An unlikely but carefully planned meeting. I cannot believe the painting from the prompt is more than 500 years old. I’m curious how many wrote about these two.
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Prompt 6: “Write a poem from the point of view of one person/animal/thing from Hieronymous Bosch’s famous (and famously bizarre) triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights.”
Merm + Alien
“Fancy meeting you again, Merm.”
“How do you mean again,
when did we meet first?”
“Five hundred years from now.
They call it Woodstock.
We breed. Our children prevail.
When time comes, our youngest is a star.
They, who know nothing, call him Alien.”
“I hope he has my tail.
I can’t help but notice
that it tops yours
in elegance and style.”
“For now, Merm, for now.
I have an idea. Look at your tail.
See, how it splits at the end?
We pull and
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to bear
new life.
Just make sure he has my face.
It’s the last thing they see.”
Here is what she might look like after the fact, in another garden of earthly delights in Montevere, Rome.
Hahahaha! Thanks for the laugh! Your pictures brought a smile to my face.
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Hihih, always welcome, Stine. 😀
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You’re funny, Manja.
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😀 Thanks, Bojana. I think I had to let out steam after the monster prompt from the day before.
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Nicely done.
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How I love this poem and no one does bizarre like H Bosch. Hope you are doing well and staying safe.
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Thank you, Atreyee. It’s mind-boggling to think he did it 500 years ago and then some. I’m glad you love the poem, much fun has been had. 😀 And yes, we are safe and fine, thank you, I hope you as well.
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We took a wacky turn here. I like it!
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Hihih, didn’t we now. 😀 I had a look around the painting to see which character to choose and couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted him. Thank you, Claudia!
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I’m laughing out loud–thanks for helping me starting my day on a happy note.🥰
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Ahh, this is so good to hear, Romana. 🙂 Makes me feel twice less alone immediately. Thank you for that! ❤
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🥰✊
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So that’s where Barbie really came from…(k)
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Heheh, looks plausible, right? 🙂 Thanks, K.
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