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Blue sails pearl her dreams. Perhaps, he’d become a seafarer without time for farewell. He’d debark with a sack of treasure on his back, moonstones harvested from night mines, urns of green oil smelling like summer grass, a wooden box of promises kept, a smile on his lovesick face.
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Short and sweet today as the Overlord is joining grammy and grampy for the weekend (his mama has a cold). Bear with me as my blog presence will be somewhat curtailed by a requirement to play 🙂
Myths of the Mirror 
The emotions make a black and white dream come into technicolor. Just come back to his true live laden with seafaring gifts. ♡
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Oops! Live= love
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Hopefully he hasn’t truly vanished! Thanks, Robin, for the comment. You are busy today!
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Lovely evocative piece, Diana. Just goes to prove it’s quality over quantity every time, even when it comes to writing. Enjoy your play time. 😊
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Thanks, Ali. I like mixing it up a bit. This piece was just right after a couple long posts 🙂 And it was easy! Ha ha Have a great weekend.
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Lovely write with good imagery.
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Thanks so much for the visit and comment. I like these little pieces. They’re not as much pressure! 🙂
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Laughing. I have written small pieces as well. It is a lot less pressure.
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Lovely little jewel of a piece, Diana. I’m catching up on my email so was late getting to it. I hope you had a good time with the little one. 🙂 — Suzanne
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I did, Suzanne. Tomorrow I get to hang out with him again. 🙂 Thanks for the visit – always appreciated ❤
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Well done, Diana! Beautiful imagery. Hope your weekend with the Overlord was full of fun (but not too much–Grams and Gramps can’t keep up for too long 😉 )
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We had a great time, Julie. It’s go go go. Then I take him home 🙂
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Wow this is lovely! Imagery is amazing! Hope it was fun!
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It was Lynz, and easy to do when my mind was blank! 🙂
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Yes I am sure that does make it easier!
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This is beautiful.
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Thank you, Deb. So glad you liked it 🙂
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D, this is simply marvelous; so evocative. Well done. Hugs.
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Thanks, Teagan for the visit and comment. Hugs back to you 🙂
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Hope you had a wonderful weekend with your most precious ones.
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Thank you, Inese. It was great fun and the weather was lovely so lots of time out in the mud 🙂
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Isn’t that a picture of happiness? 🙂
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Enjoy the precious moments Diana; it’s calling living. 🙂
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I do enjoy them, Debby. Grandparenting is a hoot. I just brought him home. Early to bed tonight! 🙂
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God bless. ❤
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Gorgeous language and imagery, Diana. Hope you are enjoying your time with your grandson – hope he isn’t ruling too harshly! 🙂
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Thanks, Kelly. We just went for a long walk and he’s having a snack with Grampy. Have a great weekend 🙂
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You too – sounds like you are! ❤
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Powerful Diane. It’s amazing what we as humans can do with just a few quick words isn’t it?
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I’m so long-winded, Riley, that it was a good exercise. Glad you liked it. Have a great weekend 🙂
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Ooh love the line about the urn with green oil…:) reminds me of a deep green glass bottle I have. It holds bath oil. .. Hope you’re having fun with the grandbaby! Whirlwind is a good description of our granddaughter, too!
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Thanks for the kind comment. Yes I plan lots of silly fun. The Overlord should be here any minute 🙂 Have a great weekend!
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Thanks! Same to you! 🙂
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From the second line, I expected this story to have a melancholy tone. To my surprise, you followed with quite the opposite …. “urns of green oil smelling like summer grass” and “a wooden box of promises kept”.
Strong images in so very few words 🙂
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Oooh. Unless it’s a dream, Joanne, and he’s really vanished 🙂 Thanks so much for the great comment. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Damn! Dream sequences always get me 😉
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland and commented:
Nice short story, beautiful picture. Good luck with the babysitting, hope mama is better soon :0)
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Thanks, Kate, for the reblog, the nice comment, and the luck with babysitting! It’s going to be a fun, but looong weekend 🙂
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You manage to tell such a great story in so few words Diana, and I love the way you have used ‘pearl’ too.
