Friday 4 January 2008

flopped!---Fiction Friday/Friday 5

realist was gone for a while,
replaced by a stranger, wildly
fanatical tapping at growing
moss at her feet, reminiscing
forgotten events- drowsily so .

tired to core, crumples with thud
on hard ground- distorted image
as if engraved on vellum. drastic
measures frantically needed to get
her back on track of normal life.

“every so often, all one needs is rest-
along with books of fiction on bedside”

22 comments:

  1. Hi Gautami,
    Nice post. Like the way you write! :D

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  2. Really good work, Gautami! I think everyone should slow down sometimes. Thanks for sharing your poem. Have a nice day.

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  3. ((((Gautami))))

    We're going away for the weekend. Need some of that rest and reading. ;)

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  4. I empathize. Nicely done as usual.

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  5. For sure. Resting is a good thing!

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  6. Ah, rest! I remember that! Excellent as ever.

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  7. As always, I like the flow and lyricism of this. I feel like I'm missing something, though, not sure I understand what's going on. I think I know, but I'm not at all sure.

    In any case, I like it more each time I read it.

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  8. It's always like to get lost in someone else's life even if it's fiction.

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  9. That's what I feel like right now - especially the frantic tapping at the moss at my feet!

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  10. And as they say
    "The rest is history!"

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  11. that was terrific...you got me at the first line....thank you

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  12. Realist schmealist!

    Reality sucks, but truth will always be stranger than fiction and apparently it will set you free.

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  13. the 4 guttenberg bible's were written on vellum...jst did some wiki.

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  14. I apologize that it took me so long to reutrn the visit to your blog.

    This poem is very true. My doctor believes that every person should take a one-two week annual vacation that consists of nothing but sleep, food, and books. :)

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  15. having spent the last few days relaxing and reading... i have to agree... wonderfully done....

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  16. yes, sometimes all we need is fiction by the bed-side..this was beautiful take for both prompts. Thank you.

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  17. Hi Gautami! I love the voice in this wonderful poem. The first 2 lines took me in immediately, and yes to the books of fiction on the bedside!
    :)

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  18. Your poem reminds me of the saying that a rolling stone gathers no moss-
    the character in the poem seems so restless that she was forced to slow down and rest.

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