Thursday, February 17, 2022

Week in Seven Words #578

This covers the week of 2/14/21 - 2/20/21.

ache
We used to sit in this room with its floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and the lamplight on the red couch.

belly
They don't have sleds, but they do have bellies, so they slide down the hill head first, eyes squinting against the dazzle of sunlight on snow.

glimpses
Beyond the dense branches there's light, white and faintly purple.

moved
The silence of snow falling. At the bus stop, he says a brief prayer.

perching
She's gained access to the roof, and from there, she feeds birds.

unbroken
The fact that I have a good night's sleep is worth commenting on. I don't take it for granted.

wobble
Without his job, his days have turned to jello.