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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello Juma, how beautifully expressed. You can feel Bella in her darkest moment – that of being alone, being isolated, feeling the panic as it eats away at everything that gives her hope. We are suddenly lifted when Daniel is reached. And I love the end where Daniel uses the Apple Tree, a bridge that reaches out to connect, to restore. Finally, we feel the hug, the kiss, the handshake, the human… Read more »
Eric, your comment is like a poem itself. You made my day. Thank you.
A wonderful story, Juma. So much emotion; I want to reach out and reassure her!
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you so much Sandra. I’m pleased that you read my story. I tried to pretend that I was Bella, far from home and frightened. What would I want?
Very refreshing read.
Beautifully written, Juma. It was so relatable. The fear, insecurity and loneliness was presented very nicely. The hope instilled at the ending was necessary.
The portion I loved the most was:
Life returns. Spring returns. Bella will return. The age-old cycles will hold.The poem, of course, was wonderful.
Thank you so much for writing this.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA lovely story and, at this time, very relatable. I think we all need a Daniel in our lives! Great to read.
The story was emotionally pleasing, but the piece de resistance was the poem. A perfect culmination to an on-going love story.
Thank you so much, Susan, for your wonderful comment. I worked on that poem for a long time, so I’m extra glad that you enjoyed it.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleYou have managed to paint a lovely and realistic picture of a person’s unfortunate situation because of the virus. It’s sad and poetic at the same time. As a reader, one feels both Bella’s emotional and physical loneliness. The poetic description of her situation is stressed by the fact that it is a poem that gives her comfort at the end. The beautiful poem reminds me of Rumi’s “Come to the Orchard… Read more »
Ah, Rumi. Light and wine and sweethearts in the pomegranate flowers. If you do not come, these do not matter. If you do come, these do not matter. (Coleman Barks translation) What a thrill to have my poem mentioned in the same breath as Rumi’s. I think Bella and Daniel would probably be Rumi fans. I know I am. Thank you so much, Christer. Your comments mean a lot.
Ha. I knew you were a fine poet, Juma. And, what an ending, rich in floral and nautical metaphors.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleHello Juma, I really love your story. It bears something that connects directly to the heart of the reader. I really feel the loneliness of Bella, the fear and the panic but something changes when Daniel reaches Bella. Life returns, Spring returns. Bella will return. I love it 🙂