Saturday, September 5, 2015

Yearnings to be human

                                                                                  Attribution: guardian.com (fair use)
Image: The Disma Castle with the Little Mermaid (here)
(The Little Mermaid tells the story of a beautiful mermaid 
princess who dreams of becoming human)


Little Mermaid pining for her Eric
Yearnings to be human
A kiss all she needs
Reminiscent of Frog to Prince episode
that had before happened

Can it be repeated in Disma Land?
Where even the Disney Castle is dismal 
Teary hopes of dreams for her man
Waiting in silence like an innocent girl!

(55 words)

For Kerry's hosting of FLASH 55 Plus
at Real Toads with the little mermaid and
Leo's at APED Prompt # 81 - hopes and a change

26 comments:

  1. I love the choice of image you took for this prompt and the wonderful execution of it!
    Marvelous 55 :D

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  2. Always a great classic story to delve into bringing in the dismal introduction as well...nice!

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  3. I hope she better stays what she is..................humanity is now ceasing to exist :(

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  4. love the Disma Land story Hank...lovely...

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  5. Perhaps it is time the 'fairy tale' ending was debunked, and little girls grew up with a more realistic idea of what relationships are about.

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  6. Disma land sounds like quite the dreary place. She may have to find a new sea haha

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  7. She might be waiting a long time for that kiss.
    That is a really sad looking Disney castle.

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  8. Yes, too much of the world is more like Dismalland these days. Nice one, hank.

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  9. As I have read Anderson's original version of the little mermaid, I actually think it can belong in Dismaland...

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  10. Thinking of our world's realities and of the original fairy tales, this seems a more likely setting...

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  11. Lovely remembrance of the fairy tale

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  12. You know reading some of the comments I have to say I like the sentiment expressed by Pat. I think she needs to find a new sea.

    Much love...

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  13. Well, maybe Eric needs to become a merman. Girl you got to quit changing just to please everyone else.

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  14. That sure is a dismal looking castle. Even the water is muddy! Poor muddy mermaid.

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  15. I think any way that story ends would be dismal...either without her love, or without her friends, family and world. What a choice.

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  16. I think we all sort of yearn to be fully human! As you've caught here--thanks, Hank. k.

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  17. We smile at your 55 but getting a kiss can be hard sometimes.
    Liking the contrast, one is a dismal place by name, the other by neglect. Neither seems very much encouragement for romance. But then mermaids can't be choosey.
    ..

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  18. Wow, the images of Dismaland are amazing and very dismal looking. Great piece of writing.

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  19. Reminded of the fairy tales.Loved it.

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