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Back when I worked
at the fairground
I was quite the attraction:
‘The Golden Girl’,
an exotic display
in a side-booth
for a pretty penny
or a gaudy trinket
and a drink after-hours –
until Luke, one-handed
magician, got his
vanishing act right
one night in hot July –
Now I am far less
silver than stars.
Playing catch-up this week:
Susie's Bits of Inspiration for the B&W photography challenge - I added silver and gold.
Marian's Just One Word: Trinket
Friday 55... Just because...
A fascinating scene and some haunting phrases.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary. I like a good haunting!
Delete"Now I am far less silver than stars." What a wonderful line that is, with an intriguing story.
ReplyDeleteAlways a challenge to get the phrasing right in a 55-er. thanks, Sherry.
DeleteA nicely compressed, bittersweetly colorful telling, Kerry, dauntingly musical and mystical at once.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Thanks, B.
DeleteSuch a brilliant amalgamation of the two prompts, Kerry!💖 I can picture "The Golden Girl," in a side booth for a gaudy trinket. You brought the picture to life with your clever use of imagery and color😊
ReplyDeleteGreat inspiration for poetry this week in the Imaginary Garden! Thanks, Sanaa.
DeleteOh that last line! Far less silver than stars. Swoon!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marian. I was excited about the last line when it arrived.
DeleteI'm with everyone else- that last line is amazing Kerry.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this, and just like everyone else I love your last line. This is dark. Ironically I went a similar direction with Marian's word prompt, trinket.
ReplyDeleteI loved both these prompts, and really like the way it produced this little poem.
DeleteNever trust a carny, girl. Thank you for the nice note on my poem for One Word.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, and thank you, too, for coming over.
DeleteA wonderful 55 short! Perfection. Those one-handed magicians - gotta watch out for them.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.. Haha!
DeleteI love the shift from ‘Golden Girl’ to ‘far less silver than stars’, Kerry, and the sad fairground love story has a tinge of humour and bitter sweetness.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim. I was hoping for that bitter sweet flavour.
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