Sunday, July 11, 2010

microfiction 39

                                                       Susan at http://www.stonyriver.ie/
                                                          hosts a weekly writing meme
                                                      Using only 140 character or less,
                                              write using the below image as your prompt

My mother posed for the shampoo ad 60 yrs ago
but,when my dad unfolded it,yellowed and torn,
he wept for one last touch of her skin.

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27 comments:

  1. Awe, so sad and very nicely written! Good one.

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  2. It is sad, but it is a great one for the day! I always enjoy reading all the very different takes on the same pic! Fun! Have a great week, Suz!

    Sylvia

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  3. A sad but wonderful Memory he must have had. Nice one Suz

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  4. This is so tender...love the image and the lines!
    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and for signing on! I don't generally post every day, but try to make it worth your while when I do. This week has been all about To Kill a Mockingbird for me...at home...for travel...and for the blog!

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  5. Ohh, this is so sad...very touching. I can just picture the old man's sorrow as he gazes at the yellowed ad. Very well done!

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  6. Such beauty in such sadness achieved in just a few words!

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  7. Ohh--this one is sad, but very well written and captured. Thanks for sharing it.

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  8. aw, suz, this was just beautiful! not only did you write an exquisite mfmonday but the few words that you used were powerful and deeply sad. what an amazing feat you've accomplished!

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  9. Clever take. Gone for vive la différence for the weekend today. Click here to read my nano story.

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  10. So sad, and beautifully written. Your microfictions always make me stop and think, Suz.

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  11. So poignant. This has been my favorite of the week, so far.

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  12. That was beautiful and poignant. Very well done.

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  13. Awww that is just too sweet. I love it. Cheers to dad :) Have a great week ahead :)

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  14. This is so beautiful, and sad.

    Well done.

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  15. It's lovely and very sad. I think it's the best today.

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  16. So much packed into this...so much true feeling...

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  17. Just a few words but such emotion.

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  18. Lots of emotion in such a little package. Great job!

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  19. Repeat after me; I MUST SUBMIT THIS.

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  20. What a wonderful story that tells!

    And OMG what a wonderful story could start with that as a first line -- Suz, it's a keeper all over.

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  21. Aw, you get first prize for "sweetness" today. :)

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  22. Beautiful, as usual. You have the most amazing imagination.

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  23. Tight and terribly tender. One instance where I wish there was more than 140 chars, Suz - really really lovely tear-jerker.

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  24. Aw, that was really bittersweet.

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