Stepping Out

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY

STEPPING OUT

Ships are floating larders,

Full of tasty food,

And Malcolm had eaten long and well;

(I don't want to be rude!)

So, every morning on the cruise

He was always found

Walking round and round and round

And round and round and round!

Here I took a shot of him

Walking off the weight;

Preparing to allow some room

For yet another plate!

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CRIMSON CREATIVITY

Black, white and scarlet; scarlet, black and white;

Design at its very best, a positive delight.

'Sisters Red' is the title, yet one sister is dark,

Making one sense conflict, a rivalry that's stark.

There are no eyes; the lack of them creates a mystery;

If there were eyes, what expressions would we be able to see?

The curls of the hair are combining; the patterns intermingle;

I see the sisters as twins, not as siblings who are single.

Love mixed with hatred, that comes through, with right on neither side;

Maybe a terrible jealousy that cannot be denied.

That a tragedy's involved is almost certain, because we see

Another face at the bottom, making character number three!

A demon face we missed before with red eyes all aglow!

So wickedness must be involved; this figure says it's so.

I love the design of this cover! The almost-symmetry

And the intriguing story, which must be fantasy.

Commercial art is indeed an art, as I frequently discover.

Not only design but persuasion......'Come on! Look inside the cover!'

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