Resilient, by your side

Eucalyptus (gum) trees in Canberra
Eucalyptus trees, also known as gum trees

As the winter gums
brave the weather’s vagaries,
good friends have your back.

Take solace

Rainbow coloured pashmina shawl
Rainbow shawl, a present from a friend

When distress descends,
watch the radiant joy flowโ€”
rainbow on the wall.

Restraint

โ€œOnly one glassโ€, my weirdo friend had warned. Bollocks. No way Iโ€™d measure my daily pour. I self-shrugged as the glass brushed my moustacheโ€”itโ€™s water for goodnessโ€™ sake.


This is my entry for day 24 of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition. Today’s word: measure.

Competition

Pressure mounted. Sweat beads lined across his forehead, inching downwards, succumbing to gravity. Deafening screams resoundedโ€”friends cheering, haters jeering. Breathless, he cracked the egg over the panโ€”bullโ€™s eye!


This is my entry for day 14 of the Writers Victoria Flash Fiction competition.