Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt 39

who's your daddy? 


the arrogance of 
his cockerel waltz 
stops cold: 


Daddy Long Legs 
takes center stage 
striking arthropodic 
fear in men 
and beast 
alike.  










Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo courtesy of Willow from "Magpie Tales". 





19 comments:

  1. hehe. just one look at that face and it scares me...

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  2. It's the creepy crawly things that get me!

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  3. Striking fear in woman and beast alike, too, I'd say. Good one!
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  4. I love this poem for feeling I have now. I want to print it on a shirt and walk all day and wave to aroggant "men and beast alike."

    thank you for your comment, R.

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  5. I really love this it is just too clever!

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  6. Perfect interpretation of the photo ~~~

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  7. Daddy Long Legs used to scare me to death! Great take on the prompt!

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  8. That face reminds me of the Daddy Long Legs that used to chase me around my brothers' friends yard anytime I tagged along. I swear his legs were longer than mine!

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  9. Oh, this is great, Rick. I like how you weaved in the spidery background with the daddy long legs. Well done.

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  10. arthropodic !

    A new one for me. Clever magpie, clever and funny.

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  11. would you believe I was more freaked out by the spider than the rooster?

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  12. Spider, spider on the wall... This is a clever piece!!

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  13. Well done..he shouldn't be so cocksure..there's a younger one bringing up the rear!!

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  14. this is really clever..loved it!

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  15. lovely job.
    your question opens up interest instantly.
    keep it up.

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  16. I hadn't even noticed the spiders! this was terrific :) I just learned about the cockerel waltz this evening.

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