Who shines the stars?

who shines the stars in the sky when they start to get dull?
who keeps the moon dust and cobwebs from stealing their light?
because every star is bound to lose its shine, it's just what happens over time.
there must be someone working hard to keep them looking bright.

who is assigned to diligently perform this celestial chore?
who is the one who prides himself on a well lit heaven?
there are nights when I look up and the sky doesn't quite seem bright enough
and I think to myself, it must be time to shine the stars again

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This blog is a response to the 100 Word Challenge from Velvet Verbosity.

A very close call

"Why'd ya do it?" She asked as she carefully inspected his wounds. His right leg was bloody where a round went through just above the knee. Another round hit his left hand and tore it up badly. It's a good thing he gave up playing the saxophone.

The least painful of his wounds was by far the scariest. A bullet had grazed his left ear but left only a small scratch above his eye. It could have been much worse.

"So why'd ya do it?", she asked again.

He smirked, "I dunno. I guess I was bored."

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This blog is a response to the 100 Word Challenge from Velvet Verbosity.

You will eventually fail

He gets passing grades and he doesn’t even have to try

He is content with second-best because he knows it will get him by

But the one thing he may never learn

is that some things have to be earned

And you will eventually fail if your goal is only to survive

Our dream must be for more than simply being comfortable in life

We will not persevere very long without a better future in mind

Sometimes the best thing you can become

is discontent with what you’ve known

You will eventually fail if your goal is only to survive

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This blog is a response to the 100 Word Challenge from Velvet Verbosity.

 

Just Enough

Monthly mortgage payment on a three bed, one bath fixer-upper: $750

  Food to feed six growing young kids and a small dog for the next four weeks: $300

  Car payment on a ten year old rusty excuse for a family van: $175

  Minimum payment on a school loan for an education in career field with no job openings: $100

  A tank of gas to get the kids to school, their parents to work 

 and the whole family to church on Sunday: $60

  Just enough money left over for a soda, a bag of popcorn and a movie from Redbox: Priceless

 

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This blog is a response to the 100 Word Challenge from Velvet Verbosity.

leaving busted

“Come on! Get on the bus, Ted.”

Sara was so excited to finally be leaving that she was starting to get tired of waiting.

She was tired of sixteen years of fighting. She was tired of shallow conversation and empty promises.

She was tired of pretending she was happy when she just wanted to leave.

And she was tired of sitting on a bus in the station waiting for Ted to get on.

Sara knew that as soon as the bus pulled out of that little town and carried her far away from her parent’s house, she would be ok.

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This short story is a response to Velvet Verbosity's 100 Word Challenge where the prompt this week is "busted"