Days That You Will Never Forget
Friday, July 18, 2008
This fib chain was written, actually, for both of the Rocking Chair Prompts this week: “What’s really on your mind?” and “What days in your life will you always remember and why?” Enjoy.
-Nicole
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for
some
it was
Kennedy
gunned down in a car
in broad Dallas motorcade daylight
for
some
it was
Doctor King
a giant cut down
death on a motel balcony
for
some
it was
John Lennon
brilliance in words
silenced forever by bullets
for
me
it was
Kurt Cobain
as MTV News
announced his terminal silence
and
that
moment
forever
remains frozen fresh
in my seventeen year-old mind
Written 7/18/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.
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Very deep and poignant.
Yeah, it sucks that Courtney killed him. I really don’t think it was suicide.
Good write.
Yeah, frozen moments! The very stuff of memories… and what about the Berlin wall?
loved it
bravo~!!!! and as a cobain worshiper myself i am so thrilled to see this tribute… great write!!!!
He was a great artist. I love this form. It looks beautiful on the page.
Thank you, everyone!
I think every generation has a “where were you” moment. I explored the too-soon deaths of great people with this one, plus I have been thinking about Kurt Cobain a LOT lately…of course, there are many others – as Sweet Talking Guy mentioned, the falling of the Berlin Wall; 9/11; when we landed on the moon; and many others.
Thanks for dropping by. I am honored by all your compliments.
-Nicole
This was really good- very professional.