Weathered

[thewickedquill]

Title: Weathered
Challenge/Prompt: “Symbol”
Original Fiction
Rating: G
Disclaimer: The words belong to us all, the crafting is mine.
Summary: Years have passed and it no longer shines as it did when she first saw it.
Author's Notes: When I saw this prompt I immediately thought of my grandmother. She used to talk about her marriage, the hardships of the early years, the trials and joys of raising a family and the difficulties of illness later in life, but throughout it all, one thing remained constant; her love and devotion for and to my grandfather and the look of reverence and the soft smile she wore whenever she touched her wedding band. This is for her.

Thank you for the wonderful prompt idea.

 

Weathered

Years have passed and it no longer shines as it did when she first saw it. She smiles softly in remembrance, caressing the band that has weathered the storms of her life. It is cold to the touch but not the mind or heart. It still makes her smile whenever she sees it, touches it.

Remembers him.

It may now have small scratches, somewhat of a worn surface with a web of tiny imperfections, but the metal is strong, round and continuous and signifies the same love and devotion as it did the day he placed it on her finger.

Comments

[sterling]

Very touching. ^_^ Your grandmother sounds like she was a special lady.

Thanks for sharing!

[thewickedquill]

Thank you!

And yes, she was. I can only hope to be half the woman she was. Well, we all have our heroes and role models :)

The sharing part is easy :) I felt immediately welcome here :) Thank *you* for commenting!

[meoryn]

This was such a beautiful piece.

[thewickedquill]

Thank you!

[iamfiction]

Beautiful prose. I always have trouble writing in the present tense, so I tend to avoid it in my fiction. It's nice to see that you can do this so eloquently.

Your grandmother sounds wonderful.

[thewickedquill]

Your comment made me giggle just because I normally have the worst time writing present tense! I tried a fic once that way and did an awful job of it!

This piece was definitely easier due to the word count limitation.

Thank you for the lovely comments. It means a lot.

And yes, my grandmother was a truly remarkable woman :)

[ieune]

How heart-warming! A nice hopeful piece with a strong romantic feel and yet not 'fairytale'. *thumbs up* :)

[thewickedquill]

Thank you for the lovely comments! (sorry for the delay - RL rearing its ugly head *sigh*)