Sunday, October 5, 2014

Magpie Tales 240...Captive


photo by Tom Chambers

Her dreams urge escape
to neon and city life
Nightmare barbs hold fast
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The Magpie Tales prompt this week is a cool photo--to me, this looked like a failed dash for freedom...
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24 comments:

  1. HelenOctober 5, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    I enjoyed this, nice use of haiku form.

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  2. UnknownOctober 5, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Haiku! Bad*ss.

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  3. Ankita October 6, 2014 at 1:15 AM

    lovely take on the prompt. I really liked the Haiku :)

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  4. BerowneOctober 6, 2014 at 2:05 AM

    You summed up the prompt beautifully...

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  5. Silent Otto October 6, 2014 at 4:00 AM

    Perhaps she could put a litttle set of stairs over the wire so she can easily traverse the two ?

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  6. Yvonne OsborneOctober 6, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    This was the perfect prompt for a haiku. I thought it but couldn't make it fit. Nice!

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  7. Helen Killeen Bauch McHargueOctober 6, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Excellent. I wish I could write one of these.

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  8. Tess KincaidOctober 6, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    Always follow your dreams...

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  9. 21 WitsOctober 6, 2014 at 2:26 PM

    She will escape! I just know it!

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  10. WanderOctober 6, 2014 at 4:46 PM

    Very concise ...I enjoyed it immensely

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  11. SilverGardeniaOctober 8, 2014 at 12:01 PM

    You caught the prompt perfectly.

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  12. C. SandlinOctober 9, 2014 at 12:25 PM

    Perfect distillation.

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    1. terleeOctober 9, 2014 at 1:55 PM

      Thanks...nothing like haiku for brevity. ;D

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