The glint of his eye glistened as mine flickered, the ink of his pupils darted where mine dashed, and the lids of his eyes shuddered as mine shivered. This was not a contest for the timorous.
Thanks, I usually try and submit longer pieces to various places in the hope that they will get published but I might post some on here too. Looking forward to seeing what you do next too!
To me, between the words and picture, I thought the cat was trying to stare down his own reflection, but thought he was staring at another cat. Which is really funny. Am I the only person who sees it that way?
I haven’t had much feedback in terms of interpretation, but you are on the money, that is exactly what it’s about. I’ve often heard that cats don’t recognise their own reflections… I don’t know if it’s true, but it inspired the piece nonetheless!
Really gorgeous!
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Aww. Love it!
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Lovely. I don’t usually like cat pictures (love cats, just think there are far too many cat pictures online) but this is great! Good pic. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m the same, I was very cautious of posting a cat photo but I was hoping this looked a bit more artistic than the norm!
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I read the words first before seeing the photo. You could have submitted this post without the image. Beautiful.
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Thank you! I might use it as a jumping off point for a short story. 🙂
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What an excellent idea 🙂
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I’ve been thinking the same about a few of these, they do make good little prompts for longer pieces… now to find the time!
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Will be good to read if you do!
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Thanks, I usually try and submit longer pieces to various places in the hope that they will get published but I might post some on here too. Looking forward to seeing what you do next too!
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I look foward to seeing more and thank you !
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Fabulous
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Very cute pictures and words. He sounds like a cat private detective. He’s about to tell us about a case 😉
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I agree with Andy. The words alone created such beautiful imagery. The photo was icing on the cake !
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Too cute…………….. I love how you did this
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To me, between the words and picture, I thought the cat was trying to stare down his own reflection, but thought he was staring at another cat. Which is really funny. Am I the only person who sees it that way?
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I haven’t had much feedback in terms of interpretation, but you are on the money, that is exactly what it’s about. I’ve often heard that cats don’t recognise their own reflections… I don’t know if it’s true, but it inspired the piece nonetheless!
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What a cute shot! Liking the angle.
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Haha! I like this so much! Not only poetry-wise but also because I happen to own a cat and the staring contests are endless!
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Ha thank you, I’m glad you like it! My family cat has many with his own reflection… at least that gives me a break 😀
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