It is said that when two people
livetogether for many years
they grow to mirror one another, to
LOOK AlikeekilA KOOL.
The year Milly left she read
nothing but Sylvia Plath;
she secretly arranged for a
family reunion at Disneyland; and
she stopped looking at herself
in mirrors.
a note to her husband
on back of the birthday picture
he took (HE SNAPPED):
I can no longer
live in your shadow,
live in your shadow,
and I refuse to be
your beard.
MLydiaM ~ December 2011
your beard.
MLydiaM ~ December 2011
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inspired by the photo prompt above
(image: Lee Friedlander, 1966).
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26 comments:
A clever take on the picture. Nice one.
so much meaning to this picture... :)
I especially like the last line!
We are mirrors- my thoughts exactly! thanks- well done.
What a lovely take
The reference to Sylvia Plath seems perfect for this photo. Nice write indeed.
Jamie
lol! oh my, do we think a like. I haven't written on this prompt yet but I was thinking the same thing about the beard. This is priceless! Thanks for the smile you brought to my face.
ha most excellent lydia...love the workplay in alikeekila...great textures to the chracter...the plath, the disneyland...and ultimately refusing to be the beard...ha...nice...
Wonderful Lydia! I can relate to all of it, including the leaving!
Happy Holidays ....
Oh wonderfully done, and very clever!
This made me laugh - it must be the mood I'm in;-)
Oh what a clever and delightful combination.
"I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am." ~ SP
I looked at the picture and thought it resembled the mask worn by many in the "Occupy" movement.
Obviously I was wrong. Again.
But the writing — crafty as ever.
A blessed Christmas and joyous new year to you.
Nice! :)
anthonynorth~ Thanks so much.
Muhammad Israr~ I agree. It is not, however, my preferred type of photo portrait.....too weird!
mythopolis~ Odds are not all get it. :)
izzy~ Ooh, I'm excited to see yours!
jane.healy~ Thanks much. :)
mylittlewordz~ I appreciate your mentioning the Plath ref., Jamie. Thank you.
Sheila~ Thank you. :) I will enjoy reading what you come up with on this old beard thing!
Brian~ Guess who I got the courage to try something like alikeekila from.... :) I so appreciate your discussing various things in the poem. Many thanks.
Helen~ Thank you, and congrats on the leaving when it was not right. Happy Holidays to you, too.
Deborah~ Why, thank you kindly!
jabblog~ 'Tis the season to be jolly and you are!
susan~ Thanks for your kind comment and special quote. Just for the fun of it, take a look at this tumblr page and see how many times the quote was "reblogged" after being posted there. SP's pull has the same power as ever...
Rob-bear~ It's OK, Bear. I see all sorts of interesting faces in the bathroom tile floor that amuse me no end. There's nothing wrong with either of us!
Merry Christmas to you, too.
not even Santa's beard -- great response
Nice job on a strange ugly picture prompt.
Pondering over this. How to come out of the shadow and show your face?
Great insight into a tricky prompt.
excellent take- I never did see the beard- just the hat
Good for her! I like this. Thank you.
Lydia this is awesome!!
Isabel Doyle~ No, I suppose not even Santa's beard! Thanks.
Fireblossom~ Appreciate that. And I agree: think this was my least favorite Magpie picture prompt.
Hattie~ Yes, and just imagine wearing a burka while in someone's shadow...darkness, darkness.
Doc FTSE~ Thank you. It really was tricky, wasn't it?
Kathe~ And I did not see the hat! <:)
ds~ Thanks for being here to root for her. :)
Carrie~ Your comment and your Christmas profile pic made me so happy! :) Thank you!
Brilliant - made me giggle!
Anna :o]
Very, very powerful photo. In my life-before would do phototherapy with clients. Looking at this one recalled one of young child with father's shadow, "He always took the pictures so have not photos of him except this."
HyperCRYPTICal~ Thank you, Anna. Happy you are happy!
naomi~ A new profile pic=nice! What a fascinating personal "aside" to the photo. I know you helped many in your life-before, as you inspire many now. :)
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