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Wrecked Ships Tableau

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Written 8/15/23

Rusty carcasses,
forsaken by time,
battered by wind, waves.
Once useful and proud,
now broken, forlorn.
The tales they could tell.

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Bill Baker

Date: 9/20/2023 4:55:00 PM

Well-written, Kim. It's the same with people who have lived active lives, the things they could tell us could be of things we've never thought of or even seen. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us through your poetry, my friend. Bill

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 9/1/2023 7:27:00 AM

HI Kim, Belated congratulations on this poem. It is such a vivid write Kim. Enjoyed.

Kim Merryman
Date: 9/3/2023 4:35:00 PM

Thank you, Nancy!

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/29/2023 10:51:00 AM

What a wonderful metaphoric write, Kim! A picture of life's wreckage to learn from if only we would listen. Congratulations on your win! Blessings to you!

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/31/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you, Sam!

Judy Ball

Date: 8/28/2023 9:54:00 PM

This is really great Kim. Yours description is perfect. I could see the old ships resting where they sank. A haunting memory of old times. Good Stuff. God Bless, JB

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/31/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you, Judy! I appreciate your encouraging words!

Len Gasun

Date: 8/25/2023 9:20:00 PM

Amazing poem my dear poet friend Kim. It reminds me of the titanic too. Belated Congratulations on your win! Thanks a lot for sharing. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/31/2023 6:15:00 PM

Thank you, Len!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 8/23/2023 11:39:00 AM

I often think of the Titanic and the tales that got buried along with the people and the special objects lovely poem Kim

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:19:00 PM

Thank you, Vie!

Janice Canerdy

Date: 8/23/2023 8:22:00 AM

Kim, your win is WELL-deserved. You have made superb use of personification. Janice

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:19:00 PM

Thank you, Janice! I appreciate your encouraging comment!

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/22/2023 6:47:00 PM

Well written and a pleasure to read this beautiful poem, Kim. Your eloquent lines are like a finely woven tapestry. Congratulations, my friend, and blessings to you. Thanks for your comment

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:18:00 PM

Thank you, SP! Even your comments are poetic!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/21/2023 4:45:00 PM

I really like yours. Big congrats.

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:17:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/21/2023 3:00:00 AM

- Congratulations on your lovely winning poem ... ship that has experienced a lot ... left to "die", Kim - hugs

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:17:00 PM

Thank you, Anne-Lise!

Terry Miller

Date: 8/21/2023 1:55:00 AM

We both chose image #1 Love your take, so well penned; congratulations

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:17:00 PM

Thank you, Terry!

Eve Roper

Date: 8/20/2023 8:33:00 PM

Great write and congratulations in Joseph's contest. Thank you for my placement in your contest. Many blessings to you, my friend.

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you, Eve!

Valsa George

Date: 8/20/2023 7:21:00 PM

Beautifully put ! When in use they were treasured and praised, but when old and battered, they are forsaken. Congratulations Kim on your win.

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you, Valsa!

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 8/20/2023 3:42:00 PM

Congrats Kim, on your win. This is a really lovely tableau - such a true picture of wrecked ships - "carcasses" indeed!

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you, Mala!

Joseph May

Date: 8/20/2023 12:28:00 PM

Hi Kim, Very nicely penned, Congrats on your win

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:16:00 PM

Thank you for my placement, Joseph!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/20/2023 10:54:00 AM

And each tale should be told. I read about the forgotten sailors shipwrecked in the Great Lakes. We honor our dead, known or unknown. Congratulations, Kim

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/24/2023 6:15:00 PM

Thank you, Kim!

Ink Empress

Date: 8/16/2023 10:49:00 AM

This truly fits the theme of the picture prompt so effortlessly and flawlessly. I love how descriptively you’ve written this. So many tales, forsaken by time… evocative and exquisite word weaving. Loved the imagery

Kim Merryman
Date: 8/18/2023 7:28:00 PM

Thank you so much! I appreciate your encouraging words!