Fridays Flash 55 (“Did you hear the one about the father, the daughter, and the….?”
Overheard in NYC
Man, dark curls pulled back below
balance of thick black hat,
breaks from gentling lilt of
tuneful (if slightly breathless) Hebrew song,
to child, blonde curls falling forward,
anxious (despite song),
in his fully-extended arms (and pink), wedged
between careful pale-
fingered grasp and
trapezoidal cardboard box:
“Don’t worry, sweetie, we’ve got
the ukelele.”
(This is posted for Friday Flash 55 (Flash Fiction in 55 words), a fun excercise posted by the G-Man, Mr. Know=it-all. (I’m going to tell him a thing or two.)
Apologies to regular followers:it’s the reposting of an earlier (not great) drawing, and story, though slightly expanded here.
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ManicDDaily 
October 21, 2011 at 10:56 am
what a sweet vignette…and your words have a very nice beat to them as well….
October 21, 2011 at 10:57 am
Ha, thanks! It truly was overheard!
October 21, 2011 at 11:12 am
I like anything with “ukelele” in it. 🙂
October 21, 2011 at 11:46 am
Me too!
October 21, 2011 at 6:51 pm
What a beautiful and classy post.
Sometimes it’s an honor to host this prompt!
Loved your 55
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
October 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Thank you so much!