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The Elders' League

A humorous cinquain chain celebrating the extraordinary powers of ordinary elders

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 4 months ago โ€ข Updated 4 months ago โ€ข 1 min read
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This World Elder Awareness Day, we pay tribute to those who are most deserving, yet, at times, sadly forgotten.ย 

Many have gone one step beyond and embraced powers that stretch our imagination.ย They've survived every sequel.

Come find out what they can do.

๐Ÿ”‘โœจ๐Ÿฐโœจ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ๐Ÿช“โœจ๐Ÿ‘ตโœจ๐Ÿ‘ดโœจ๐Ÿ†

Super Gran

She finds them all

Missing keys and remotes

Treasures beneath the curtain's fall

And wall.

๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง‡

Super Feed

"Eat! Chew!" "Eat! Chew!"

Bites at the heart of all.

Scones, cakes and waffle treats that strike

Too full.

๐Ÿ”‘โœจ๐Ÿฐโœจ๐Ÿ”ฎโœจ๐Ÿช“โœจ๐Ÿ‘ตโœจ๐Ÿ‘ดโœจ๐Ÿ†

Sooth Say

Old Gran who knows

But keeps the knowledge caged,

Even as it grows hardened wings

And flies.

๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿช“

Battle Axe

Tough one fights on

So the rest fight ever

Trials defeated, lessons gathered

And learned.ย 

๐Ÿ‘ตโš”๏ธ๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ‘ดโš”๏ธ๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ‘ตโš”๏ธ๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ‘ดโš”๏ธ๐Ÿช“๐Ÿ‘ต

The Elders

League of Toughness

Powers without the capes

That push all on and sustain life.

For all.

For Mikeydred's June challenge

Mirrors of the Mindย by Michelle Liew is a collection of psychological and supernatural short stories that explore the quiet unease beneath ordinary moments. These are not tales of spectacle, but of subtle fracture โ€” where memory distorts, silence speaks, and the self is not always singular. In these stories, what is unseen often carries the greatest weight, and what lingers is not what is shown, but what is felt.

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About the Creator

Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin