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The Photograph

Posted on September 9, 2021 by seanatbogie

when weary travelling an image of you I look at when I rest
your portrait kept in a locket of gold warm between my breasts
I see the small photograph and am reminded of what I’ve left
with longing I wish to be home again my head upon your chest

For today’s d’verse prompt from Sanaa I chose the derivative Option 2. To think of a word. I thought of “image.” To use a derivative to create a poem. The derivative I chose was “photograph”. https://dversepoets.com/2021/09/07/poetics-dungeons-and-derivatives/

12 thoughts on “The Photograph”

Jewish Young Professional "JYP" on September 9, 2021 at 1:56 pm said:

A simple image of the locket, and yet very effective.

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ben Alexander on September 9, 2021 at 3:38 pm said:

Nice, Sean 🙂 I like what you did with it!

-David

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calmkate on September 9, 2021 at 5:03 pm said:

ah shucks, this is so sweet!

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Ingrid on September 9, 2021 at 9:06 pm said:

The locket close to the breast is a potent symbol of longing for home, and a loved one far away!

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kittysverses on September 9, 2021 at 11:01 pm said:

This is lovely. 🙂

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- sean@bogie on September 10, 2021 at 9:58 am said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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  - kittysverses on September 12, 2021 at 3:47 pm said:
    
    You are welcome. 🙂
    
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Helen Dehner on September 10, 2021 at 4:59 am said:

This is a beauty ….. a gift.

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on September 10, 2021 at 5:47 am said:

This is so romantic, and I wonder if there are such things as images in lockets anymore… maybe today it would be the screenlock on the iPhne instead.

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- sean@bogie on September 10, 2021 at 10:05 am said:
  
  Somehow a digital version doesn’t seem to be quite the same. Possibly because it is disposable. A portrait in a locket has the more enduring properties we all hope for when we enter a relationship.
  
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sanaarizvi on September 13, 2021 at 1:07 am said:

This is gorgeously, gorgeously rendered! 😀 I have always adored the idea of having pictures inside a locket as I believe they hold sentimental value. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt 💝💝

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Grace on September 13, 2021 at 10:57 am said:

This is so sweet and lovely. I read this with a smile at the end.

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