Have fun with the Overlord this weekend 😉
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Thanks: Judy 🙂 It was a page long piece that I tried to shrink to 50 words just for the fun of it. Not easy at all! Have a great weekend!
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Well you made it look easy! Have a lovely weekend too 🙂
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Beautiful image; and lovely, ear-pleasing details in the story! Have fun playing! 🙂
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Thanks so much. I’m getting ready for the Overlord’s whirlwind arrival. Have a great weekend 🙂
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You, as well! 🙂
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Very nice, Diana!
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Thanks. A quick something before the busy weekend begins 🙂
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Diana, short piece and filled with imagination. I can see the woman standing on the shore with stars in her eyes. Surprise to read pearl as a verb, and it fits so well! Enjoy your play weekend! Hope the weather is good! Elizabeth
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Thanks, Elizabeth. Yes, everyone likes “pearl” as a verb. Ha ha. I’m partial to that one myself – so much so that I have to be careful not to overuse it!! Have a great weekend yourself. ❤
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Your writing oozes with magic, Diana. Have a great weekend with lots of play! 😀
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Thanks, Annika. Yes, it will be a fun weekend. I’m going to rent a couple Winnie the Pooh videos for when I crash 🙂
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I was going to suggest something like that – an absolute necessity for ones sanity! I love Winnie the Pooh books and films. Enjoy.
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How charming 🙂
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Thank you, Lenora. Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
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You too!
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Your words magically paired with the graphic was a delight to read. Have fun with playtime, Diana!
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Thanks Rob. I really wanted a graphic of a woman on a stormy shore, waiting for a tall ship to come in, but couldn’t find a free one. The ghost ship was second best. 🙂 Hope you get to play a little this weekend too!
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I’m going to chill this weekend. My brother’s other band is playing a club tonight, so I’ll be there to see him. Tomorrow is a down day, so I hope to recover from this cold and watch some old movies.
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Hope you feel better. It sounds like you’ll have a nice combination of fun and relaxation 🙂
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I hope so. You know this man-flu is serious business. 😀
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😀 😀
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Talking through symbols makes you shine Diana! Loved this piece. Have a blessed weekend.
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Thanks, Balroop. Have a blessed weekend yourself. Happy writing 🙂
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I love it. And I love how you use “pearl” as a verb.
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Oh, yes. Playing with the rules 🙂 Everyone seems to like that – I should start messing with the language a little more!
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Beautiful imagery…I’ve never seen pearl as a verb – I like it! Moonstones are simply magical. ..I have a small oval moonstone ring that I really enjoy wearing. Thanks for sharing. ..hope you have a super weekend.
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Thanks so much for the comment. I like pushing the language a little bit. Pearl is a great verb. Have a wonderful weekend yourself 🙂
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Your writing never stops enchanting me. Beautiful as ever – I particularly liked the opening sentence, with the wonderful verb “pearl.”
Have fun with the Overlord!
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I love that verb! I have to limit it to one use per book. Ha ha. Have a great weekend with your little one too. 🙂
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Great imagery.
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Thanks, Diane. It’s a good exercise for me to try to limit myself to 50 words!
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Enjoy the Overlord and making good memories! When I hear this, I realize how much I hope to have a couple of them myself one day 🙂
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Oh, they are great fun, Jane. A bit exhausting, but so worth it 🙂
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A very romantic portrait of a dream. Enjoy the Overlord and don’t catch a cold yourself. Hope to see you at the Salon someday soon.
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Thank you, Bernadette. I’m taking my vitamins. Yes, I’ll make a point to stop by the salon today 🙂
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Play is essential to feeding the imagination. Enjoy!
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We’ll spend lots of time outside, even in the rain, Al. He’s very busy 🙂
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You paint quite a picture in very few words, Diana. Enjoy that weekend.💕
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Good practice for me, Van, since I like to write tomes. Have a lovely weekend yourself 🙂
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Great one, the rest left to imagination.
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Thank you. 🙂 Have a great weekend!
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