Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Scintilla Project: Heartbreaker

Prompt:  Talk about breaking someone else's heart, or having your own heart broken.


memories of being kissed

gut like a clenched fist

or was it more like butterflies

the deceit, the lies

12 comments:

  1. Wow... perfect.
    It's both isn't it, that whole gut wrenching deceit and butterflies.
    Beautiful my friend!!

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  2. Beautiful treatment of the image Kathryn. Moving words too.

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    1. Thanks Jane, I've been loving responding to these prompts.

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  3. With just a few short sentences, you have powerfully captured the essence of heartbreak.

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    1. Thanks Brenda, I wrote this poem over a decade ago when I broke someones heart and found myself moving on.

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  4. This really is beautiful, great post.

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    1. Thanks Jason, I also wanted to thank you for encouraging me to be more open in my writing.

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  5. oh, wow. love that image... and those words... you captured that feeling.

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  6. good poem
    sad memories
    bitter sweet perhaps in distance
    gorgeous photo

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  7. This is one very beautiful edit Kathryn!! Love it, all of it!

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  8. Wow.
    I love everything about this post.
    What you have done with so few words... and such a gorgeous image!!

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