDeleteGreat I hope to visit your castle too. Thanks for reading and commenting GaH
DeleteThings don't always turn out as we plan, but we keep trying. Great description, Subroto. Well done. :) --- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne I am glad you liked it.
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