Monday, February 25, 2013

Magpie Tales #157, IGWRT Open Link Monday & Friday Flash 55 "Venus of Antiquity"

Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936, Salvador Dali
Venus of Antiquity

Spring fills the room,
taunts candle's flame
as I pull sexy from dresser drawer,
hold it up, scrutinize,

wonder if lace trimmed satin
is a relic, question
if resurrection's possible.
Martyr-like, slip it on,

as quickly, take it off,
that Venus of antiquity
unrecognizable,

youthful vision hastily
tucked away, folded.
Thankful he's easily pleased.

by Margaret Bednar  February 25, 2013

Oh, I'd like to say this was completely fiction.  Thanks, Tess, for drawing this poem forth!  The above image is this week challenge for The Mag #157 

This is also linked with Imaginary Garden with Real Toad's Sunday Mini-Challenge 14 liners (it is quite different than a sonnet!  ... but it does turn on the 9th line! :)  Also linked with IGWRT's Open Link Monday.

I am also linking with Friday Flash 55, a "fiction" story in 55 words, no more, no less.
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37 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    made me laugh. :)

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  2. Judy RoneyFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    The ending made me smile in acknowledgement. I have one that is easily pleased as well. (Thank God):)

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  3. GraceFebruary 25, 2013 at 5:58 PM

    Thankfully he's easily pleased and no need to have a total spring make-over..Enjoyed this Margaret ~

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  4. 21 WitsFebruary 25, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    Simply lovely and extra special when he's easily pleased! Oh yeah!

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  5. HelenFebruary 25, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Are you trying to tell us he likes you best sans clothing?

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  6. MargaretFebruary 25, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Helen. Ha. Well. I'm just saying I'm far from having a 25 year old figure ;P

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2013 at 9:35 PM

    Very sweet and well expressed! K.

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  8. JimFebruary 25, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    Wonderful Margaret ~~ Sometimes our self image is a bit youthful. I save my old clothes just in case I will be able to wear them again.
    ..

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  9. Other MaryFebruary 25, 2013 at 10:48 PM

    Ouch, that one was close to the bone. And so wonderfully expressed Margaret.

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  10. EllaFebruary 26, 2013 at 12:15 AM

    That is what happened-I tucked my youth away! :D

    I love this-well done Margaret!~

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  11. Jennifer WagnerFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    Va va voom Miss Margaret! Thanks for the laugh...I really enjoyed this! Those things are never on long anyway.

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  12. Jennifer WagnerFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:15 AM

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  13. anthonynorthFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:07 AM

    Lovely fun.

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  14. Janine BolléeFebruary 26, 2013 at 5:22 AM

    Amusingly bizarre: do they open?
    Like your higgledy-piggledy words to match.

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  15. SusanFebruary 26, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Simply and beautifully presented as an experience, with youthful Venus teasing age. We know that deep in love sees beauty and pleasure in the enduring and hard won, not in the tricks of youth. (Am I lost in wishful thinking here?)

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  16. HelenFebruary 26, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    Lovely pairing of image and words .. they are beautiful, aren't they.

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  17. Brian MillerFebruary 26, 2013 at 10:29 AM

    thankfully he is easily pleased...ha...smiles...there is a greater truth in that...

    really like the resurrection and slipping it on like a martyr lines margaret....really cool piece...

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  18. Ginnie HartFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    HA! It makes things so much better when it doesn't take much to please them, I know. :D

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  19. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Oh my! You rocked this challenge, Margaret.

    wonder if lace trimmed satin
    is a relic...

    You dared to show us our fears, then reassured us that it's okay, after all.

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    That is quite the image. I love what you did with it!

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  21. Abin ChakrabortyFebruary 26, 2013 at 2:11 PM

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  22. Abin ChakrabortyFebruary 26, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    those gentle questions strike deep.loved the ending too.

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  23. UnknownFebruary 26, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    Absodamnlutely! I've been in love with and loving the same man for nearly 36 years. His adoration of me continues to be a gift.

    http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/02/26/intensity-toward-blue/

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  24. HannahFebruary 26, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    This is so honest. I appreciate this kind of honesty, Margaret....great write. I love this line:

    "wonder if lace trimmed satin
    is a relic, question
    if resurrection's possible."

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  25. Yvonne OsborneFebruary 26, 2013 at 9:42 PM

    I love this and the last line is so perfect. I've not yet been able to part with all my sexy underwear.

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  26. izzyFebruary 27, 2013 at 8:51 AM

    Lace trimmed satin will never ( in my lifetime) be deemed a relic!
    SMILE-

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  27. Laurie KolpFebruary 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    I know the feeling!

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  28. Tess KincaidFebruary 27, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    Charming one Margaret!

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  29. RastamanFebruary 28, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Fiction! I love it.

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  30. TALONFebruary 28, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    The Venus with drawers? That slayed me.

    This was a wonderful tight write, Margaret!

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  31. g-manFebruary 28, 2013 at 10:51 PM

    Margaret....
    This was one of the verses of our college fraternity song... Phi Delta Tau
    " there once was a girl named Venus
    And we hold the secret between us
    She gave all of her charms
    And both of her arms
    To be with a Phi Delt man!"
    I'll sing the rest to you in another comment
    Loved your multi-prompt 55
    Thanks for this Classic, and have a Kick Ass Week End

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  32. limeFebruary 28, 2013 at 11:02 PM

    time does take its toll but so long as we can be content and our partner's leased it's all good.

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  33. MargaretFebruary 28, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    Gman. Ha. Gotta love frat boys and all the bluster and bragging. Good times ... ;).

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  34. Alice AudreyMarch 1, 2013 at 1:07 AM

    I love the wording "pull sexy from a drawer". I've done that quick tucking away thing a time or two, too.

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  35. hyperCRYPTICalMarch 1, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Excellent fun.

    Anna :o]

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  36. izzyMarch 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    You can dress them up but you can't take 'em anywhere...

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  37. hedgewitchMarch 1, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Ah, I remember the day I finally threw my favorite turquoise teddy away...a sad sad occasion, but as you say, thankfully there's a threshold on both sides of the gender aisle that gets lower with time. ;_)

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