By the time this illustration arrived in Australia it was already November 1st!
MICROFICTION
http://www.stonyriver.ie/
A story in less than 140 characters.
MICROFICTION
http://www.stonyriver.ie/
A story in less than 140 characters.
HALLOWEEN 2011
She turned up in November
Dressed in bewitching red.
Dressed in bewitching red.
And 'How about a little treat?',
Rather winsomely she said.
I said 'You're eleven months early!
And beat her round the head!
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MYSTIC MOSAIC.
Admiring a mosaic we all gathered round.
Then, purely accidentally, look at what we found!
A group of ghosts had gathered from some long-forgotten show,
Dreaming of their glory-days in pageants long ago.
Recalling the excitement of the cheering and the clapping;
Days when they were younger and their feet were busy tapping.
It's a rather charming whimsy but (you knew it all along!)
The shadow of the camera proves I've got it wrong!
*
Admiring a mosaic we all gathered round.
Then, purely accidentally, look at what we found!
A group of ghosts had gathered from some long-forgotten show,
Dreaming of their glory-days in pageants long ago.
Recalling the excitement of the cheering and the clapping;
Days when they were younger and their feet were busy tapping.
It's a rather charming whimsy but (you knew it all along!)
The shadow of the camera proves I've got it wrong!
*
Oh, nasty, she probably thinks she's late.
ReplyDelete-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Oh dear. It is best not be be tardy to your house!
ReplyDeleteI had much the same idea - only not so poetic!
ReplyDeleteThis imaginary time line is a bummer, for all we have is 'Now' ! LOL
ReplyDeleteAh so someone took her literally and played the trick on her! :O)
ReplyDeleteWell, that's one way to deal with unwelcome knockers at the door :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat way to turn a :-( into a :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done!
She'll pay better attention to the calendar NEXT year!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hate having my holiday spoiled, too!! Fun take on the pic of the week! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Owch! Talk about a hard lesson to learn! Nice one, Brenda!
ReplyDeleteAbout time someone used the "Trick"
ReplyDeletepart of Trick or Treat!
Loved reading your poetic piece today.
This one made me laugh...poor little lady, living on the other side of the world she gets her dates all mixed up...LOL.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week ahead. Cheers!
smart word play.
ReplyDeleteYou ride a broom, you forget about things like jet lag and time changes. :) Nice one!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see that you focused on the treat here. I enjoyed your microfiction.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I laughed at this one-great take on this week's picture.
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