On Receipt of Bad News
For the dialogue poetry challenge
I’m so sorry darling.
Did we have rain today?
Did she say how it happened?
No, she didn’t say.
You must be devastated.
The garden looks quite dry.
It’s such a shock for everyone.
Oh goodness, don’t you cry.
When did we last visit him?
Will it rain tonight?
I remember there were bluebells out.
The forecast says it might.
Do you remember how we laughed?
Could you pass the butter?
That article you read aloud?
Can’t reach past all this clutter.
I can’t believe he’s really gone.
This meat is very tough.
I’m sorry, I’m just…. Quite upset.
I think I’ve had enough.
Will there be a funeral?
We’ll find out from his daughter.
I’ll have to get your jacket pressed.
The garden needs some water.
Oh sod the plants, at times like this!
You’d let the garden die?
It will be fine for just one night!
With temperatures so high?
Do you even feel at all?
Some rain is what it needs.
You care for flowers more than him!
I grew them from his seeds.
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