He couldn’t believe his luck
(or her naivety)
and there was something so
moreish about her strawberry lips,
he didn’t even notice
the other pair of eyes
in the room.
Author notes
Contest requirement - 30 words exactly.
Prompt: In flagrante delicto.
For reader benefit: In flagrante delicto is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offense. "Caught red-handed" or "caught in the act" are English equivalents.
The Latin term has come to be used far more often as a euphemism for a couple being caught in the act of sexual intercourse; in modern usage the intercourse need not be adulterous or illicit.
Definition lifted from Wikipedia.
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Image from deviantart.com.
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A contest entry
- Word prompt contest.... by jcat.
600 points, ended October 13, 2008, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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A very lovely write. something that catches the eye of the reader. Well worthy of the gold.
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nice twist on the picture, gets me looking over her shoulder and away from obvious. I think i like the background better now for reading this. great effort!
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I loved all of it. You had me hooked from the beginning right to the end. Very nice twist in the last stanza- it made me smirk. Nice job. Good luck in the contest.
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Great work. Short sharp and very effective!
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nice. That is really...whoa. Short, but mysterious...chills and goosebumps.
Well done!
Smile♫
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oooh, spooky, you've given us much to ponder here, and it dont look good, but love is blind, so too lust!
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