At least once in your lifetime you must sit on it.
Feel the hard springs beneath the sturdy but rough surface.
Absorb its attitude: A defiant red, can-do-it
To combat the surrounding smell of defeat.
A hole-in-the-wall home
Back up against fatigued stone
But a home nevertheless
A welcoming warm red, a bed, a refuge.
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| photo: Christine Donnier-Valentin |
Magpietales has once again come up with a lovely prompt, with this photo!
I love this: "Absorb its attitude" ...Nice!
ReplyDeleteAbsorb its attitude...nice...
ReplyDelete"A hole-in-the-wall home." Better than none, I'd say. Good point, well written.
ReplyDeletea welcoming red, a bed, and a refuge,
ReplyDeleteenjoyed the ending line,
precise and powerful magpie tale!
Evocative and complete!
ReplyDeleteah a hole in the wall will do...and is sometimes needed...nice write...
ReplyDeleteThat dingy, faded red DOES make it look defiant!
ReplyDeleteA refuge indeed...this is lovely!
ReplyDelete:-)
A hole in the wall home, is still better than a homeless pushing his luck!
ReplyDeleteHank
Nice. I like your take on the image. Full of positive attitude. ~Olive Tree. http://peaceroad.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/the-forgotten-series-2/
ReplyDeletecombat the surrounding smell of defeat
ReplyDeleteRed has that capacity...
Shawna, Tess, Berowne, Jinksy, Kitty, Carrie, Olive, Kay, Helen, Brian, Suko,.. THANKS!
ReplyDeleteQuite a different take on the photo. Well-crafted and unique. Attitude is indeed everything, even here for this old couch.
ReplyDeleteTotally original! It has as great an attitude as the sofa, and I just love it.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Mary Ann, Lydia.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much to think about when looking at this picture- it can take your imagination anywhere. Geat post- followed your blog! ~ Jess (I always show up as my main character, Fairday Morrow- haven't quite figured out how to fix that- lol)
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at least once in a lifetime, reminds me of a Seinfeld episode (when they go to FL to his parents and sleep on the couch and need a chiropractor)
ReplyDeleteWonderfull work.... (http://www.virtualpounce.com)
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