Another charming and life-affirming short story from Gigi at Rethinking Life.
Marie was a poet, a thrill seeker and an artist. She had a style of her own and she didn’t care what anyone else thought. She was a free spirit and marched to her own drummer. Her poems were deep and life changing. She wrote about her own life and the things she had seen during her travels. Her poems were about love, hate, war, compassion, poverty, death and beauty. She left bits of herself in each of her poems.
Men fell in love with Marie quickly and fully. She enjoyed them but never promised anything more than a few hours of her time. She had no desire to meet the needs of another person and was happy with the life she led. Children would have tied her down and having to cater to a man was never on her agenda.
During her travels she met great people, famous people and people in desperate need. She saw clearly that the world was divided into the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ She did what she could, wherever she went, and when she..
I like this. Have a lovely day Sarah…and keep smiling….Janet:)xx
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Happy to hear that. Keep smiling through! x
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What a great character she sounds. The world needs more people like her in my opinion
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Most assuredly. Gigi’s characters are heavenly.
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Oh I love these stories from our sweet Gigi! She is a beautiful storyteller! 😀
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You and me both. I get terrible withdrawal symptoms if there’s too long a gap between them!
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Thank you so much for this. 🙂
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You are more than welcome, Gigi. Please, please put them all together in a book so that I can dip into it any time for a restorative read!
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Totally awesome she was! Thanks for sharing.
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I’m such a fan of Gigi’s short stories that it pleases me hugely when others enjoy them too.
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It may be a fiction piece, but it read well as history. The photo reminded me of a young Edith Piaf. Lovely stuff indeed.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I’m so happy you enjoyed it as much as I did, Pete.
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