Sunday, March 24, 2013

Future Twin Godfathers


                                                                        Photo by Rene Magritte
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag

Moments in time of varied capture
Fleeting through in a blinding flash
Or tip-toeing slowly for all at leisure
In between a quick and random dash

Moments in time of aggressive runs
Surreptitiously vying for some privacy
Crude may it seem but two young guns
Creating a power  base  in all simplicity

Moments in time of a street fighter
Who had to survive with his wits intact
Scrimping and looking for the better
Instinct his weapon strong as yet

Seeing double  is a worked out decoy
Reflection here is a planned deception
Terrible twins are known to destroy
To achieve the duo’s wicked ambitions 

Written for Tess’ Magpie Tales #161 and shared with One Single Impression #265 with prompt - moment and Poets United's Poetry Pantry #143

26 comments:

  1. Nice, Hank... I especially like the final stanza.

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  2. I enjoyed your take on the picture, Hank! Smiled at the expression "two young guns."

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  3. what an interesting tale you spin within this...the street fighter having to work at everything....sometimes i wish i had a twin so i could stay home for a day...ha...

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  4. I like the dual images of destruction ~

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  5. terrible twins...history has some interesting pairs, probably none more destructive than Hitler and Mussolini.dont know why i thought of them.well penned.

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  6. I like the rhythm and mood - so flat and matter of fact. It adds to the sinister statements.

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  7. Great interpretation of the image, Hank. The momentum builds culminating wonderfully in the final stanza.

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  8. Great take on this prompt. Well done.

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  9. Well written piece --and I love where you took this prompt!

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  10. I really thought this was well done. A wonderful job with prompt I really enjoyed the final stanza.

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  11. The deception and notion of evil took me by surprise.

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  12. Hank,

    I am pleased to have found you today and this double dose of thought...What a cleverly composed notion..

    Best wishes,
    Eileen

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  13. Like the word choices you chose too, and I'm surely not number one like you have been so many times today at my zoo haha

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  14. Like the way you built this: the repetition of the first lines, resolved in the final stanza, for instance.

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  15. WOW! I could have never gone for this interpretation. Brilliant, Hank! :D

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  16. You came up with a winner..young guns...perfect!

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  17. Made me think of the Winklevoss twins!

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  18. Liked the different perspectives of time in different scenarios and the exploration of duality.

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  19. Wickedly smart! Pulled me right in.

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  20. Wickedly smart! Pulled me right in!

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  21. Good one! Especially loved the way you built to the ending.

    =)

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  22. Two Godfathers? OMG'father! Nice one, Hank.

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  23. Very well done Hank , very prescient , cheers mate . Say hello to the brothers Koch for me .

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