Penny Neer

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“With This Ring” by Penny Neer

Submitted to Contest #239

Rivers of tears flooded the highways of happy wrinkles mapping Ted’s face. The well worn path to the massive white oak was not far, but the weight of grief and regret threatened to snap Ted’s beautiful red oak cane. His search for signs from his late wife Lois slowed his pace.Beneath the oak, a wooden bench with a faded etching beckoned: ‘Return and Rest.’ However, it was no longer sturdy enough to support even the old widower’s thin frame. Ted placed his cane against the familiar trunk and patted the grizzled bark.Oakley, with wrinkles of h...

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