Hayley Penn

Karen's Shoe

Karen walked around the side of the house to see the small stone path her mother had laid so many years back. She took careful steps on the crumbling rock as she meandered through the empty trees. At the end of the path was an opening to a small local pond, everyone’s favorite summer cool down spot. The crunch in her step let her know the change in seasons was over; winter would be here for a while, and long would it be before she felt a light-hearted warmth again.