September 22nd - Wednesday Writing Essentials

There are leaves outside, oak and maple, like scraps of brown paper torn from the string. I caught a chihuahua snuffling them till squirrels chased it away. The dog belonged to nine-year-olds walking past shouting May-Day in September. One, two, three kids; three-hundred leaves; one dog.

Breezes blow the leaf-dust high and sunlight shines in its spiral like a candle in the wind. He wrote the song this month, changed the words for her.

Gusts blew a red skirt and ashes of dreams, like brown paper torn from the string. We never knew what lay inside; still mourn its demise.

Prompts for Wednesday Writing Essentials September 22, 2010

• Mention something significant that happened on the day you write your gwwe piece. Find a listing of significant events here. Or tap your own resources.
• Include three seemingly non-important details such as the weather, the time the sun rose, the phase of the moon, the breed of dog or other animal that appears in your submission, etc.
• Use the phrase: “…one, two, three…”
• tag with gwwe
• submit by Tuesday, September 28^th for inclusion in next week’s column

Elton John released the Diana tribute, “Candle in the Wind 1997,” on 22^nd September 1997