Days That You Will Never Forget
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.
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Very deep and poignant.
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Yeah, it sucks that Courtney killed him. I really don’t think it was suicide.
Good write.
Friday, July 18, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Yeah, frozen moments! The very stuff of memories… and what about the Berlin wall?
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 9:42 am
loved it
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 1:21 pm
bravo~!!!! and as a cobain worshiper myself i am so thrilled to see this tribute… great write!!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:37 am
He was a great artist. I love this form. It looks beautiful on the page.
Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 4:03 am
This was really good- very professional.