She Would Be the Elf on the Tree
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She would be
the elf on the tree
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She was fatigued of fatuous family members
Nudiustertian past prattled
Draping leafy gown gazed at branch limbs
She longed for some serendipitous opportunity to sweep her from the tree
But her high hopes rose no higher than an ant hill after a storm
She suffered from a mad touch of kakorrhaphiophobia
and because of this, was in a particular state of paralyzed procrastination
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Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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Comments (6)
haha this so insightfully beautiful!! great choice of words, way to go wordsmith😊😊so relatable too, i am definitely taking this world to heart henceforth
Interesting choice of words! I find it very original!
I personally love everything about alliteration. And some of the words you used had me do a deep dive into the dictionary. I wrote a story a short time ago about phobias, but I didn't know *that* one!
This has such a whimsical yet wistful feel! That last line? Feels like she’s frozen in time, waiting for something that may never come. A clever and unique piece! ✨
Well-wrought! Many fear failure, but it is a path of illuminating failures that inevitably lead to success, by whatever measure the heart holds dearest.
I think some of us have twinges of Kakkorrhaphiaphobia at one time or another... and adumbrated is such a cool specific word. Fun!