"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Sunday, June 16, 2013

Magpie Tales #173


The Promenade, 1918, by Marc Chagall

Amelia was a bit of a loon
Only eating by the light of the moon
Some folks called her flighty
Wearing only her nightie
And appearing to be a balloon  
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Many thanks to Tess Kincaid for MagpieTales.
To read more takes on this image go here: 
http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/06/mag-173.html






20 comments:

  1. I love the idea of her being a balloon

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  2. I love this delightful little limerick!!!

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  3. Loved this flighty verse to match the flighty Chagall.

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  4. A very fun take on this image.

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  5. ha. he better hold on or she might float away...smiles..

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  6. Love your poem, a perfect match for Chagall's painting.

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  7. Great fun. Enjoyed that.

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  8. Ha ha, and we all know where Amelia ended up !, flighty indeed ....

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  9. This is a great little rhyme! and it made me chuckle thanks!

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  10. Cool, that's the word: cool.

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  11. Laughing here. Very cute:-)

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  12. crisp and cute...

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  13. Sounds like a fun neighbor!

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  14. Laughing and smiling! If she's a loon, then at least she looks like she is having fun!

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  15. Margaret left this comment and I accidently deleted it-sorry Margaret!
    Margaret has left a new comment on your post "Magpie Tales #173":

    ...and he loves her anyway :)

    Margaret's link is here:
    http://margaretbednar365.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-mag-173-together.html

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