Monday, October 10, 2022

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THERE BY THE LAKE
   She was reading about him. They had labelled him egotist. So wrapped up in himself they said. He didn't stand a chance. They all lambasted him. All of them.
   Were there mirrors about in that time. Did they have  to coin a metaphor naming his plight? Was it not the first time he had seen this fair face? The face of his beloved? The face that spurned him so, to pine for love until he withered and died right there by the lake?
   Are we on reflection being fair to Narcissus?  Did he know that the face in the water was his? Wasn't there the underlying factor of rejection and curse?
   She read on questioning the norm. And all she would conclude after contemplation was, how romantic! 
   Are we now to conclude that to her death is quite romantic?
THERE BY THE LAKE © gillena cox 2016

Welcome to Monday WRites # 366
A happy OCTOBER to all
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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
Prosery – Bob Dylan 
challenged to use the line "To her, death is quite romantic" in a piece of prose not more than 144 words 

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12 comments:

  1. TruedessaOctober 11, 2022 at 8:47 AM

    This was wonderful to read. The use of the first word amplifies in the reader mind. The title draws the reader in to learn what transpires by the lake.

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  2. Gillena CoxOctober 11, 2022 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Truedessa

    Much❤love

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  3. Dwight L. RothOctober 11, 2022 at 11:08 AM

    What an interesting take on the prompt, Gillena

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  4. Gillena CoxOctober 11, 2022 at 11:09 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dwight

    Much❤love

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  5. DoraOctober 11, 2022 at 1:09 PM

    It's all in the eye of the beholder, so to speak -- Ought we to judge when so little is known of his perspective? A treat to read, Gillena.

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  6. Gillena CoxOctober 11, 2022 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dora

    Much❤love

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  7. Kim M. RussellOctober 11, 2022 at 2:58 PM

    I enjoyed your mythological take on the prompt, Gillena!

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  8. brudbergOctober 11, 2022 at 3:36 PM

    Nice use of the well known myth to give a bit of perspective.

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  9. Gillena CoxOctober 11, 2022 at 8:25 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Björn

    Much❤love

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  10. Sanaa RizviOctober 12, 2022 at 11:31 AM

    Such a lovely musing of the myth here, Gillena! I love the closing 😍

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  11. Gillena CoxOctober 12, 2022 at 5:16 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much❤love

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