Hello, beautiful readers! Today is a holiday for me, so I'm enjoying a relaxing day at home and catching up on my 'to do' list. For this week's Melissa's Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #360, Melissa provided us the image below. There was such a contrast in the background and foreground, and I felt such melancholy. So, I wrote a tanka for it.
(image courtesy of @Takashi Sakamoto)
wishful images
happy murals decorate
rundown town's falsehoods
why dream of a better life?
time will fade away the lies
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“time will fade away the lies”
ReplyDeleteI love that line.
Thank you, Melissa! I appreciate you sharing that with me. :-)
DeleteWell done, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandra! I appreciate you visiting! :-)
DeleteI like 'why dream of a better life?' - it can be understood differently by every reader and therefore very thought-provoking. Great write Yvette 👏
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shaun! I appreciate you sharing that with me. :-)
DeleteBeautiful. Thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Indira! I appreciate you stopping by. :-)
DeleteThis is a very thoughtful piece Yvette 💞
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ange! I appreciate your visit. :-)
Deletebeautiful work
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I appreciate you stopping by! :-)
DeleteYes, we saw the same thing in the photo, but your poem was much more succinct than my tale. Well done, Yvette.
ReplyDeleteI loved your tale, Fandango! Thanks for visiting! :-)
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