Srestha Mondal

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

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“Another Fairy Tale” by Srestha Mondal

Submitted to Contest #86

Once upon a time, this was a beautiful Garden.Now, I sit below the broken rib-cage of a tree.I see a skeleton of an arm dangling over my head. Once upon a time, this was a branch. Hope falters in its gaunt, dying fingers like the flickering glow of fading stars in the shroud of night’s darkness. Once upon a time, those were its twigs. Foolish little fingers they are, still waiting for that touch, the touch of the Hand of Life. Years have passed, those silly twigs should have given up already, like the rest of the Garden, like me. They should...

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“The Last September” by Srestha Mondal

Submitted to Contest #84

September tiptoes into my room.The golden rays of the Autumn sunshine peep in silently, through the open window, overlooking my beautiful garden. The gentle Autumn breeze whispers into my ears, distant songs of a nameless bird and unheard tales of the rustling leaves of gold. I see the trees in my garden adorned with white blossoms, their fragrance bringing back memories of the last September.Suddenly, September comes to a standstill. I hear him, I hear him playing the flute. It’s been a long time. I haven’t heard him play since last Septemb...

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