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We begin with

Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s writing prompt, Future and d’Verse prompt, zeugma #poetry #childhoodmemories #d’Verse

Frozen in Time

The hands of the clock and the sun in the sky moved slowly during those long, warm days of summer holidays. Other than limited household chores, Cath and I had little to do other than visit the nearby beach, splashing about in the waves and getting sunburned. All summer long our noses and shoulders blistered and peeled. There was no respect for the might of the sun in those days and sun screens were still a twinkle in the inventors eyes. I remember the stinging pain.

Our skin itched from the salt and our feet and toes roughened and sometimes bled from the abrasive sand. As we jumped over, and dived through, the frothy seahorses, the sand collected in the gussets

Continue reading this delightful piece here. https://roberta-writes.com/2024/08/14/roberta-writes-esther-chiltons-writing-prompt-future-and-dverse-prompt-zeugma-poetry-childhoodmemories-dverse/

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Award-winning, bestselling author, Robbie Cheadle, has published fourteen children’s books and three poetry books. Her work also features in several poetry and short story anthologies.

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