Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#453 where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word ‘mourn’.
Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt. Here’s my take.
She packed in silence, folding regret into her suitcase. One day, they would understand why she left without saying goodbye. For now, let them mourn the version of her they’d invented….the daughter they thought would stay contained forever. She couldn’t take another day.
NAR©2026
43 Words
This is “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
Well done amica mia!
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Grazie, cara amica! Amo questa canzone 🎶
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È meravigliosa, certo
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Quite a song and such a heartfelt song remembered well! xx
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Thanks very much Cindy. Sure is a beauty.
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excellent, this song is fascinating really,
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It’s a brilliant composition. Thank you.
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Very nicely done. I’ve always loved that song, a whole novel in four minutes.
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Exactly right, D. I love this one, too.
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Always loved this Beatles song, a loved how you’ve transformed this.
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Thanks much, Liz. One of my faves also.
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haha! Killing me, Nancy. Here I am singing ‘Free Bird’ as I open your post. What?! The Beatles??!! 😂 Excellent choice, though.
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It’s known as the “Sicilian Curveball”, Lois. I like to keep my peeps on their toes! Thanks, girlfriend! 😂
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This reminds me- I need to tell my Freebird story again. This hit close to home.
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Looking forward to reading it. Thanks, Jodi.
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17-year-old runaway Melanie Coe was located ten days later in a flat in the Bayswater area of London.
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Thanks, Jim. She was meeting a man from the motor trade.
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She started shaking up with her boyfriend.
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Prompt combolicious. Thanks.
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Happy to share this great song. Thanks, Ron.
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Great take Nance and perfect Beatles track one of my all time favourites 🩷
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Mine too Ange! I love this song and was happy to use it. Thanks so much! 💕
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A fabulous soundtrack for your wistful story my friend …
https://youtu.be/EVcIer_4OnA
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WOW! Where did you find that early clip?? It’s great!
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In my cream jar … 🎵💜
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Oh this is deep.
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It’s a difficult time in a young girl’s life, for her and her parents alike. Thank you, Sadje.
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So very true. Parents have this strong instinct to protect their children. But children want to do something different.
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Something that’s been going on since the beginning of time. Thank you, Sadje.
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But more so than before.
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I remember when one of my daughters left home, the first of my children to leave. I cried bucket loads. She moved back several times since 😂. Perfect song for your sad but great prompts response.
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Sue, it was different for us. Our sons attended a local college and lived at home into their early 20s when they moved into an apartment together just minutes from our house. While we were empty nesters, the house never felt empty! Your daughter obviously loves the home environment you created for her and feels safe and happy there or she wouldn’t have returned all those times. Kudos to you; parenting is rough! Thanks very much for your wonderful comments, Sue.
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Our five were a mixture, two stayed home to study, three studied away. Then two of them travelled for a few months. Today, three of the girls are just a few miles away, albeit in different directions. And with the house now renovated, I have the eldest daughter and family living next door, and my son living with me in what we now call the annex.
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That sounds really lovely, Sue. There’s nothing like family! Our sons are married with kids of their own but live only about 15 minutes away making visiting easy for everyone. 😊
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Just perfect!
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its a challenging generation – for kids and parents alike…😬
…all the best to her…✨️
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There’s a reason it’s called the “anxious” generation. Thank you for reading, Destiny.
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pleasure…🤍
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I always thought this song from the Beatles was such a sad song.
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It is and so beautiful, too. Thanks, Fan.
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