Moe, street corner barber,
cuts hair for free
on Tuesdays.
Jonah, who lives in
a nearby alley, sits.
Fabio hair, dumptruck face
cut locks glimmer like
falling spun gold in
sun. Piles of straw
land. Spell now broken,
the frog hops away.
Grace is the host of dVerse today. Grace says:
For those who are new to the Quadrille prompt, this is a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting your title), with the given word – sun.
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This is a wonderful surreal write Lisa. Visually engaging.
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Thanks Rob. I wasn’t expecting him to turn into a frog. He did that on his own!
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“Fabio hair, dumptruck face” – says it all! A very unique take on the prompt – some imagination you have!
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Thanks Laura :) I’m glad you enjoy my imagination.
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I guess your title was going for a reverse Rumpelstiltskin thing.
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I guess you’re right :)
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I have read of these “makeovers” and the prince/ess that emerge from them. Imaginative write.
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Thank you, Toni. In this case the frog emerged from the enchantment.
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I heard a story coming.
“dumptruck face” or “dumbstruck face”?
which I understood it a bit better.
Alluding to something?
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I’m not sure what the dumptrucks look like in your area, but around here they are grimy and smelly. This is a homeless person, living in the alley where the dumpsters are and trash cans live. He’s taken on their attributes. He’s also been cursed as a human. Cutting the enchanted locks broke the spell, much in a reverse-Samson move. His curse of being human has been lifted and he may now enjoy his life as a frog. There’s also the reverse-Rumplestiltskin, where the enchantment of straw being woven into gold is broken and reverts to straw. it’s a melting pot of fairy tales being turned on their ears.
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Unexpected ending with the spell being broken. At least the frog doesn’t need a haircut.
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I love your comment, Frank, thank you. Indeed!
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A great twist, and wonderful quadrille. A second reading finally cleared up your intent. Oddly, I liked the ending even before I realized it was a fairy tale; hit me first like an existential allegory.
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Glenn, I think that’s what fairy tales are, existential allegory, so your first instinct was spot on. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’ve been in a weird headspace the past few days, which makes for interesting writing.
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Hah! Love your take on the prompt. Very original. LOL at dumptruck face. This is a great write!
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Susan thanks so much for reading. Glad you enjoyed the tale :)
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Wonderful how you were able to fit a narrative poem into 44 words. Much room for imagination as to the back story. Moe’s a good guy.
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Victoria, thank you very much. I remember seeing a youtube of a man who goes out to the streets and gives free haircuts and how appreciated he is for his kindness. I think kindness can be redemptive. In Jonah’s (in the belly of the whale, living in a dirty alley) case, it broke the enchantment of such a fate and freed him.
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Very interesting take on the prompt!
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Thanks Linda :)
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This is a wonderful poem Jade. I love all your images and the frog that hops away!
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed the tale, Dwight.
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An imaginative take on the prompt – as you say reverse rumpelstilskin. I enjoyed this one.
Thanks for sharing and being part of our dVerse community.
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Thank you Grace, glad you enjoyed it and for your kind words.
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What a fun read!! Was not expecting that 🙂💕
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Neither was I to be honest. I planned on having his cut hair blow into the gutter, but he wouldn’t have it. He wanted to be free. Free as a frog beats huddled and homeless in an alley any day.
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I love where your mind goes! 🤣
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It goes I follow lol. :)
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Oh, I get it now.
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It’s like a magic trick, no fun when I have to explain it ;)
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Your sun has melted a couple of fairy tales into a quadrille, Jade! Magic!
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<3 Yes! The sun was the transformer, wasn't it. Thank you for your comment and point of view.
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Nice take on the prompt.
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Thank you Ayala.
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Luv your surreal mood with this one
Much❤🕊❤love
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Thanks, Gillena!
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I love where this prompt took you Jade, a very imaginative write with wonderful imagery xxx
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Thank you for reading and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it.
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You’re very welcome 🙂🙋♀️
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What a fun take on the prompt. I love the reference to Fabio. ;)
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You gotta admit the graphic I found looks a lot like his does also :) Thanks for reading, glad you liked it.
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“Gold to Straw” I like this.
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:) Thanks!
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