Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales offers a photo prompt each week. Visit her site to see the one which inspired this piece and to read what others wrote.
thin as knucklebones
where crows cross the blood
a shadow doppelganger
holds like ball and chain
the key just out of reach
medusa makes a switch
tips uplifted, sections taut
waits on fleshy velvet
beauty never knew its fate
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tips uplifted sections taut....snort...ha...
and really nice last line too...
I landed on slavery at first- I like your take better!
Yowza. Great stuff.
Medusa was my first thought too. Great spin and creative use of language.
~Shawna
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Ha! Very well done. There is a medusa like feel for sure to the picture, and this is a fun poem without it. K.
See, we WERE on the same wavelength! You went the "fate" route too!
I love, "a shadow doppelganger"..and, indeed beauty never knows its fate...
This is great. It also had so much rhythm, ir made me want to dance!
How right you are! It does have overtones of Medusa! Nice one. :)
I love this... especially the last line. = )
I love your ability to weave expressive words, myths and visual imagery into wonderful poems.... talented lady. Thank you for sharing this.
I too thought of Medusa...you did a great job on the prompt..sections taut waits on fleshy velvet beauty never knew its fate...love this line
wow, what a lovely, rare find. thanks for your disciplined work
superb response to a challenging prompt!
Oooooooh, one of my favorites this week!
Captivating!
Great use of wordcraft!
Hank
Dear Tumblewords: Vivid, succinct imagery. Nature is like this Grecian tale~ reminds me of a spider~
Tres contemporary, the visual images are intellligent.
Lots of nice textures were...lovely...
Incredible rake.
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