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Friday, March 9, 2012

a Triolet for dVerse Poets, The Mag, and FF55

Image by Sarolta Bán


Substance and sum

In worn clothes from his former life
he looked like a nouveau street bum.
The poster looked like his ex-wife.

In worn clothes from his former life
he recalled their love and their strife--
then gulped three swigs of cheap rum.

In worn clothes from his former life
he looked like a nouveau street bum. 

                                             MLydiaM ~ March 2012 


  • Visit The Mag to read other Mag 107s inspired by the photo prompt above.
  • Visit dVerse Poets Pub FormForAll, where Samuel Peralta's beautiful prompt inspires us to compose a Triolet  (please click link for description and information, along with links to other Triolets).
  • Visit Mr. KnowItAll, the G-Man, for links to more weekly FF55s (works of fiction in 55 words).
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20 comments:

  1. SemaphoreMarch 9, 2012 at 4:02 AM

    Such an ambitious composition, playing to not two but three prompts! And so successful, bringing a narrative quality into your triolet, but making excellent use of the refrain. Bravo!

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  2. Brian MillerMarch 9, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    lydia you killed it...nice storytelling, still creates a nice rhythm and cadence...very well done

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  3. LydiaMarch 9, 2012 at 4:34 AM

    Semaphore~ I am grateful for your inspiring prompt on triolets at dVerse, and am truly honored by your comments about my offering. I love the Poets Pub more than I can say for the richness it gives to my life, and working on my post in the wee hours of the morning was a great experience for me. Thank you!

    Brian~ I did? Wow, for you to say that is really a thrill. Thank you so much!

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  4. Yvonne OsborneMarch 9, 2012 at 4:45 AM

    You've perfectly captured the essence of that Mag image that stumped me. And I love the repetition. Seeing a lot of that this week. It works.

    The meat of your verse:
    The poster looked like his ex-wife.
    In worn clothes from his former life.

    Excellent!

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  5. G-ManMarch 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    Lydia...
    You do a pretty good job of condensing yourself!
    Great job on all the prompts.
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  6. BeachannyMarch 9, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    It's hard to story tell in 55 but to do this well at getting the riches to rag story across in elegant form is superlative. Well done.

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  7. ClaudiaMarch 9, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    oh goodness..running into the ex-wife's "oversized" image..very cool capture

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  8. Other MaryMarch 9, 2012 at 11:27 AM

    Love the triolet! Good take on the picture too!

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  9. izzyMarch 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Fun, fun, well done! very neat-
    thanks.

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  10. hedgewitchMarch 9, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Way to triolet, Lydia. This has a little noirish quality I like, along with the threadbare bum/bummer aspect that I think embodies the man in the picture well. Excellent refrain lines.

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  11. Rob-bearMarch 9, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    A nouveau street bum. Yes, there are a lot of them these days, what with the economy and all. Single, tattered, trying to make sense of a seemingly-senseless world.

    And you have captured his essence, so beautifully, in your demi-political commentary.

    Bravo, Lydia.

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  12. susanMarch 9, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Very beautifully described and lyrical too.

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  13. LydiaMarch 10, 2012 at 12:59 AM

    Yvonne~ Hello and thank you for your comments. I was stumped by The Mag prompt image also. It was not until I read the prompt at dVerse that something clicked.

    G-Man~ Ha! We all condense ourselves for your Friday Flash 55s!

    Beachanny~ Wow, I thought your comment was elegant. Thank you.

    Claudia~ Thanks. Yes, wouldn't that just be most exes biggest nightmare!

    Other Mary~ Thanks much for your comment.

    izzy~ Thanks for your fun comment!

    hedgewitch~ Thank you so much for your wonderful commentary on my triolet. I learn consistently from you...

    Rob-bear~ Your descriptors of my poem are truly humbling (but still exciting) for me. I truly appreciate them.

    susan~ Thanks much; I did like the lyrical quality of the triolet and may try more of them.

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  14. WanderMarch 10, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    This is a very good poem, sad...

    Wander

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  15. Other MaryMarch 10, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    lol, Ok I'm following you now too. Great minds, eh? ;-)

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  16. Kathe W.March 11, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    nouveau street bum indeed!

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  17. LydiaMarch 12, 2012 at 3:47 AM

    Wander~ Poem iss sad, but your comment made me smile. :)

    Other Mary~ Oh, definitely...and thank you!

    Kathe~ Indeed! (You may have seen a few of them on the streets of Portland before you moved away!)

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  18. LynetteMarch 13, 2012 at 9:28 PM

    This is very interesting. And thanks for stopping by Portland Oregon Daily Photo.

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  19. kjMarch 13, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    hello lydia!

    you inspire me.

    you paint these pictures with an economy of words. but what i am most inspired by is your participation in these prompts because all i manage to do is make up my own.

    good going girlfriend
    xo
    kj

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  20. LydiaMarch 15, 2012 at 1:49 AM

    Lynette~ I appreciate your comment, and it was my pleasure to stop by!

    kj~ Thank you...but
    the thing is: if you work on prompts it leaves little time for independent posts. I rarely have any independent posts outside of prompts except Old Postcard Wednesday. That's just the way it goes! Not enough time, nope, there never is.
    xo

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