photo by Samuel Zeller
They gathered to watch the funeral procession high above the bustling street. Whispered conversations on politics, movies, and recipes filled the space scored by piped-in ambient soft Rock. They gathered to watch the funeral procession for someone already forgotten.
kat ~ 10 March 2016
A short, short story in response to the 3 Line Tale Challenge based on the photo above by Samuel Zeller for Sonya of only 100 words. Read other tales or enter your own HERE.
like mercury colliding... 
March 10th, 2016 at 1:15 pm
A great take Kat!
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March 10th, 2016 at 1:40 pm
Thanks Ritu. 🙂
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March 10th, 2016 at 2:50 pm
Very realistic! Great take!
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March 10th, 2016 at 2:56 pm
Thank you! With the recent loss of former First Lady Nancy Reagan I imagine this scene to be played out in real life. Those attending the spectacle who use her funeral as a social event. 😕
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March 10th, 2016 at 2:59 pm
‘Social event’…that’s really accurate! I’ve seen people at funerals (when they gather at the house later on) with attire and mannerism that the place has no hint of mourning (at least a little bit) but like any other luncheon or dinner.
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March 10th, 2016 at 3:03 pm
Exactly! Sad really. 😕
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March 10th, 2016 at 5:18 pm
Ouch, the slight tweak to the first line does a lot of damage! Brilliant stuff again, Kat 🙂
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March 10th, 2016 at 6:25 pm
Thanks Sonya!
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March 10th, 2016 at 6:47 pm
Your piece is sad but truthful. I remember many funerals, people don’t often talk about the person passed on, but about other things, it’s about catching up with relatives and old friends. Yes, perhaps, they’ve already forgotten about the person, or perhaps, that person is at the forefront of their mind and they are attempting to forget they’ve passed on and will no longer be part of their lives. My thoughts. Nice lines.
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March 10th, 2016 at 8:52 pm
Nice take on the photo, but sad. But, all too true most of the time!
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March 10th, 2016 at 9:18 pm
Yep…life goes on without skipping a beat.
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March 10th, 2016 at 9:52 pm
Sad but so often this is true.
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March 11th, 2016 at 4:29 am
Yes it is. 😕
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March 10th, 2016 at 10:22 pm
Sad and more than often true.
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March 11th, 2016 at 4:30 am
Yes it is…thanks for commenting.
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March 11th, 2016 at 4:44 am
Oh. Sad yet reflects an ‘accepted’ truth.
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March 11th, 2016 at 8:38 am
Yes, we move on…sometimes without thinking!
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March 12th, 2016 at 5:09 am
Yes. It is our instinct.
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March 12th, 2016 at 5:29 am
🙂
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March 11th, 2016 at 10:02 am
Wonderful! After reading your story, they do look like they are lined up looking out the window.
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March 11th, 2016 at 10:22 am
Thanks PJ. It looked to me like they were seated at a bar that ran the length of the window.
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March 11th, 2016 at 11:05 am
It does kind of look like that too!
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March 11th, 2016 at 11:22 am
Especially poignant with the high profile funeral of Nancy Regan today. Interesting take on the image 🙂
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March 11th, 2016 at 12:37 pm
That was actually my inspiration when I saw the capital building in the distance. We make such spectacles of these state funerals…but for some it’s just entertainment.
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March 11th, 2016 at 4:26 pm
Carefully orchestrated to project a certain imagery or legacy…
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March 11th, 2016 at 4:57 pm
😊
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March 12th, 2016 at 2:06 am
Yes now I can see them as the glitterati – in it for themselves – not the one who has now gone and should be remembered – a brilliant take on the photo – lovely to met through the linky 🙂 Special Teaching at Pempi’s Palace
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March 12th, 2016 at 5:24 am
Hi Pempi! Nice to meet you too. Thanks for stopping by! 😊
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March 12th, 2016 at 8:16 pm
[…] Forgotten […]
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