"Tanzler attached the corpse's bones together with piano wire and fitted the face with glass eyes. As the skin of the corpse decomposed, Tanzler replaced it with silk cloth soaked in wax and plaster of paris. As the hair fell out of Elena's decomposing scalp, Tanzler fashioned a wig from her hair, which he had previously obtained from her mother.[8] Tanzler filled the corpse's abdominal and chest cavity with rags to keep the original form, dressed Elena's remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves, and kept the body in his bed. Tanzler also used copious amounts of perfume, disinfectants, and preserving agents to mask the odor and forestall the effects of the corpse's decomposition."
So, I first thought of Mummy as a word for Mom (it’s a sorta British thing). Then I thought of that movie Mommie Dearest. Remember: No wire hangers! Anyway, then I thought of another movie, The Mummy. That’s my mind you see in that double image. 🤣
Dark contorted soul
Laid down in ancient winter
Rises from it's tomb
I love the nebulous feeling of this. The only description we have is that it’s a soul... so what IS it? Very cool🖤
A cold chrysalis
With blackened, frostbitten skin
Lies swaddled in snow
Ooo, I love this! What will emerge?🥶
Dry, dried, dusty bones
Preserved for future people
To ogle your corpse
It’s true but so sad. Well done🖤
“Ogle” is such a great verb for someone looking at a mummy
It's what we do, though, isn't it? All those Pharoahs just became the archeological equivalent of a carnival freak show...😉
Oh boy... ogling is only part of the story.... you might have just inspired another MM post😏
Grave robbing?😂
Not what I had in mind, but that’s definitely on the list of future posts. Haha, you’ll see.
With you here preserved
Nothing need change, my darling
We can watch Frasier
I love this! So creepy! Reminds me of Carl Tanzler.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Tanzler
Wow! That's amazing.
"Tanzler attached the corpse's bones together with piano wire and fitted the face with glass eyes. As the skin of the corpse decomposed, Tanzler replaced it with silk cloth soaked in wax and plaster of paris. As the hair fell out of Elena's decomposing scalp, Tanzler fashioned a wig from her hair, which he had previously obtained from her mother.[8] Tanzler filled the corpse's abdominal and chest cavity with rags to keep the original form, dressed Elena's remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves, and kept the body in his bed. Tanzler also used copious amounts of perfume, disinfectants, and preserving agents to mask the odor and forestall the effects of the corpse's decomposition."
It’s bonkers. I don’t know how you get so obsessed over anything, let alone a corpse.
I guess it would depend on the corpse for me.
All joking aside, it sounds like a lot of work.
A lot of smelly work. Ugh.
My mummy dearest
Wrapped in the finest linen
Stirs from her slumber
I don’t know if you intended this, but the double image I get from this is so cool, like part Norman Bates part ancient Egyptian dynasty. 🖤
So, I first thought of Mummy as a word for Mom (it’s a sorta British thing). Then I thought of that movie Mommie Dearest. Remember: No wire hangers! Anyway, then I thought of another movie, The Mummy. That’s my mind you see in that double image. 🤣
That’s amazing! Thank you for the creation story, I love it!
These are a highlight of my mornings.
Mine too!
Wrapped up cozy-tight,
Mummy stares from her death-shroud.
Say goodbye, my dear.
Aw, very touching.... and a little creepy with her eyes still open. I love it🖤
A late entry:
Haiku – Mummy
Wrapped in filthy sheets
You just mumble and stumble
Least scary monster
I’m with you, they don’t even need to be ambulatory to curse people, why have them rise?