Sunday, October 19, 2014

Mother

    Image by Tess Kincaid

She was womb
I was tomb
where her identity
lay down to die


Check out Magpie Tales where Tess Kincaid provies a weekly writing prompt. This one was in color, but I felt B&W was more appropriate for my bleak lines.
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38 comments:

  1. Pat HattOctober 19, 2014 at 8:22 PM

    A bit bleak, but all start and end the same

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    1. Other MaryOctober 20, 2014 at 2:31 PM

      Yes, this one is bleak. Not biographical though. :o)

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  2. Kathe W.October 20, 2014 at 12:13 AM

    short and well said

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  3. Vandana SharmaOctober 20, 2014 at 2:29 AM

    life;s loop

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  4. SilverGardeniaOctober 20, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    Very concise and spooky.

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  5. Ginny BrannanOctober 20, 2014 at 10:32 AM

    This is brief, but deep. Well done, Mary.

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  6. 21 WitsOctober 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM

    I feel those words. Bravo.

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  7. HelenOctober 20, 2014 at 1:11 PM

    I love the way you approach writing ... you never disappoint.

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  8. KayOctober 20, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    and round it goes..x

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  9. Silent Otto October 21, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    Good Night Mother .....

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  10. BerowneOctober 21, 2014 at 4:54 AM

    Sharp and quite powerful...

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  11. Carrie Van HornOctober 21, 2014 at 8:07 AM

    The circle of life can seem rough around the edges sometimes....great write Mary! :-)

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  12. Yvonne OsborneOctober 21, 2014 at 8:30 AM

    I loved this image but afraid I couldn't do it justice (like you), I never tried.

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    1. Other MaryOctober 22, 2014 at 6:29 AM

      Thanks Yvonne. I'll go check out what you did write about. :o)

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  13. brudbergOctober 21, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    The wordpair womb-tomb.. speaks volumes.. and indeed colors can seem lost.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 21, 2014 at 1:03 PM

    concise strong words!!

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  15. Brian MillerOctober 22, 2014 at 11:27 AM

    dang --- dang....
    those last couple lines...
    either really becoming the tomb as she passed in childbirth
    or
    in her just losing her identity to make yours
    or...

    strong piece mary

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    1. Other MaryOctober 22, 2014 at 11:35 AM

      Thanks Brian. I actually meant the second...the way a woman can lose her identity when she gains the role of mother, but I like that it's ambiguous.

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  16. Bekkie SanchezOctober 22, 2014 at 11:47 AM

    It was like a haiku and I enjoyed your clever take on this. Bravo Mary!

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  17. ayalaOctober 23, 2014 at 5:46 AM

    Heartbreaking.

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  18. Tess KincaidOctober 23, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    I also thought it was sad she was nameless...I almost posted this photo in black and white...I'm glad you did...

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    1. Other MaryOctober 29, 2014 at 8:11 AM

      Thank you Tess. That was what struck me the most.

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  19. AnonymousNovember 3, 2014 at 12:41 AM

    brilliant ~

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  20. Other MaryNovember 7, 2014 at 4:09 PM

    Thank you Michael. Sorry I didn't see your comment sooner. It was caught in my filter for some reason.

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