Cornered by couples,
Loneliness looming, the artist looks at St. Paul’s.
It begins in a meringue dress and ends in wreckage, remember?
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With a few words you have weaved a completely intriguing and a bit tensed tale. 🙂
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Thanks, Rosema 🙂
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It is my pleasure, Sonya! 😉
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Very smart and succinct! you’ve conveyed an hour’s musing in three lines – well done 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
I schedule the posts in advance to give myself a bit of distance to the photo, but I knew what I wanted to do with this. So my mind’s been working on it on the back burner for days, even though I only wrote it this morning. Unfair advantage, this 😉
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And absolutely your prerogative 🙂 And no matter how long you’ve had, you still have to come up wth the idea, so credit where it’s due 🙂
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I love the way you fit ‘couples’ the archetype of happiness, into a rather nightmare scenario.
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Thanks! That’s me, always trying to subvert things. Call me Ms Twist 😀
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Beautifully written!
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Thank you, Sonali!
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Wow! Such a stunningly visual close! That meringue dress is dangerous!
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Thanks, Frank 🙂
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wow, I guess the show didn’t go well. Three striking lines forms quite a story. I have no idea how you do it. You are queen of brevity.
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If I ever do reader quotes, “queen of brevity” will definitely be one of them. Thanks, Melinda 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I had to re-read several times – just loving the simplicity of saying so much 🙂 “Queen of Brevity” indeed!
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Thank you 🙂
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🙂
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Excellent visual.
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Thanks, Laura 🙂
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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This is great, so much said in so few words and I like your spin on the photo.
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Thank you, Aileen 🙂
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“Cornered” and “loneliness.” Elegant word-smithing, overall. I had not noticed Saint Paul’s in the background. I’m not the greatest fan of the structure, mainly because it comes from an era I fail to appreciate. You use this disinclination in an apt way for the poem-voice. Thank you!
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Thank you, glad you liked it. I’m not a fan of St. Paul’s, either.
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Wow. Powerful and so intriguing. I’ve just discovered you, your prompts and your community. Wow again. Thank you.
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Thank you! Feel free to join in if you fancy it 🙂
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