It’s the first week of the month so the Living Poetry Monday Prompt is ekphrastic. This 25 foot statue recreates a famous photograph, published on the cover of Life Magazine, of a kiss in Times Square, taken on Aug. 14, 1945, It was V-J Day, or Victory in Japan Day and represented the end of WWII. The reporter didn’t get their names and over the years a lot of people have taken credit for being in the photo, not surprisingly more men then women. If you’re interested in reading more, here’s her story/Greta Zimmerman and here’s his story/Carl Muscarello. And now, my poem:
Kiss me, hard but sweet
if we are just met strangers
in celebration.
If we know each other
then persuade me to love you.
Kiss me, hard and deep.
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Edit: I forgot to mention that this statue is the next small town over from where I live in North Carolina. That’s about 10 miles.
Mic drop! Thank you for the backstory, too.
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Thavnks! And you’re welcome.π
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Good response to the prompt! 25 feet tall? That’s a huge statue!
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Thanks!
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Love the “just met strangers” Great work!
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Thanks! Did you notice each stanza is a haiku?
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I noticed they were each three lines but didn’t both counting syllables. You don’t I don’t like to count.
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BTW, after a comment on Cassa Bassa’s poem for the prompt, I learned that there are these giant Kiss statues all over the country.
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Cool. I should edit the post to add how close this is to where i live.
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What a lovely poem!
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Thank you!
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The historic kiss!
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Yes! Thanks for stopping by.
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There is the same huge statue across from the USS Midway on San Diego bay. Very iconic and a wonderful poem.
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Someone else said there was more than one of them. I’m glad you liked my poem.
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Read about this a great deal on WordPress. Such a remarkable, succinct poem! π
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Thank you!
ps I don’t know if anyone noticed but both verses are haikus. π
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Just noticed that! π
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