Monday, November 26, 2012

The Mag #145 "Timeworn"

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Timeworn

Sultry crimson is pulled, coaxed,
dragged about shapely curves

as I know red is
your favorite color.

I wore one like this
years ago...

"Plunging and dangerous"
you whispered in my ear.

I'd giggled, smitten.
Now, I raise my cabernet

as you appear dazzled
by "Little Black" across the room

find myself alone, fading,
timeworn.

by Margaret Bednar, 11-26-2012


This is for The Mag #145 - a photo prompt each week to get our creative juices flowing.

This will also be linked to Mr. Know-it-All's "Flash Fiction Friday 55" on Thursday after 8pm (a FICTION story in 55 words... no more, no less).  
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27 comments:

  1. HelenNovember 26, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    YOU?
    Fading?
    Timeworn?
    Never!
    The chair?
    Maybe!

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  2. MargaretNovember 26, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    Ha ha. Of course not me! I wouldn't go down without a fight :\

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  3. Amrit SinhaNovember 26, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Beautiful ... there is a sense of nostalgia in this piece !!!

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  4. Jennifer WagnerNovember 26, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Ha! Love where you went with this. Dang, you're good.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    She may yet rise to the occasion. I hope so.

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  6. BerowneNovember 26, 2012 at 4:18 PM

    Ah, that perfect all-occasion little black dress - what damage it has caused!

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  7. GailNovember 26, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    Intriguing.

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  8. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerNovember 26, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Some really lovely lines in this and a lovely sense of mood!

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  9. Mary Ann PotterNovember 26, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    This is quite a story! I was especially struck by the "giggle line". You have an amazing way with words, Margaret!

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  10. ninotazizNovember 26, 2012 at 8:50 PM

    I loved the layering in the poem, Margaret. It just felt that way for me!

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  11. AnonymousNovember 26, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    Oh dear! Making me feel all too old if you are time worn! k.

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  12. 21 WitsNovember 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM

    I think I am proof of a time warp! I'd thought I left a comment here yesterday! Hahahaha- In case it's in limbo I'll leave another one! An excellent moving piece- I like your style in forming this...soft woven piece!

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  13. Silent Otto November 27, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    I love how the dress slowly morphs into being a chair, like overlapping dimensions .

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  14. Dave KingNovember 27, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    Clever. Moving. Well crafted. delicious poem.

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  15. izzyNovember 27, 2012 at 9:48 AM

    Yes sometimes we look back on things relating to a present subject- red is a tough color, (I only wear the deep
    shades) I like what you did with it!

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  16. Maude LynnNovember 27, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    I really like this, Margaret. Beautifully crafted.

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  17. Wayne PitchkoNovember 27, 2012 at 9:48 PM

    clever indeed....thanks for sharing

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  18. Tess KincaidNovember 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    I love the dress thing you did here, Margaret!

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  19. HelenaNovember 29, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Clever movements of words - nice literate morphing in this one, that goes on to conjure great images!

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  20. Brian MillerNovember 29, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    smiles...his loss i would say...smiles...too many headaches with those young skinnies....smiles...like the whispers....

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  21. JinksyNovember 30, 2012 at 6:02 AM

    It comes to us all! :)

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  22. hedgewitchNovember 30, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    Those little black dresses have a lot to answer for--especially when worn by the indecently young. ;_) I try to avooid long looks in mirrors these days--reality can be unsettling, like your wistful 55.

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  23. Other MaryNovember 30, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    Great metaphor, poignant write.

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  24. Karen MNovember 30, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    So haunting. You really transmitted your feelings well with this one.

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  25. G-ManNovember 30, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Margaret Bednar...
    And like a fine Cabernet, YOU just keep getting better with age. I can't imagine you looking any more beautiful than you do now.
    Loved your reflective 55
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  26. Doctor FTSEDecember 1, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    Lovely as a Mag or a 55!

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  27. Alice AudreyDecember 1, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    So sad. Must not be true love.

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