Wednesday #Poetry: Grip, Prefer, Thread

Welcome to my regular Wednesday poetry corner, brought to you by Three Word Wednesday and One Shot Wednesday.

Today's words are Grip, Prefer, Thread.

The thread now in Clotho's tight grip
Atropos is trying to clip
I'd prefer it stay long
 The line is still strong
For Lachesis wove it with a whip

UPDATE: By popular demand, here's a link to an article about the three Fates: fair Lachesis who sees what was, strong Clotho who sees what is and old Atropos who sees what is to come.
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13 comments:

  1. CgullJun 15, 2011, 7:33:00 AM

    Awesome poem. All it needs three words to trigger. Cheers.

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  2. Brian MillerJun 15, 2011, 7:34:00 AM

    ok i am missing the reference but it has an enjoyable flow...

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  3. Linda JacobsJun 15, 2011, 7:56:00 AM

    Thanks for the explanation; it made sense on my second reading!

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  4. Ramesh SoodJun 15, 2011, 8:04:00 AM

    I mean the limrick itself is good.. one need not bother about explanation.. you have a way.. well done..a retun visit to my page will make me happy..

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  5. Rinkly RimesJun 15, 2011, 8:10:00 AM

    I'm always being educated in Blogland and your references have intrigued me.

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  6. Janet Lingel AldrichJun 15, 2011, 9:25:00 AM

    After I read Stephen King's Insomnia, I had a whole different image of the three personages in question. :) Very well done, Tony.

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  7. Tony NolandJun 15, 2011, 10:30:00 AM

    You see before you the wreckage of a classical education. The Three Fates, reduced to characters in a limerick. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. 8-)

    Thanks for reading, everyone!

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  8. Laurie KolpJun 15, 2011, 11:14:00 AM

    Lovely limerick, Tony!

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  9. Lisa {aka LDB Taylor}Jun 15, 2011, 11:35:00 AM

    Great work. Love the idea!

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  10. AltonianJun 15, 2011, 12:00:00 PM

    Definitely a 'classic' limerick!

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  11. Jae RoseJun 15, 2011, 12:18:00 PM

    'wreckage of a classical education' - made me smile..well done on condensing it to a piece of prose..I can't remember a jot of the wreckage of my 'non-classical' education Jae ;)

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  12. Sheilagh LeeJun 15, 2011, 2:09:00 PM

    love this poem

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  13. LindseyJun 16, 2011, 5:23:00 PM

    All three words in 5 lines, and in form, impressive.

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