The Gift from Kensington on Vimeo.
Today’s elegy might seem somewhat gritty,
compared to yesterday’s concrete ditty.
Children reared on Sex and the City,
parents asleep, such a pity.
The video above, made to warn and convict,
vehemently dissed by iphone addicts.
Let’s please awake from our media giddy,
‘cuz I miss the days of prim and pretty.
You might critique this verse with a rhyme word not pretty,
Or even call me a prudish old bitty.
Today it was fog, elegy and metaphor. I think I included all three elements if you count the title. (And if you watched the clip, add another metaphor.)
Happy Friday.
Truth be told.
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Indeed – the way we get involved in and consume social media is like being in a fog. But haha, you’re such a cynic 🙂
https://cupandchaucer.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/writing201-fog-elegy-metaphor/
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Love the slightly modern-witty take on the elegy. Awesome job!
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Thank you.
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P.S: My favourite line was the one about the children “reared on Sex and the City” when their parents were asleep. It sounds like such a sitcom moment, I’d hate (or perhaps even love) to see the aftermath of that…
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Yep, not too many metaphors and your point made! A valid one too..
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Thanks for reading. The “me, too” had to do with brain loss, not metaphors… or maybe you knew that.
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Apologies! Missed that…think I should keep away from reading and commenting now until tomorrow! What say you? 🙂 Real brain fog!!
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