Shadowy Triolet

Carry On Tuesday #149 – “I have a little shadow”, the opening line from R.L.Stevenson’s My Shadow. And do you remember what a Triolet is?

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I have a little shadow It goes around with me It makes me feel too hollow I have a little shadow It shudders like a sparrow longing to be [...]

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It was love at first sight… – Leaf Fall

Carry on Tuesday #126: the opening line from Catch 22 by Joseph Heller “It was love at first sight”

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It was love at first sight Handsome god here resides… Until the second view revealed reality Where dream was washed away By all the dirty cups and ash-trays By filled-up garbage bag and

That amazing [...]

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Those were the days, my friend… – Carry On Tuesday

Carry On Tuesday #124 – A sweet line from an old and cute song, sang to a Russian tune (that was completely new piece of information for me). I remember the song so well, my mom and her best friend used to love that song, played it all the time and used to sing along [...]

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So little said, so much to hear!

Carry On Tuesday inspired by:

*** So little done, so much to do. And never time to do it all through. And never time to stop and just gaze in wonder, in fear, or simply amazed.

So little said, so much to hear. Maybe too much, too close and maybe too clear.

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Tomorrow is another day?

Carry On Tuesday suggested we borrow inspiration from the end of Gone With the Wind by M. Mitchell. I borrowed the words, too:

*** “After all, tomorrow is another day.” And if it fails to dawn our present sorrow will be swept away

All in all, in life that’s what smarties say: “You know that [...]

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I saw it in the mirror…

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I saw it in the mirror I saw it in my face. And then embraced oblivion My heart, it stopped its race.

So many fallen years Of chasing ghosts around Just bringing wells of tears And fingers clawing ground.

Believe the loss of laughter So cutting to my heart; The edge of brilliant carver [...]

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