Door Number Three (Blogophilia 17.8)

 

There is no cure like travel
So they say.
But the Yellow Brick Road
Is pyrite
Lined with ravens
And no one is
Who they say.

As the darkness falls,
Who will be the last to fall? 
Ozymandius
Behind door number three
Ready to give away the trip
To Puerto Vallarta
To set up the new illusion?
 
Nail them while they are vulnerable.
That's my motto
Lead them down the pier
Into the endless lake.
Blinded by a deadly 
Lemon sky.



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Topic-Christine Wichman

Pic-Nina Nixon

Pic Guesses: Lemon sky (in blog), Ravens (in blog), Endless lake (in blog), Deadly dream, Crows, black haired beauty, Yellow Brick Road (in blog)

Comments

  1. UnknownJune 17, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    excellent write!!

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  2. NissmechJune 17, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    This is fantastic! The images you emplanted, the subliminal sense of vengence and the dark stain on your words gave a feeling of great chill and foreboding. Well done!

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  3. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    You really nailed this one Christopher..Perfect use of the clues in a marvelous poem
    Kudos
    Stormy

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  4. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 4:52 PM

    I always wanted to be on "Lets Make a Deal" just so I could pick door #3

    TM

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  5. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Nail them while they are vulnerable. *gulp* Nail this. 8 points, Earthling!!! :)

    -Marvin Martian

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  6. AnonymousJune 17, 2015 at 6:06 PM

    Nice!

    Irene

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  7. AnonymousJune 18, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    I absolutely loved this one Christopher...that is my kind of prose!!! Awesome!

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  8. DiaJune 21, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    Nice poem!

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