Saturday, April 18, 2015

Pigeon



He was a messenger of love, carrying letters from one place to another. Lovestruck prince and princesses who were separated by distance, scribbled their thoughts in perfumed pages, attaching them to the Pigeon. He was quicker than the public postal system. The Pigeon loved his job too. Every time he saw the smile on the recipients' faces, he felt satisfied.

"It's our anniversary. Will you return early tonight?" the Pigeon's wife requested.

"I don't know. I have to do my job too," he answered brusquely.

He went on distributing love everywhere. His wife kept on waiting for her share.


This 99 word fiction is shared with Blogging from A to Z April Challenge - P.


37 comments:

  1. beautiful.. :)

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  2. awww....the sad story a committed husband who devotes time to work, more than to family!

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  3. What an ironic tale it is..! Sad, yet true!

    Cheers

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  4. I just went imagining how life used to be those days, without any formal means of communication.

    Good thoughts.

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  5. awwww Poor Mrs. Pigeon. Very cute :)
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  6. Ode to the pigeon ... one of my favourite symbolic birds ... smiles ... Love, cat.

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  7. interesting to read this from POV of the pigeons..made me smile. Hope Mr P wakes up soon and realsies there is more to life than work

    zannierose A-Z visitor

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  8. Sometimes one might be too busy attending to other matters without realising the priority at home. Interestingly written. :)

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  9. A lesson for all you men (and men pigeons)! Very cleverly done in 99 words.

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  10. Heart warming story, Amrit. A beautifully penned that teaches us a lot about loving freely:)

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  11. Proliferating love depriving his sweet heart.Nice.

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  12. This piece says a great deal within its innocence. Wonderful, Amrit,

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  13. Powerful indeed Amrit... Again, few words and so many locked in them.. Loved it!

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  14. Ah! How could he forget to give his wife her share of happiness! Lovely post Amrit :)

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  15. Oh Amrit,this is so awesome. A wonderful allegory. Indeed as often happens we are so busy working or doing other things that we forget to leave love at home for those who need it most. Great!

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  16. This is a great story with a message for keeping work life balance :)

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  17. Reminds me of people in the IT industry. Haha!

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