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A.P. Murphy's avatar

Regard this gleaming shield.

Gorgon sister, look close

And see the eyes of stone.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Oh nicely captured moment. Well done🖤

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Don’t look now!

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Songsterfunsterhamster's avatar

The curse of beauty:

Your beholder’s eyes are fixed

On you forever

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ooo interesting take, well done🖤

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

TRUTH!

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erniet's avatar

In gleaming aspis

Perseus beheld your face

Off'd the gorgon's head!

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Honeygloom's avatar

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

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Off’d - beautiful word combination

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erniet's avatar

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

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Did a blistering good job of it, mate!

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Thea Wood's avatar

Where is Medusa?

Where is her court of vipers?

Justice must be served

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Honeygloom's avatar

Ha! Well done!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Clever!

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Thea Wood's avatar

Thx! ☺️

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

Ahead of snakes hair raised asps

Still bite from a distance divine

In line with gazes a stone thrown away.

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Honeygloom's avatar

Always setting a scene, love it!

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

A short story.

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

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

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

LOL!!

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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.

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Honeygloom's avatar

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

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Hair raising thought …

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Silent temple halls,

Neptune's shadow lingers (still)—

Curses twist her hair.

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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.

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Honeygloom's avatar

That’s absolutely haunting, well done🖤

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Jenna B. Neece's avatar

Now you are frozen.

Our eyes locked forevermore.

I still can’t touch you.

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Honeygloom's avatar

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

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erniet's avatar

that pic of Medusa getting her haircut is hilarious!😂

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Honeygloom's avatar

Aw, I thought it was kind of sad😅

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Gloria Horton-Young's avatar

Isn’t it just?!?

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Nico Sakaki's avatar

In that snake-framed face

In the colour of her eyes

I found paradise

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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 🖤

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Nico Sakaki's avatar

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

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

All men feared her wrath,

If the stare didn't get you,

The snakes surely would... 😎

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Honeygloom's avatar

Get you a girl who can do both🖤

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Chris J. Franklin's avatar

Haha! 😎👍

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