Felicia

by Ana Cristina

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Felicia can only remember her past in fragments, brilliant shards of memory that splinter off in her mind and form patterns that are beautiful, despite the fact that they do not touch. She is ninety, gray-haired and stooped, but her eyes are still the eyes with which she entered this world: bright and blue as the just-washed sky at dawn. It is as if her essence, her Felicia-ness, exists solely within those blue spheres. No one who looks into her eyes, young or old, can resist the chemistry of that gaze.

She speaks to those who would hear her stories. Some people dismiss her as an old babbling fool, but those who take the time to listen leave her presence with the gift of her insight.

“Love is so small it can fit through the eye of a needle,” she says with a smile, as she fingers the rose-petal beads of her rosary.

I am one of the nurses who attend her at night. Most of the time, I just sit and watch her sleep, fascinated even by the slow rise and fall of her ribcage, the play of dreams across her face.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Felicia

    Mycroft's Buddy Icon Mycroft

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    That’s beautiful writing, especially given the picture. I love “the just-washed sky”.

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    someday_93's Buddy Icon someday_93

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I absolutely love this. I agree with Mycroft, I love “the just-washed sky” bit of imagery. I can just picture Felicia…

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    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 12 months ago

    Thank you very much. :)

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 8 months ago

    Lovely little portrait of grace in old age. Hope you don’t mind a little sequel tinged with mystery.
    LoA

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    Storykeeper of Fae's Buddy Icon Storykeeper of Fae

    Posted 8 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love how you interpreted the picture. I adore anything close to a metaphor and finding hidden meanings within things. This is so wonderful, THX . It really is. I was wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the “just-washed sky” bit. Amazing, truly.
    LoA

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    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 8 months ago

    I love her eyes! Her energy is shown in her eyes. Her soul is bright. :)

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