Oh, Christine, this is hauntingly poignant in the imagery and word-flow. It’s a threnody, one of misery, grief, and being bereft of love. That’s heartbreaking, but you communicate it with evocative imagery and solemnity:
“Love lays dying in the darkness
which no one will ever exhume”
So impactful and stunning. An excellent take on the prompt, and as always, I enjoy reading your work.
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Christine Bolton
October 7, 2020 at 9:02 am
You are so sweet Lucy. Thank you for wonderful feedback. I now know what a threnody is. What a great word! ☺️
Oh, the imagery! Christine, this is brilliant! 🥰
Thanks Punam 💕. It was an unusual prompt, but fun to do!
You are welcome.
Sorry, I got muddled on my response 🤭. This did not have an unusual prompt. We were just asked to go to the dark side 😳 I can do that! Lol
No worries. Whatever the prompt, the outcome was a powerful, image rich verse. 💕🙂
What a horrible place to be 🙁 where
“Love lays dying in the darkness
which no one will ever exhume”
And those eyes! Haunting!
Thanks Lisa 🙂
It definitely has the pathos of a dark ballad, Christine!
How one can quickly descend into madness. Enjoyed this one Christine!
Thank you Grace ☺️
This mournful song to what’s been lost is so vivid… walking to a graveyard at night.
Oh how wonderfully constructed, Christine! Loved this line: “Love lays dying in the darkness/ which no one will ever exhume” Just perfect.
Thank you Dora! I really appreciate it. I’m not sure I write a ballad though. It probably needed a bit more ☺️
A ballad to me is tragic, lyrical and has a certain musical quality to it. I’m calling it a ballad 🙂
Oh you’re so sweet! Thank you Dora 🥰
A powerful, poignant glimpse into the dark possibilities of camouflaged madness. This is excellent work! 🙂
Thank you Sanaa ☺️ I appreciate it very much.
Great word pictures, and very well written. ( It pains me to hear October so maligned. I love it so! )
Thanks Bev. You’re right, October has always been a rather pleasant month for me too. Warm sunny days here in Florida and a lot less rain ☺️
To me, this describes a descent into darkness, depression and despair: a dark and powerful take on the prompt, Christine!
Thank you Ingrid ☺️
You have certainly gone darker with this ballad, Christine! To me it describes a descent into the despair of depression. A wonderfully dark ballad!
Thank you so much Ingrid. Yes it was a little dark 😟
Oh, Christine, this is hauntingly poignant in the imagery and word-flow. It’s a threnody, one of misery, grief, and being bereft of love. That’s heartbreaking, but you communicate it with evocative imagery and solemnity:
“Love lays dying in the darkness
which no one will ever exhume”
So impactful and stunning. An excellent take on the prompt, and as always, I enjoy reading your work.
You are so sweet Lucy. Thank you for wonderful feedback. I now know what a threnody is. What a great word! ☺️