Marge & Henry Geese (flash fiction prompt response)

by Stephen J Frankenberry

A Prosery challenge at dVerse poets.

“… a very short piece of prose or flash fiction that tells a story … It can be in any genre of your choice, but it does have a limit of 144 words; an additional challenge is to hit 144 exactly. The special thing about Prosery is that we give you a complete line or two from a poem, which must be included somewhere in your story”

The line or two in this case?

“Something told the wild geese It was time to fly”

From Rachel Lyman Field and her “Something told the Wild Geese”

So to a little bit of fun then was my first thought, don’t know why, just was, a conversation.

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Marge & Henry Geese

“Marge, can ya high tail it please, gotta fly”

“Hold on Henry, where are the kids?”

“They’re not here, grown and flown Marge, you know that, with little geese of their own”

“You’re gonna make me cry Henry”

“Heck Marge, the only time you DON’T cry is when I DON’T bring up the kids and then you honk at me thinking I’m purposely leaving them out of flight out of mind right before you start to cry”

“But we’re running late, why? Usually we’re right there with our sense of time” Marge flapped a wingpoint towards that sign in the roost Something told the wild geese, it was time to fly

“Things are getting warmer now, gets timing tries off. Now can we go … and leave the Honk Sweet Home sign. Wanna catch up to the kids right?”

“Really?!!! Oh, I’m gonna cry”

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