My response to dVerse Poets Meeting the Bar – Bouts-Rimés Revisted
This week Gayle’s challenge is to write a poem using the given end-rhymes. She has chosen: stay, sits, play, wits, fits, comedy, flits, tragedy, eye, smart, cry, heart, moan, stone, and we have to use the words in the given order.
It’s the last week of their stay
So she sits
Watching the children play
She’s at the end of her wits
Nothing fits
In this comedy
If she flits
Their marriage will end in tragedy
She wipes a tear from her eye
It smarts
She doesn’t want him to see her cry
She doesn’t want to break his heart
The murmur in the hotel lobby becomes a moan
All the guests have turned to stone
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image found on en.wikipedia.org
writing in north norfolk 
A twist in the ending & a different perspective to Medusa’s story ~ But was it her choice or was it taken from her? Good one Kim ~
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Thanks Grace 🙂
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Love this perspective on Medusa’s tale 🙂
Beautifully written.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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Thank you Sanaa 🙂
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Stony reaction of the patrons to the woman’s distress. Medusa comes in many forms.
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True 😊
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Sometimes the desire to flit is strong (I do wonder what it is that is making her cry); and sometimes it is justified. Enjoyed the tale!
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I cannot see it would be easy to have the gaze of Medusa… Don’t upset a lady like that.
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😊
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Alone with her thoughts and if she doesn’t want to break his heart – she’s stuck. Sad that.
Anna :o]
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😊
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Life’s choices can be tough…even Medusa has a heart that’s not turned to stone. I loved your story here, Kim, thank you for adding your work to our prompt.
Gayle ~
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Thank you, Gayle. 😊
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Some twists and turns here for Medussa and she doesn’t want him to see her cry but, why? The guests turn to stone and she is left alone.
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Medusa does have that way about her! Turning to stone could be the hard heart of apathy. Good take on the words, Kim!
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Thanks, Walt 😊
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Very clever. I enjoyed your version of Medusa’s tale, and the way you worked in the must use words.
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Thank you 😁
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I love the ending. Very engaging, easy-to-connect-with story.
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Tragedy Of Love
endinG storY
hot or
cOld..
HoTel Room
gHosts oF hurt
tale Love’s
gLoom
iN stoNe
doOr
LoRe..:)
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