Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Magpie Wednesday.


No earthquakes,
no fires,
no monstrous winds or rampant virus.
What never could happen
became what did-
without a single headline.

Who needs superpowers,
when paper and ink can break stone tablets?
-Kelly Richardson

17 comments:

Mary said...

Hi Kelly... I especially like "What never could happen became what did." So very true in each of our lives, I think.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Marvelous Magpie!!

Diane T said...

Wonderful ending! And so true!

Amanda Moore said...

very profound you make the prompt a reality! Creative writing!

Kay L. Davies said...

Very well done indeed. So much truth in that one line, as Mary said.

Doc FTSE said...

This is very good work, concise and very effective.

kathi harris said...

Short & 2 the point.

izzy said...

Yes ! good take on that! Thanks-

Walnut and Pearl said...

Straight to the heart of the matter. Nicely done.

Tess Kincaid said...

Ah, the power of the pen.

Unknown said...

very powerful, Kelly!

The Blog of Bee said...

So much said on so few powerful words.

Carrie Van Horn said...

Well spoken Kelly ...i like it!
:-)

Martin said...

"..What never could happen
became what did.." I love this line.

Tumblewords: said...

Ah, yes! Clever piece!

Kristen Haskell said...

Very clever indeed!

Caty said...

yes, i agree. very clever!