Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Fortuity
As schoolyard beaus they shared a trance-like smile,
‘cross the expanse, mere sight lines through the fence,
Her goal; to reach his heart-space without guile,
To share a glance of innocence (impulsive child)!
By time they reached the ripe, old age of ten they knew,
That friends and soul-mates they would ever be,
In years that followed on those years, they grew
apart, but only geographically.
She chose to travel far abroad and overseas,
He chose the classroom, teaching here in town,
Their letters kept them close, that’d never cease
‘Til she came home, and donned her wedding gown.
Fortuity bestowed a wondrous love to last forever days,
“The rightness eclipsed every mistake made along the way.”
Written for the Speakeasy #158, making reference to the Video / Preview for the film Love in the Time of Cholera, which is based on Gabriel Garcia Márquez’s novel of the same name, and using Janna T’s beautiful words as the last line: “The rightness eclipsed every mistake made along the way.”
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Lighthouse in the Mist, Cape May, NJ
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Home Sweet Home
Opal Reflections 
Such a sweet take on the prompt. (: A true love. We need more poetic tales such as these in this world.
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Thank you.
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Aw, this is so lovely! Beautiful take on the prompts! 🙂
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What a lovely story of true love! I really loved this – it was beautifully written, poetic and had a happy ending. This story really blessed me – it has my vote!
God bless you,
Chery
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Just beautiful!
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that was as lovely and poetic as a Hallmark card. I love that people can be apart knowing where their “north star” is.
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This is sweet! So glad she came back and didn’t stay abroad, or worse, move on to someone else.
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She always intended to come home, and they were never really separated. He was/is her home.
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I have met a few couples who were childhood sweethearts. Some things are just meant to be.
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Yes, Ann. There is something to be said for shared values and history, before one is distracted by worldly experiences. It sounds so corny that I think most people don’t really consider childhood ‘connections’ seriously, and perhaps don’t know what they may have missed (if that makes sense). Thank you for stopping by.
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That was sweet. I’m glad she chose him over her travels. Very beautiful.
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Of course! True Love should always win the day!
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