MORE THAN ONE ONE LINER

Michael Edwards

 

 

MORE THAN ONE ONE-LINER

 

 

She closed the door in the house of sorrowful dreams.

 

The candle lit; they drank the wine.

 

Her tears were fresh and borne of hope like rain that falls in April.

 

His appetite would only stretch to food he could digest.

 

On moon-white nights she raised her glass and savoured faery wine.

 

Strangers on darkened streets are never friends.

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 18th, 2018 02:39
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻
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  • Goldfinch60

    There are some good ones there Michael. I like them all.

    The first one could be reversed by changing 'in' to 'on'.

    • Michael Edwards

      Thanks Andy. I also thought about 'at' but somehow I thought 'in' rolled off the tongue easier but now I'm beginning to have a rethink.

    • Goldfinch60

      Another one of your wonderful abstracts. Thank you.

      • Michael Edwards

        Compared to a dancer and being used on the front of this years Open Studios brochure in our area,

      • orchidee

        A fine write for me to read on my 21st (?) birthday today Michael!

        • Michael Edwards

          If you were a young man in 1066 then each life year must be at least 50 years in terrestrial time and I bet you look young for your age Orchi - congratulations - have a great day

        • BRIAN & ANGELA

          Thanks MIKE ~ Love the abstract of the FLAMENCO DANCER ~ Love Andalusia ! One liners are always pithy ~ My fave is the last one ~ Strangers on darkened Streets are never Friends ~ I have found this to be TRUE. I am too fit to be mugged but some have tried and some have (almost) died ! Thanks for sharing ~ BRIAN ~ Please check my Fusion ~ B !

          • Michael Edwards

            I haven't got your youth but I walk quickly all the time and am very upright so, like you, I have never (as yet) been mugged. Mind you I wouldn't take chances on darkened streets. Thanks Brian.

          • Laura🌻

            Michael,
            I enjoyed the read and
            visual very much!
            The third one is my
            favorite! That’s the one
            that truly speaks to me!

            A great abstract painting
            to accentuate your writing!
            Thank you for the
            share!

            ~Laura~

            • Michael Edwards

              Thanks so much Laura - yes No3 is asking to be made into something longer but I haven't the inspiration at the moment.

              • Laura🌻

                I’m sure you’ll soon
                hear inspiration knocking
                on your door! It’ll never
                overlook one of the best!
                Be ready...inspiration is
                almost ready to use that
                knocker!

                • Michael Edwards

                  Just written something Laura - I'll publish it tomorrow.

                  • Laura🌻

                    Great Michael!
                    INSPIRATION
                    knocked! Hooray for
                    Inspiration and Michael!😉

                  • dusk arising

                    oh my.... some of these are writing stories in my mind
                    you must surely be a very busy man to throw away such wonderful lines rather than include them into some of your wonderful works
                    I'm particularly impressed with 3, 4 and 5

                    • Michael Edwards

                      No 5 now incorporated in a poem which I'll be posting tomorrow. Actually it'll be today here in the UK where it's 4.30am - in about half an hours time - yes I'm a very early riser..

                    • Its Raskolnikov

                      I like this, good job

                    • FredPeyer

                      The shorter they are the harder they are to write. But you mastered the genre!

                      • Michael Edwards

                        Thanks Fred - they are mainly ideas which come to me without a full length poem in mind.

                        I read loads and gather lists of words of words used in unusual context which I dip into when I'm writing. Came across parliament a few days ago being used metaphorically to mean a place where an individual is in charge and have woven this into my latest piece which I'll be posting soon.

                        • FredPeyer

                          Can't wait to read it!



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