he handled her
like fine china
her delicate form
and refined manner
mistaken for weakness
Author notes
Prompt: in his hands, 15 words
A contest entry
- just a quickie by Lavender Butterfly.
400 points, ended June 21, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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BRAVO! BRAVO!
That was so "contemporary" just loved it!
I could truly relate to this...as i have a fluffy blonde
type appearance under-estimated typically because of
first impression...big mistake...for their weakkness
is MY STRENGTH!
well done!
ears/Seattle feast of a great haiku!
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Outstanding!
Fantastic reality of truth! Cleverly expressed! Congrats on the Gold! Well deserved! Don
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My Fav Lun..excellent,,, flipping the context with such short wispy yet impacted words/verse....you just get better and better....Miss you!
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shanks, Doll
miss you too
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congrats!
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wow ~ deeply attention grabbing... x
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great imagery. it's like a picture in the mind's of the reader's. i especially like the part:
"he handled her
like fine china"
this was a great piece
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ooooo!!!
LOVE IT!
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