Ermilia’s Picture it & write (Sunday 20 January 2013)
Once again, here is my offering to ‘Picture it & write’ hosted by Ermilia (Ermisenda and Eliabeth) who invite others to join them by writing a fictional story or poem to accompany an image presented on their blog.
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Reprinted from Ermilia’s Blog
So you think you can have me.
So you think I care.
So you think the world is round.
What do I care!
What do I care; what do I care…
I don’t seem to care about much these days. I’m like that old clock on the wall; it’s stopped.
It stopped ticking some time ago. I think it was when you left.
Yeah; I think that was when it stopped.
It dawned on me that life was less than a flower; less than a pond; less than a mediocre grain of salt.
Yeah, that happened when you left me, encased in this frozen waste of bitter blue.
Carolyn Page
The Other Side of Ugly
/ January 24, 2013Sad…
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Yes, Sheri…. Depression can be so very sad…!
I remember it well…
joetwo
/ January 24, 2013Harsh words Carolyn. good use of the prompt!
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Thank You, Joe… She looks so ‘tortured’ to me….!
I loved your ‘take’…
“A lady’s peculiar lover
Wrapped her in a sheet of blue rubber
She said “You say I look best
But please give it a rest
If it isn’t one thing it’s another!”
Ha ha….
joetwo
/ January 24, 2013Me and Anne were having a poetry off! We wrote stories for this too!
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013http://joe2stories.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/picture-it-and-write-storage/
Definitely a keeper for the next book, Joe…
joetwo
/ January 24, 2013Suggestion noted. Though that may be a while!
rebecca2000
/ January 24, 2013awww very sad.
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013It is Rebecca, it is….!
BTW – I have tried to make comment upon your blog however, it tells me that it does not accept my WP credentials…. How mean of it…! It obviously does not know that I am a sweet and lovable human being, and not a nasty old robot…
rebecca2000
/ January 24, 2013Weird. I haven’t seen you in my spam folder. What does it say?
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Hurray…! I’m accepted… Now I feel as special as all those others who get to talk with you….!
rebecca2000
/ January 24, 2013You are special. LOL Thanks for trying
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013xoxoxo
Romantic Dominant
/ January 24, 2013‘So you think I care’
Always cuts like a knife
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Oh, it is an awful expression, to be sure…! Ug…!
Romantic Dominant
/ January 24, 2013But effective
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Indeed…!
Lori Lipsky
/ January 24, 2013I like what you did with the prompt, Carolyn. Well done.
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Thank You, Lori; much appreciated….!
Scott Marshall
/ January 24, 2013Carolyn – the image is immense – I hear trapped inside my head
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Absolutely Scott… and I can’t get out…!
And Yes, I agree; the image is so powerful….! It seems the harder she tries to escape, the more trapped she feels…. Ug, ug and more ug…!
gigoid
/ January 24, 2013As you know me fairly well, as far as that goes, you know I don’t use this word lightly.. excellent, my dear…. Powerful, defiant, while still vulnerable. Good work, milady….
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Oh, my dear Ned…. Yes, praise indeed, my friend…!
Thank You; yes, I know you as a literary genius, my good man; praise indeed…
xoxoxo
gigoid
/ January 24, 2013Just callin’ it as I see it, my dear, and honesty would compel me to withhold praise if I didn’t mean what I said…. so… excellent, indeed…
nightlake
/ January 24, 2013hurt..hurting..sad..and a very effective take on the prompt..good going, Carolyn
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Thank You so much, Padmini….!
Yes, hurt…! I believe there wouldn’t be ‘one’ who has not experienced such pain…!
Silent Kim
/ January 24, 2013Ah! You did good. I considered trying this prompt but my imagination couldn’t come up with something.
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Oh Kim, I know that feeling well….!
Thank You, my sweet… xoxoxo
Sharmishtha
/ January 24, 2013poor mister or miss blue
silly human beings with their stupid arrogance!
well written piece! hope s/he rises above it and laughs at those who thought that h/she is dead
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Yes, Sharmishtha, hopefully this will be the case for all those in these circumstances…
Sharmishtha
/ January 30, 2013the picture is gorgeous! loved it! even though it looks like the man/woman is tearing free from the wrapping around him/her and setting free.
muZer
/ January 24, 2013So sad but fits the pic to the T. And the repetition of “What do I care” is very effective. Great job on the prompt!
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Yes, it is very sad, and happens to so many of us…!
Very kind of you; Thank You….
68ghia
/ January 24, 2013Well written Carol.
That chick reminds me of the woman that played Zan in Farscape – think her name is Virginia Hey – from Aus
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Thank You, Ghia…
Yes, I know of whom you speak… She has played a number of Aussie roles throughout her career….! I can see the resemblance…
68ghia
/ January 24, 2013And it’s not just the blue
Enjoyed Farscape – was a good show
carolynpageabc
/ January 24, 2013Haha… I agree. No; it’s more than that…!
Her bone structure; to be sure..!
Anne Schilde
/ January 25, 2013I like the part about how the clock stopped ticking. Like a parallel for when your heart stopped ticking. It reminded me of my Nana singing me a song when I was little, called my Grandfather’s Clock. ♪♫ It stopped short, never to go again, when the old man died. ♪♫
carolynpageabc
/ January 25, 2013Thank You, Anne.
