You’ve sung Verdi from this bridge every morning for 40 years. That old turtle there is your biggest fan. He always listens.
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Loved this. The turtle must be blessed.
Tranquil story to match the scene. Mine is around what is about to disturb them!Here be mine.
PS ROFL with your recent comment
I used to have tortoises too.. very faithful friends.
Love this one..
Mine is here Happy MM! Have a wonderful week! hugs shakira
What would we do without appreciative audiences? I feel so sorry for any turtle that has to listen to MY singing!
Very nice. It makes me wonder how many other animals are witness to this couples’ lives. You could build a character off that snippet you just wrote.
Jeff, you really could take this one into a complete work. That’s the beauty of these microfiction prompts, isn’t it? There’s always a lot of backstory resonating through each response.
Oh what a sweet and wonderful take on this picture! And, assuming the lady can sing, what a lucky turtle!
The Bridge
It’s peaceful on the bridge
Watching water wash over polished rocks.
See the tadpoles?
Hear the mermaids calling me?
Please let me go.
What stamina to sing every day for 40 years. Still, as the saying has it, ‘Practice makes perfect’ 😉
I thought I’d add a note about my take on today’s exercise: There is a sadness about this picture…the couple has reached a turning point in their fight with dementia. How soon will the end come?
You did a beautiful job responding to the photo. You can explain if you need to, but the original piece was perfect on its own.
a wannabe opera singer? i wonder if the turtle was tone deaf…
I hope the turtle is not stuck in the mud.
Nice take on the Picture, We all had different thoughts on it. This was fun.
It’s nice to know who your audience is…and that they like you. 🙂
Nicely done!
What a wonderful place this suddenly is! I love yours.
standing on that bridge
the two of you together
how far you have come
lol. would that be a poor turtle? or a lucky one?
fun take!
LOL. Great take on the photo. Well done. I would have never thought about a turtle for this. 🙂