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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Haiku for Magpie Tales

Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales offers this image as writing prompt #73.


People of Chilmark, Thomas Hart Benton, 1920




sailing city streets
in manacles and skull caps
future held at bay



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18 comments:

Lyn said...

With all that energy, there's bound to be success! Good...

~T~ said...

A chilling image. Good thing they had their swimsuits on already.

Helen said...

Your haiku Magpies are always full of magic.

mareymercy said...

I've always struggled to respond to visuals with my poetry, but you've really done it here. Nice job!

Martin said...

Cleverly done.

Maggie said...

They sure are muscular.

A terrific haiku.

Carver said...

Powerful haiku to go with the chilling art.

Sue J said...

Sailing city streets... I like that :)

chiccoreal said...

TW: Your truth is always so write on! Does look like the boat is on a street! Very observant! Wow!

Kay L. Davies said...

Skillfully done!
— K

Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

C.M. Jackson said...

thoughtfule and stunning images --great job-c

jabblog said...

You captured the menace I saw in this image.

annell4 said...

This is great!

JBinford-Bell said...

I find I always enjoy your take on the Magpie. Marvel at your skill with Haiku.

Went peaking into your profile so I could circle you on Google+ and found that you too went to your right brain about the same time I did. My sift was due to a head injury. I like to say it knocked me into my right brain.

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Very cleverly done.

Anna :o]

Friko said...

Not a reply to the prompt I would have found for myself. Your imagination is a fertile one.

Laurie Kolp said...

Vivid and powerful!

Tess Kincaid said...

enigmatic and lovely