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Six Word Story

A legend makes a good story.
To win a ten-dollar bet,
Hemingway wrote a six-word story.

“For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.”

Peter- a pondering mind – wrote another:

Less painful and poignant, here’s mine

     

   Seagull swoops.     

    Off go

    my chips.  

                                                                                                                                             

 

Featured image: Harbour, Wells-next-the-sea, by John Edwards

8 thoughts on “Six Word Story

  1. I have just seen a painful photo on another blog featuring a Palestinian father cradling his dead son . It could almost be an illustration of this poem …..

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