Today I went back to using the prompts supplied at Readwritepoem. The prompt, supplied by Angie Werren, was The One You Didn't Choose. Among the rules given were to choose something concrete - so, a thing, rahter than a path not taken. I was thinking of ignoring the prompt again and using another from my store of poem ideas, but then I remembered a travel incident and came up with the following (dashed down in my coffee break, so, it needs a little revision):
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Poetry, quilting and random comments on life, the universe and everything
Can't say I like Haggis, and Chicken Tikka Masala doesn't do much for me either.
ReplyDeleteI liked your piece though!
Mr Burns, I think, would approve.
ReplyDeleteCatherine - You got across the dilution caused by distance and time, vying with the force of ancestry, very well; with an embedded / implied apology. Enjoyable reading.
ReplyDeleteCan't beat good haggis, Catherine, but, as with most things, the quality varies! I used to live 20 minutes drive south of Fort William.
ReplyDeleteHaggis scares me; I'd have turned it down, too! I'm sure it's an acquired taste, like Lutefisk! Enjoyed this piece!
ReplyDeletei like that first line...and cruzin thru it is delightful... to the last line... curry is a big time fav of mine!!! take off
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