Friday, May 20, 2011

black or white..lies be-lie-s..

Stray pieces of truth opaque in the clear water,
where shadows are solid yet not tangible..
The beam of light takes the layers off bit by bit,
and yet I hope its just the brush that paints you black.

copyright*budhaaah*
for The Tenth Daughter of Memory, a bi-monthly writing/arts competition based on a theme

16 comments:

  1. evocative piece...solid yet not tangible...nice word play...and great to see you give 10 DOM a try!!!!

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  2. Welcome aboard. Make sure you read the rules and vote. Put the link in you feed so that you receive the alerts as a reminder goes up in a couple of days. If you have any questions, just email.

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  3. Et tu, Mick?

    Welcome to 10thDoM!

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  4. i like it. Unfortunately it wasn't a brush that "painted" me black

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  5. You have conveyed so much in so few words. Very evocative...loved it.

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  6. Welcome to 10thDoM!

    I really like all the unanswered questions you leave behind in this piece.

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  7. Ah, how often I have hoped it was only a brush painting black... How often I have been wrong!

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  8. Short perhaps not so sweet. Welcome to the madness of 10thDoM

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  9. The beam of light takes the layers off bit by bit - life has a way of doing this albeit slowly.

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  10. Very nice entry. Wouldn't it be great if the people who seemed so dark were only so because of the way the light hits them in a painting or picture?

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  11. This one will have me pondering for a while.

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  12. And how to tell the difference ... -J

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  13. wow, strong! you know it's not just the brush

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