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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Regard this gleaming shield.

Gorgon sister, look close

And see the eyes of stone.

Honeygloom's avatar

Oh nicely captured moment. Well done🖤

Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

The curse of beauty:

Your beholder’s eyes are fixed

On you forever

Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo interesting take, well done🖤

erniet's avatar

In gleaming aspis

Perseus beheld your face

Off'd the gorgon's head!

Honeygloom's avatar

I’m just going to piggy back here and say I also applaud off’d. Really love it🖤

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Off’d - beautiful word combination

erniet's avatar

Thanks! i channeled my inner Romantic-era English poet!😂

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Did a blistering good job of it, mate!

Thea Wood's avatar

Where is Medusa?

Where is her court of vipers?

Justice must be served

Richbee's avatar

Ahead of snakes hair raised asps

Still bite from a distance divine

In line with gazes a stone thrown away.

Honeygloom's avatar

Always setting a scene, love it!

Richbee's avatar

One paragraph of amusement to see a glance may spearhead an advance and feel differently the line “we all must get stoned “

David Perlmutter's avatar

Regardless of her origin, she was murdered by Perseus, but her head could still people to stone by looking at it, so he used it as a weapon.

Honeygloom's avatar

I guess then, depending on her origin, she might have been either happy, or sad about that.

Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Silent temple halls,

Neptune's shadow lingers (still)—

Curses twist her hair.

.

Cold stone eyes weep night,

Minerva’s cruel gift unfolds—

Vengeance turns 2 stone.

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In the moonlit dark,

Gorgon’s gaze forever waits—

Whispers: of the past.

Honeygloom's avatar

That’s absolutely haunting, well done🖤

Jenna B. Neece's avatar

Now you are frozen.

Our eyes locked forevermore.

I still can’t touch you.

Honeygloom's avatar

Cool take! I really love the image it brings to mind🖤

erniet's avatar

that pic of Medusa getting her haircut is hilarious!😂

Honeygloom's avatar

Aw, I thought it was kind of sad😅

Nico Sakaki's avatar

In that snake-framed face

In the colour of her eyes

I found paradise

Honeygloom's avatar

Nico!! I was just thinking about you yesterday, so funny.

I can always count you for a totally different take. I love the romantic nihilism 🖤

Nico Sakaki's avatar

Haha thanks! I realized it had been a while, it’s good to be back 🖤

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

All men feared her wrath,

If the stare didn't get you,

The snakes surely would... 😎

Honeygloom's avatar

Get you a girl who can do both🖤

Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! 😎👍