TLT week six - people at Tate Modern
photo by Samuel Zeller – click here for full res version

Bodies politic,
Factitious for mass appeal.
Decepticon’s rule.

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Thank you to Sonya of Only 100 Words for coming up with Three Line Tales.

The TLT rules are simple:

  • Take a look at the photo prompt and write three lines to go with it.
  • Your lines can be poetry, micro-fiction, micro non-fiction or just a really long caption – everything goes as long as it’s three lines long.
  • A link back to this post would be nice (it’ll make me feel obliged to swing by yours to read your three lines, and some of your readers might want to join in, too – the more, the merrier, right?).
  • Tag your post with 3LineTales – it’ll make it easier for others to find it in the Reader.
  • Read other participants’ lines.

Please check Sonya’s post Three Line Tales – Week Six for detailed instructions.

25 responses

  1. Another B&W magic.Lovely snap once again Frank.This is so crisp.

    1. Not my photo, but just my haiku 🙂

  2. I thought this one would bring out a lot of political commentary. Another great haiku with a brilliant title – thanks for all your TLT support 🙂

    1. Thank you! Yes, even though the view appears to be London, the political process seems represented at several levels. Thank you for another great prompt!

      1. Yep, it’s the view from the Tate Modern, but it isn’t about what’s really in the picture but what the writer sees 🙂

  3. Love that phrase – ‘decepticon’s rule’ – very good, very slyly clever. A great interpretation 🙂

    1. Thank you…I was looking for something that got a bunch of pieces across, and Transformers are applicable in politics 🙂

      1. Clever analogy – a sinister force that can transform itself at will. Sounds like a lot of politicians to me 🙂

      2. 🙂 Politics, as usual 🙂

  4. I love this one — it’s very dark and cryptic for you — but political rounds were my first thought as well when I saw the dome in the background….fantastic lines!

    1. Thank you! Yeah…it’s a little different, but when I saw that I couldn’t resist. Took a bit of thought to come up with Decepticon, but it fits 🙂

      1. Agreed – totally fits – great choice!

  5. Oh. Love the cryptic and almost satirical haiku! 🙂

    1. Thank you! Haiku is my favorite form, as I love its terse approach 🙂

      1. Oh. That’s why you are really good in it. 😀

      2. You are most kind! Thank you!

      3. You’re welcome! 😀

  6. Very nicely done, deceptions rule is such a great phrase

    1. Thank you very much! I appreciate that!

  7. Brilliant and pithy!

    1. Thank you so much, particularly, as you used the word pithy!!

      1. It’s literally the first word that came to mind 😊

      2. As English is not my native language, I have developed an appreciation for its richness compared to a number of other modern languages. Many words from Middle-English have become mostly unused, thus diminishing richness of expression in every day language use.

        Thank you again!

      3. I look forward to reading your posts! You have a unique perspective that will both challenge and enrich my writing style.

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