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
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26 comments:

  1. Sanaa RizviSeptember 5, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    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. HannahSeptember 5, 2015 at 6:34 PM

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

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  3. GailSeptember 5, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Very sad. Well penned.

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  4. Dr. Vandana SharmaSeptember 6, 2015 at 12:29 AM

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

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  5. Sumana RoySeptember 6, 2015 at 1:22 AM

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

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorSeptember 6, 2015 at 3:22 AM

    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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  7. BlogorattiSeptember 6, 2015 at 3:23 AM

    A delightful and lovely piece.

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  8. Pat HattSeptember 6, 2015 at 5:39 AM

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

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  9. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 6, 2015 at 5:39 AM

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

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  10. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 6, 2015 at 5:54 AM

    Sweetly penned.

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  11. Holy Ghost WriterSeptember 6, 2015 at 6:37 AM

    That is a sad Disney world

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  12. hedgewitchSeptember 6, 2015 at 7:31 AM

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

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  13. brudbergSeptember 6, 2015 at 8:41 AM

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

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  14. Magaly GuerreroSeptember 6, 2015 at 9:16 AM

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

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  15. AbhishekSeptember 6, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    Lovely remembrance of the fairy tale

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  16. Gillena CoxSeptember 6, 2015 at 10:11 AM

    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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  17. Debi SwimSeptember 6, 2015 at 10:38 AM

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

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  18. Yvonne OsborneSeptember 7, 2015 at 5:39 AM

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

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  19. Other MarySeptember 7, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    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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  20. OutlawyerSeptember 7, 2015 at 8:40 AM

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

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  21. JimSeptember 7, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    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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  22. VinithaSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:41 AM

    Lovely!

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  23. Pat BSeptember 10, 2015 at 10:24 PM

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

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  24. Someone is SpecialSeptember 11, 2015 at 6:09 AM

    A very different 55. Liked it a lot.

    Someone is Special

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  25. UnknownSeptember 11, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Reminded of the fairy tales.Loved it.

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