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Shipwreck Tableau

Shipwreck, stuck in place Wash away, erase A failed endeavour So stuck forever The storm broke and tossed Evidence lives lost 1

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/29/2023 10:37:00 AM

Congratulations on your win, DD. The picture of the two old ships is indeed sad and a reminder of human tragedy and human wreckage.! Blessings

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/29/2023 10:50:00 AM

Yes the image looked like a mother and child bizarrely, thank you for your support

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/21/2023 2:55:00 AM

- Congratulations on your lovely winning poem ... the last journey, D.D. - hugs

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/21/2023 11:08:00 AM

Thanks Anne-Lise x

Kim Merryman

Date: 8/20/2023 3:40:00 PM

Your two middle lines stand out and grab a hold of you. Congrats on your win, Dilly Dally! Blessings, Kim M

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/20/2023 9:09:00 PM

Many thanks Kim, I got carried away and wrote a full poem and then the shorter tableu

Joseph May

Date: 8/20/2023 12:23:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Very nicely penned

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/20/2023 1:12:00 PM

Thank you Joseph :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/20/2023 10:50:00 AM

… A failed endeavour So stuck forever! Congratulations, DD!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/20/2023 11:15:00 AM

Thanks Kim!

Akkina Downing

Date: 8/15/2023 9:02:00 PM

This reminds me of that missing Titanic submarine. Such tragic. Great verse, Dilly :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 8/15/2023 9:07:00 PM

Thank you. It was based on a photo prompt for a contest of two wrecked ships on a beach. Seeing remnants of disaster at any time after can be emotive - sometimes over a thousand years (e.g Pompeii)