Friday, August 7, 2009

55 - a frozen soul



every friday, compose a short story of 55 words - no more, no less. if you want to join in the fun and games and give it a try...post your story and report to the boss G-Man!






cold are the eyes once fiery with passion
frozen the soul as the tundra russian
black is the hair, reflecting the hope
that died when they strangled her with a rope
taking her freedom, visions, her zest
a life once worth living, now possessed
wholly by anger, by fear and pain
innocence taken, effectively slain








34 comments:

  1. Shadow-I like russian black but would like her not slain. We need a rebirth out of the ashes here.
    Love your 55 as always! ~rick

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  2. Shadow, you wrote: "...compose a short story of 55 words.."

    Well, it is short--and WHAT a story!
    Well done...as if...!



    BTW, I did not "draw" my picture, it is from G'gle Images. But, thanks! I will go in an link the source right now!

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  3. what ever you right makes me feel I want to read more and more and more. I love how you used the black hair letting us know HOPE was gone her zest for life was erased gone.. AWESOME SHADOW

    Have a great weekend

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  4. No heroes riding in to save her. Better to die fighting than live on in death.

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  5. That worked on the 55 words. I particularly like the first line.
    Blessings Star

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  6. You humans are so cruel. Killing one another like that. Her so innocent and tasty too.
    Great 55

    Ours is posted
    HERE.

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  7. wow i picture a witch being hung in an old salem witch trial. nice 55

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  8. My personal rope was alcohol.
    It turned my soul cold. It killed hope, freedom, visions, and zest for life.

    My 55 of a frozen soul ends with resurrection through the 12 steps.

    Thanks Shadow,
    PG

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  9. That was mesmerizing. I hope she can find a path out of that place.

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  10. You have a strangulation today, while I have a mystery murder for my 55.

    Fantastic, as always Shadow.

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  11. I miss reading your words dear friend. You always capture the eloquence of even the harshest tundra of the soul. (Hugs)Indigo

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  12. ah its wonderufl these words you seem to so easily lace together...

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  13. i enjoyed the economy of language, and the particularly vivid images.
    i enjoyed the quick read.

    finbar.

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  14. That was well done and open ended. One can believe she is dead or one can believe she is a slave. In fact it is so well written it allows the reader to construct their own images of what is there.
    Well done

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  15. A sad one. I need some happy poems for this Friday.

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  16. hang in there, this one is dark, and there are always dark days,
    i know you are not "pollyanna"
    love and hugs across the waves...

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  17. well written, Shadow.

    Wish you a day of abundantly of everything.

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  18. Wow, had to read it twice, wasn't awake enough this morning to see what you really wrote. Reminds me of a couple of people who I have known that were killed in dope related murders, very sad very sad.

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  19. Haunting and intense, powerful...beautiful!

    Thank you, Shadow.

    Have a Wonderful Weekend!

    xox

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  20. And in the following segment, she becomes the heroine in her own story.

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  21. Is there not a fire big enough to melt even the tundra? Let us hope. Start gathering wood now.

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  22. Gorgeous and scary poem. Did she becanme a witch? or is it just life that killed her with its harshness?

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  23. This troubles me. I hope that the woman with the hair of Russian black will escape the trap somehow, and defy those frickers who would extinguish her flame. I was going to say that perhaps she will come back as a spirit to haunt them, but I sense she needs her physicality to hold her passion. I just don't think this can be the end for her. There has to be a 56th word...and a 57th...and...

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  24. I like it -- this could be the setup for one of my books. Terrific choice of picture too!

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  25. May she come back with a vengeance to haunt them in their sleep...

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