Tag Archives: hope

10th December 2013 – nest

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Liz Terry

Branches stripped bare reveal its black shadow against the pale grey sky. A Spring-built, careful little bundle of sticks, moss and hope. Now it hangs abandoned, its usefulness spent, waiting for its time to come again.

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5th November 2013 – chocolate Labrador

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Liz Terry

A woman bustles past him in a hurry. His tail wags halfheartedly as she passes, hoping for a friendly pat. He looks crestfallen for a second, then resumes his watch on the shop door.

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24th August 2013 – black dog

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Liz Terry

He lies on the dashboard, his back pressed against the windscreen. His head flops disconsolately onto his front paws. His sorrowful eyes gaze at the pub entrance, all hope lost. A fog of depression fills the parked car.

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29th April 2013 – bench

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Liz Terry

It looks so shiny and new. A deep chestnut-brown bench. Yet it sits on the bed of chipped-stone gravel we made for it as if it’s been there for ever. Our hope of a summer days outside resides in its … Continue reading →

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24th April 2013 – hospital

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Liz Terry

In the entrance sits a woman in a wheelchair. She looks thin and grey, holding a small cup of water in her hand. Our eyes meet and we smile. A moment of human contact, comforting for us both, I hope.

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19th April 2013 – willow man

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Liz Terry

Striding confidently towards Bridgewater, he stretches his arms wide. Arms outstretched for freedom, for love, and in hope for the new millennium. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Man

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