"Live From the Shop"*
"The rules are simple: Write a Complete Story, Beginning, Middle & End in 100 words or less"
photo prompt:
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| PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot |
100 words
I don’t quite understand
how this business was planned.
I can buy glasses to fit my face,
and look at frames, to the sound of the bass?
It’s all so odd,
perhaps a bit “mod,”
for my liking.
I came in for a fit
and hear The Tar Pit,
singing about a Viking.
I find it quite strange.
(That singer! That range!)
I’m coming around
to the musical sound,
as my toes start tapping,
and fingers are snapping.
The best part of the show
in case you don’t know,
is a glass of white wine,
and a discount so fine!
©2021 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved
*I'm editing to add that I did not come up with the idea of a shop that holds live concerts. I went with a literal take on the prompt photo, and Moscot IS a glasswear store and they DO/DID have live music! The title of the poem is actually the name of the monthly "event" that is (or was) in the store. The latest link though is from 2019, so with the pandemic they may have stopped.
Interesting! Are you able to add a LIKE button to your blog?
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's a simple way, it takes coding it in yourself, and for each post, there isn't a Blogger like button. I do think the concept of an eye wear store having live music a bit unusual!
DeleteI should say, I looked at the prompt a bit literally.
DeleteLove the surreal quality of the store you've described! Something more entertaining than commercial.
ReplyDeletepax,
dora
It's a real place too!
DeleteNice progression from reserved confusion to enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It's probably what a lot of us go through when things aren't quite what we expected.
DeleteSometimes great discounts lead us to the most interesting places.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for discounts!
DeleteAs always, I SO admire people who can write good poetry! And I actually think it's very cool to have music in an eyewear stor:)
ReplyDeleteThank you. Your comment made me laugh, I want to say that I too admire those who can write "good" poetry!
DeleteNicely done.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. :)
DeleteNice mix of fiction and non-fiction.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have a bit of a problem going literal when prompts are actual places. I tend to put the real things in, when I should be more open to just going with the feeling of the photo.
DeleteDear Lisa,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your verses. And thank you for the info re the shop.
Shalom,
Rochelle
What a great story and lesson. Now we know! Very fun.
ReplyDeleteAnne from annehiga.com