Yes, I too sang that song as a little girl. I haven’t heard it in many a year now. And yes, the parallel (to this song) is a good one…!
Yaz
/ January 25, 2013What a picture for a prompt…you served it well with your words, Carolyn, and I loved the last line. Wonderful.
carolynpageabc
/ January 25, 2013Thank You, Yaz…
Yes, I most certainly agree; it is an incredible image; to be sure..!
LuAnn
/ January 25, 2013I can feel the hurt, the pain, the anguish in your writing Carolyn. Very well written
carolynpageabc
/ January 25, 2013Thank You, LuAnn,
The image sure does conjure up those feelings for me…..and I love it in a safe and protected sort of way..!
Dace
/ January 25, 2013“….Yeah, that happened when you left me, encased in this frozen waste of bitter blue….” This is a nice description of a state a person can end up in after somebody leaves.
However, it seems to me that’s us just a deception…she is free…
carolynpageabc
/ January 25, 2013Absolutely right, Dace; it’s just that sometimes it takes a while to recognise freedom..!
ladynimue
/ January 25, 2013Beautifully sad ..
carolynpageabc
/ January 25, 2013Thank You…. That’s a lovely comment…!
graffitiglam
/ January 26, 2013Wow! You sure know how to picture it with words! – Resa xo
carolynpageabc
/ January 26, 2013And Wow…! Your graffitiglam are marvelous…!
Thank You so much, Resa…. much appreciated; to be sure…
graffitiglam
/ January 26, 2013Thank you, dear Carolyn…
Resa McConaghy
/ January 26, 2013You are a wonderful writer, Carolyn. The pieces you do for “Picture it and Write” are absolutely incredible. xo
carolynpageabc
/ January 26, 2013You’ll have me ‘blushing’, Resa….
Thank You, my dear friend; Thank You…
Resa McConaghy
/ January 26, 2013xo
carolynpageabc
/ January 26, 2013xoxoxo
deanabo
/ January 27, 2013Your words are beautiful in this piece. Full of hurt, yet beautiful.
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Thank You, Deana. I thought it such a powerful image..!
evilnymphstuff
/ January 28, 2013A powerful contribution to the challenge!
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Why Thank You, Daph… A great comment; to be sure…!
coastalmom
/ January 28, 2013Soooo… I am running out the door again… but just so you know…. I remember this poem of yours… I LIKED it because I soooo can relate…. perhaps someday through posts and getting to know each other through our blog you will see why I followed.
Now you have a nice day!
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Thank You, Diane… I wrote it from memory…!
Hear, hear to getting to know you….!
Traveling Cats
/ January 28, 2013Oh wow, this photo is brilliant!
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Oh yes, it is brilliant…
We can thank Ermilia’s blog for this wonderful image…
kz
/ January 28, 2013wonderful, Carolyn… i can really taste the bitterness in this one… i really love the comparison to an old wall clock that stopped…..
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Thank You, kz… It sure is an incredibly good image for conjuring up stories…
I loved the various responses it received…! Yours was ‘masterful’…
jgann22
/ January 28, 2013Oh how one can relate
But, that time is over ! Great post.
carolynpageabc
/ January 28, 2013Thank goodness for that..!
Something so many of us have experienced..
Thank You for your visit…
jgann22
/ January 28, 2013No problem ! It was my pleasure! Please keep in touch
jalal michael sabbagh.http://gravatar.com/jmsabbagh86@gmail.com
/ January 29, 2013Superb post.Well written .The pain,the sorrow the resentment ,and to defy reality it takes courage..Have a wonderful day Carolyn.jalal
carolynpageabc
/ January 29, 2013Thank You, Jalal..
Yes indeed, life can get pretty messy at times.
Here’s to success..!
angelswhisper2011
/ January 30, 2013Sad but beautiful
carolynpageabc
/ January 30, 2013Thank You…
Yes, it’s a sad phase in anyone’s life..! Particularly are own…
The Hook
/ February 4, 2013This one blew my mind! Seriously, it’s going to take months to get myself back together…
carolynpageabc
/ February 4, 2013I’ll support you, my dear Hook… You can depend on me…!
raburcke
/ February 4, 2013Painful but beautiful, thanks.
carolynpageabc
/ February 5, 2013Indeed, and you are welcome…
Ermilia
/ February 5, 2013Awe, I like the “bitter blue” imagery pulled from the image into the title and writing.
carolynpageabc
/ February 5, 2013Thank You, Eliabeth… Good to see you..!
Catching up, I see….
So many participating. It’s wonderful..
butimbeautiful
/ February 19, 2013wow, Carolyn, that is pretty close to a perfect poem!
carolynpageabc
/ February 19, 2013Wow, Rose; that’s pretty cool…!
jalal michael sabbagh.http://gravatar.com/jmsabbagh86@gmail.com
/ February 22, 2013Dear Carolyn, it pleases me to hear from you always.l do appreciate your time to visit my weblog.Wishing you happines and health.jalal
carolynpageabc
/ February 22, 2013It is my pleasure, Jalal…. Your posts are always delightful….
Mark Armstrong
/ April 13, 2013I remember that scene in The Empire Strikes Back when Han Solo Mio gets flash-frozen, but he sure looks different here… : P
Your reflection, however, was chilling and exquisite!! : )
carolynpageabc
/ April 13, 2013And you, dear Mark, are too kind…. Thank You..