Pick a plant most like you.
Obviously, she said,
Prickly Pear.
Haughty. High-society.
Stiletto heeled.
Rouged pink bosom blossoms,
bursts forth from green signature gown.
Rapier scathing words,
thorns thrown at his every overture.
Succulent indeed,
but peeling away her defenses?
Nigh to impossible.
It’s Quadrille Monday at dVerse, the virtual pub for poets. Today Mish asks us to include the word “peel” or a form of the word, in our quadrille: a poem of exactly 44 words, sans title.
What plant best describes you?
lillian the home poet 
Love the descriptions, it also has a fun, jaunty feel to it.
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This is great! Those stiletto spikes! But it’s sad to be a cactus, really.
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I think with a character like that she is likely to remain a solitaire…
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A sassy personification of a Prickly Pear, Lill!
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I like the comparison of the prickly pear to being stiletto heeled.
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Gorgeous Lillian!
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Like a sAilor told my sister,”Just a little prick and it’s all over.” What a fun prickly ride; your analogy is wonderful.
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Oh, the cad!
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Perfect picture of the prickly pear personified 🙂
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Wonderful–love the descriptions, but oh my, to be that person or around them!
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OMG this is fantastic
Much❤love
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Delicious, Lilian, Thank you for writing this sassy excellent prose and sharing it. All my best to you.
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Definitely to be avoided!
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Hug at own risk!
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Aww, Lil…this was so much fun to read and I especially loved your choice of lingo with “rapier scathing words” and the use of “nigh”
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What a fun read. Great descriptions. I especially liked the stiletto heel imagery.
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That was interesting, I kept thinking about the cactus and it’s thorns of her reality.
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A cute open and a sassy turn, Lillian!
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This is such fun. And I like the ending.
Succulent indeed,
but peeling away her defenses?
Nigh to impossible.
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I was also going to call this delicious Lillian, a wonderful write xxx
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What a great image! The phony ones have too many layers. At some point, the lose their core completely.
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Interesting description of one who has put up a wall of defenses covered with thorns.
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Great word picture paralleling the person and the plant! You are amazing!
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