Prompt response to Kevin’s No Theme Thursday challenge – 2/1/24
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Valentina
walks
The deserted town
There’s no one here
There’s no one around
The cobblestones cool
And dewy
under her feet
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She works
As a barmaid
in this town
In the north of Spain
On the Bay of Biscay
Her eyes
The color of brandy
Make every man fall in love
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There’s a man
A seafaring type
Of impressive height
He has long black hair
With eyes
the color of jade
He tells all
Of his adventures at sea
While Valentina listens
Attentively
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Her hand
Reaches to her neck
For the locket
He gave her
When they met
But it’s gone
It’s truly gone
The panic then sets in
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The locket
Was of the finest silver
It bore the name
Of the seafaring man she loved
Valentina
Looks to the port
With an expression of hope
That he will soon return
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The church bells ring
As the ships pull in
Valentina
Sees him there
Her heart beats faster
On the cobblestone hill
As he walks up to her and says
Valentina
I’m leaving the sea
You are my life, my lover, my lady
You belong with me
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Valentina
Pauses to consider
Could this really be?
And then she says
Joaquin
You’re a fine man
The best in the land
You are my life, my lover, my pirate
You belong with me
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Inspired by: Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)
Songwriters: Elliot Lurie
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc
“It's Amy,” I said. 
Very creative. A full story in poem form!
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Thanks. That song just popped into my head so when Kevin put the challenge out there, that’s where I went with it. 🙂
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Excellent and I liked the title. Well done.
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Thanks, Edward. 🙂
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This is so freaking awesome, Amy! I was reading it, and I was thinking “Brandy” vibes, and lo and behold…lol
Seriously, this is so cool. Thank you for taking up the challenge and turning that image into something great. Deeply appreciated. 🙏🙏
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Thanks! And thanks for the inspiration, Kevin. When I looked at that picture you made, I instantly thought of the lyrics of brandy. So then I put on my research cap and went from there. It’s fun hunting down the story. Thanks for putting forth the challenge.😊
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It was my pleasure, Amy. Hopefully I can come up with more inspiring images in the future. Thus far, there are two very unique takes (this being one) on this challenge. I will be posting the links over the weekend.
Side note: Superhero Saturday upcoming. I think you’ll like it 😉
Thank you again so much. I really loved this!
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I’m so glad you liked it! I’ll be interested to see the other responses. It’s always fun to see how people interpret things.
I’m waiting patiently for Superhero Saturday. 😁
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Not much longer. You’ll know when it’s time .)
Yes, it’s always cool to see what different people come up with. Someone picked the same image as you and went a totally different way with it. Very unique!
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Cool! 😊
It’s fascinating how people can pick the same image and interpreted through the lens of their own mind, and it is totally different. I’m curious to read all of the responses!
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It is fascinating indeed. That’s the really cool part – seeing what each individual sees when they look at something. I know what I was thinking when I made it, but it’s really awesome to see what it says to other people. Gives you a bit of perspective.
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I had a discussion with a friend the other day about blogging. This person doesn’t really like to read blogs because they consider it too personal. They said they would rather look at art. So my response to that was: Art is very personal, song lyrics are very personal… the artist who is creating the art, no matter what form, assigns a meaning to that art. The people who look at art or participate in it, assign their own meaning. It’s all personal. So I think this person did not have a valid argument lol.
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Yes, I would say you totally dismantled what little argument they had. 😄
It’s very true though. What one picture/post means to me may be very different than what it may mean to you. And yet, we’re both right.
There’s a ton of songs where I know what it means to me is no way in hell what it meant to the artist. But that doesn’t mean I love it any less. I may even love it more, because I made it personal to me.
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Exactly. 😄 And the artist who made it loves it because it was their expression. And I do think artists love when people who appreciate their art make something have their own meaning. The art lives on that way.
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I think you’re right. I’ve even heard more than a couple artists who won’t give the meaning behind their work because it is either too personal, and/or, they want the listener/observer to draw their own conclusions.
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Yep.
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A story so beautifully told in the form pf poetry.
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‘of’
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Thanks, Marie-Gaye.
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