with a fastening of lips
drawn and pressed in a tight line
at superhuman speed
she pulls her finger
across the elongated hyphen
the simulated silent zip
she has none left to argue with
no pizzazz, pep or vim
she has nothing at all
Kim M. Russell, 2018
My response to ttps://dversepoets.com/2018/04/09/quadrille-52-zip-it/
De is our host this Monday and she’s given us a tricky word to play with. I hope my zip doesn’t get stuck!
writing in north norfolk 
It almost makes one want someone to argue with.
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LOL! 🙂
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Goodness, I LOVE this:
“she pulls her finger
across the elongated hyphen”
I can see this. Wonderful, Kim.
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Thank you, De!
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Zip the lip and zip as nada – well done! You create a clear picture in 44 words, but that photo made me flinch! Love this, Kim.
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Thank you, Jill!
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Love the imagery
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Thank you, Deb.
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Gorgeous:
“she pulls her finger
across the elongated hyphen”
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Thank you, Shawna!
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Absolutely wonderful lines –
“she pulls her finger
across the elongated hyphen”
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Thank you, Jo!
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There’s something very powerful in this. And I love the zzzz sounds.
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Thank you, Sarah!
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I suspect this is something I do a lot, but mostly it is “shh”, A refreshing take on the word.
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Thank you, Alison!
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I agree with the elongated hyphen, and the creepiness of the photo!
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🙂
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Zipped up like a kipper…brilliant Kim.
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Cheers Paul! I’m having trouble keeping up at the moment and may have to pop back in the morning.
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Me too. April is one crazy month.
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Excellent! ’nuff sed.
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🙂
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That reference to a hyphen is such a strong image. Nice writing.
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Thanks Misky!
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She looks like she is out of words and breath, with that zipped up imagery ~ Love the sounds too Kim ~
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Thank you, Grace!
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Great photo and words to go with it Kim!
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Thank you, Linda!
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It stirs up where I have been
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Somehow, i’ve had so many people tell me to do that very thing myself. I live the visualization of the verse, it does the photo well.
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Thank you, Walter!
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🙂
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Wow! You nailed this one…. all the way to the end. From the tight straight lined kiss to nothing at all!!
Dwight
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Thanks Dwight!
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Oh you described it so well — but instead of the angry “zip it!” action motioned to another, there’s a giving up,, a resignation here. Her ability is gone- she is silenced. Sad.
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Thank you, Lill!
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That photo is so creepy!
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“she pulls her finger
across the elongated hyphen
the simulated silent zip”
“And the rest is silence” –Jung
You’ve imbued this write with an icy tone and great pathos in so few words, Kim!
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Thank you kindly, Frank!
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My pleasure, Kim!
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I especially like….
“no pizzazz, pep or vim”
Sometimes it is just not worth it!
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I felt like that yesterday evening.
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