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Friday, October 04, 2019

A Flash Poem of 55 Words

Mystery 

This bird's gonna die 
The gas is on 'cause 
I opened the valve  

I'll pull closed the door 
Turn the fatal key 
You're after the bird  

You can watch him die 
Go slowly to sleep 
Die, die, you are dead  

Throw the key back in 
Suicide they'll think  
Though murder it is 

 Ilk must die 
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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/10/art-flash-55-in-october.html?m=1

 - At the above link Kerry has given us some information about an artist named "McMonster".  She has displayed one picture of his, an ink art work showing an owl watching some idle machinery from which came my idea for this poem. 

It is also time for Flash writing,  my offering has exactly 55 words not including the title.  

12 comments:

  1. Well this is a cheery little poem Jim but what can we do we are given a prompt and must use what our brains offer us!

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  2. Well I love this ~~~ not sure what that says about me. LOL.

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  3. Wow, an intriguing tale......well done, Jim.

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  4. A total stranger guessed my age as minus 22 years. I hugged her right there in the department store! Some days are better than others. LOL

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  5. Yikes. Terrifying! Well done. Thanks, jim. k.

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  6. Well done with this prompt! A glimpse into a misdemeanour!

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  7. This was a sinister read, and it made me think about the canary bird in the mine...

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  8. Dark, disturbing, but intriguingly so Jim.

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