The morning mist of light rain chills the damp air. The sprinkles fall like fairy dust.
Somber moans of grief echoing in the silence mimic the sound of metal thumps.
Our hearts shattered into aching pieces with memories of her kindly, gentle spirit.
The dark holes of fragmented pieces felt in each of us.
Grandmother would have called this a celebration of her life.
‘No tears, no sorrow for my death, just joyful memories of my days,’ she’d say.
Grandmother’s friends were remembering her vibrant life.
A dark hole of broken hearts forever silences her wise words in the end.
2021©Isadora De La Vega
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Genre: Flash Fiction
Word Count: 100 words
Photo:©Ted Strutz
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*****The elderly continue to be the biggest victims of this dreaded pandemic that we’re still in the midst of experiencing. My daughter is a counselor at a hospice hospital in Albany, NY. The deaths are staggering. Please get vaccinated and wear masks.
Inside the Mind of Isadora 
August 16, 2021 at 8:54 pm
This is beautiful, Isadora. We celebrate the life they lived and how they touched us.
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August 18, 2021 at 8:14 pm
HI Dale,
Sorry about the delay in responding. WP issues again. I think I’m at the point of dropping blogging from my life. It should be enjoyable. Now, I feel like I’m in school constantly learning their ever-changing s–t.
Thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, family and loved ones leave memories and soft hugs in our hearts. Have a wonderful day … Be safe 😷 Isadora😎
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August 18, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Hi Isadora,
Please do not worry. I feel you, my friend. So many people are fed up. It’s beyond annoying their trying to push their crap on you. I am still using the classic (through the admin page) and hopefully they do not remove that option because I am not gonna adapt.
Have a wonderful evening!
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August 19, 2021 at 6:10 pm
Hola Dale,
I was going to do the Classic from the plugins but read somewhere it’s only until 2022. Then, it will be discontinued. I may just do it so I can have enough time to save my posts and let my followers know I’ll be shutting down. It’s a shame they don’t have two types of posting methods. Oh well … WOW it’s FF posting time. YIKES …!!! Be Safe 😷
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August 19, 2021 at 6:47 pm
No, no, no! NOT from the plugins. I refuse to pay for that. And when they change, I shall also be leaving. I am fed up with their obliging us to follow along. We writers want to write and maybe insert an image here or there. Nothing else. Stop making us jump through hoops.
I’m not doing the FF this week or next (next, I’ll be on vacay!)
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August 19, 2021 at 6:51 pm
I sure wish we could picket with sign. I’d be right beside you. 👍🏻 Have a FUN VACA … we all need to recharge from time to time. XOXO
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August 19, 2021 at 7:24 pm
Yeah!
And thank you! xoxo
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August 16, 2021 at 4:40 am
Grandma was a good soul and it makes perfect sense that they are grieving her absence rather than listening to her instructions before she passed on. Their hearts are anguished and their ears have gone deaf.
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August 18, 2021 at 8:21 pm
Thank you for a very insightful comment. I believe people enjoy funerals because they can reminisce on the way the person touched their lives. Grandma may have thought it would have been less painful for them but it isn’t always so. Have a great week. Be Safe 😷Isadora 😎
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August 18, 2021 at 10:59 pm
You’re very welcome and I hope the same for you, Isadora ❤ 🙂
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August 15, 2021 at 8:33 pm
Queirda Isadora,
When we lose someone we love, we can’t help but sorrow even as we celebrate that life. Well said. Fully vaccinated in our home.
Shalom y abrazos,
Rochelle
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August 16, 2021 at 5:39 pm
Querida Rochelle,
It’s always difficult to say goodbye to those we love.
During this pandemic, many have had to say goodbye too soon.
Gracias … bravo on the shots … stay safe 😷
Isadora 😎
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August 15, 2021 at 2:48 pm
Lovely few words, and Grandmother is so correct in her attitude and understanding of life.
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August 15, 2021 at 5:23 pm
Thank you, James. This story is fiction but my great-grandmother was a Taino indian who spoke wise words.
Stay Safe 😷 Isadora 😎
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August 14, 2021 at 9:50 pm
Even a celebration of life can be heart breaking. A much loved person snatched away unexpectedly won’t be let go easily. Beautiful story.
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August 15, 2021 at 1:01 pm
There are some lives worthy of celebrating even if our hearts are aching.
Loss is never easy. Thanks you GHL for commenting. Have a wonderful week …
Stay Safe 😷 Isadora 😎
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August 13, 2021 at 10:19 pm
The truth of it is that funerals are celebrations for the living. The dead don’t get to choose how it happens.
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August 15, 2021 at 1:06 pm
I’ve always felt that funerals are for the family left behind in sorrow. Some things can be made known to family before death but the dead don’t know if it was followed. Thought provoking comment, Neil. Thanks for visiting. Stay Safe 😷 Isadora 😎
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