My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #104
On a desolate
windswept dreamscape
of granite and peat,
muted moss blends
into bracken
beaten
into submission
by wuthering winds.
Overhead,
turbulent watercolours
of a nightmare
gather in the sky.
Scratched
by a pair of ravens’
gravelly tones,
the sleepwalker
stirs
in a tangle of burs
and briars,
chilled to the bones,
hair tangled
in a raincloud,
body dangled
in suspense,
cowed
by the loud
hooves
of an approaching
night mare.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Image credited to the artist, Brooke Shaden
I love this Kim!! ❤️
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You do like the nightmarish ones!
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I certainly do! ☺️
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Excellent work Kim. You paint a wonderful word picture.
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
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Thank you, David
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great post 🙂
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Thank you kindly 😊
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Wow! I was there!!
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😊
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“turbulent watercolours
of a nightmare
gather in the sky” Love that and the ending.
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Wuthering Heights meets The Shining! 🙂
I love “the loud hooves of an approaching night mare”–very clever.
That painting is terrifying.
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“…beaten into submission by wuthering winds”. Such a strong, ominous description, well done! ☺ Brilliant, spooky stuff.
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Wow Kim but you created a very believable nightmare….excellent use of imagery….
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Thank you 🙂
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Lovely and convincing write Kim … this image gave me an impression of something nightmarish as well .. you’ve written this very nicely indeed.
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The poem and the visualization are tremendous! Very Gothic-I love your writing style…
Thanks for this!
I am so glad I found your site!
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Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment. I’m glad you found me 🙂
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Kim, you are so welcome!
Stop by my site sometime:)
Myra
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This is haunting, goes very well with the photograph. Excellent work Kim.
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Thank you 😊
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