Misty Rumsley

Joined July 2022

26 stories

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Hey everyone!

For a long time one of my favourite things to do has been to write stories and poems.

I have but one request, please leave a line and honestly tell me what you think of my work, so that I can get even better!

Cheers and enjoy ;)

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The Clock's Mid-life Crisis
There I hung on the wall in the kitchen above the stove. I boasted a silver frame and rise pink numbers and hands. Like all of us I too was a servant of time, counting every hour, minute and second for those who could not do it themselves.
By Misty Rumsley20 days ago in Humor
Happy Birthday?
Carry awoke to an unexpected chill in the house. Wrapping a shawl around her, she hurried out of her room and through the kitchen to the living room, where the remains of last night's blaze were barely glowing in the hearth.
By Misty Rumsley20 days ago in Fiction
Leave The Cookies Out Of It!
Mrs Claudia Banner bit into one of the cookies her daughter-in-law offered her. Her face immediately revealed that there was something not right.
By Misty Rumsley11 months ago in Fiction
The Man
The neighbourhood was still and quiet as a man walked down the street towards his car. His stride was long and even, as if he had no wish to stay on the street a moment longer than he had to.
By Misty Rumsley11 months ago in Fiction
Would You Believe This Was Schoolwork?
Webster grinned and ladled some miso soup into a chipped crockery bowel. "I hope you'll enjoy this simple offering," he said with some magniloquence.
By Misty Rumsleyabout a year ago in Poets
ICE
It's a terrible thing to be cold Coldhearted Cold mannered I didn't smile at you when our eyes chanced to meet I didn't speak the kind word that could have broken the ice lying between us
By Misty Rumsley2 years ago in Poets
Green Blades
I was alive once a seed in the darkness of the dirt hidden away from daylight A blade of grass seems such an insignificant creation
By Misty Rumsley2 years ago in Poets
Blackbird
I saw a blackbird sitting on a reflector post by a lonely road. His feathers were black and shiny, a downy layer over his plump breast. Those who knew him knew his foolish tendencies. Even so, he had acquired a maturity of sorts by his years.
By Misty Rumsley2 years ago in Poets
FLOWER HAIKU
Yesterday I saw these daisies had pink tips Today they do not
By Misty Rumsley2 years ago in Poets
Another Poem About Flowers
Every flower has a voice It loves all bright and beautiful It stands in perfection Gripped by the heart of earth Framed forever in the hope of a new sunrise
By Misty Rumsley3 years ago in Poets
Maddy
Young Maddy shivered though the presence Of others kept her warm Her lips did quiver, her being shake As the ship sailed on through the storm
By Misty Rumsley3 years ago in Poets
War Bird
The pilot slips into his seat He hears the door shut for the last time The co-pilot beside him does greet So shall the war bird go flying
By Misty Rumsley3 years ago in Poets

Misty Rumsley

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The Clock's Mid-life Crisis

Happy Birthday?

Leave The Cookies Out Of It!

The Man

Would You Believe This Was Schoolwork?

ICE

Green Blades

Blackbird

FLOWER HAIKU

Another Poem About Flowers

Maddy

War Bird

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