Flowers in her Hair by Dale Scherfling

Grandpa’s hurt again—wrist in a cast.
What happened? Walking in the park, tripped on a leash.
How, dog ran between your legs?
Grandpa looks around, slow, like checking for spies. No one near.
Nah, he says. Watching this girl, flowers in her hair, sunlight catching, long strides, dress wrapping ‘round her legs…
Broke an ankle last year, didn’t you?
Yeah. Fell off my bike. There was this girl…
Bruised your arm? All purple. How?
Grandma pinched me. Hard. Left her mark.
There was this girl… flowers in her hair…

Dale Scherfling is newspaper veteran of 30 years, serving as a sportswriter, columnist, editor and photographer and a retired Navy journalist and photographer. His work has appeared in Third Act Magazine. Does it Have Pockets Magazine, Lost Blonde Literary, All Hands Magazine, Pacific Crossroads, Daily Californian, Naval Aviation Magazine, Propeller Magazine, and Buckeye Guard Magazine. He is the recipient of three U.S. Army Front Page Journalism Awards. He is also a college lecturer and photography and music instructor.

Photo by Valeria Klys on Unsplash

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