Heaven-tickling sculpture of Virtue
11 March 2008 — MysticWino
Janet Leigh wrote: The other night while I wasn’t looking, Allen Taylor of World Class Poetry Blog tagged me to write a six-word memoir, no small feat I assure you. Here’s the one I rejected, although on some level it rings true:
Namesake destiny provides sequel to Psycho.
But those who know me best would agree this sounds about right:
Headliner: breech birth, embraced life headlong.
Apparently, the game is based on a bet presented by Ernest Hemingway that he could condense his life story into six words. Hemingway wrote: For Sale: baby shoes, never worn. Now this bet was discovered by Bookbabie who started the six-word memoir meme with these rules:
- Write your own six-word memoir.
- Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like.
- Link to the person that tagged you in your post and to this original post if possible so we can track it as it travels across the blogosphere.
- Tag 5 more blogs with links.
- And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!
So . . . I’m tagging Sio, Ali, Steve, Von Darkmoor, and my soul.
My 6W bio? (considers the compound word as a single word)
His life: heaven-tickling sculpture of virtue
ALT: optimist, embodiment of multiple, paradoxical abundances
Fringe-monkey version: revolution of living art, poetry, and . . .
11 March 2008 at 12:25 pm
Wow, several excellent memoirs, so glad you played! It’s been fun following the meme and reading new blogs
11 March 2008 at 4:34 pm
and ….. what?!
even with the open-endedness — lack of resolution rings familiar here, eh
— I prefer the Fringe-monkey version.
this is a hard one - I’ll get back to you . . .
11 March 2008 at 7:55 pm
Ain’t that the point?! Thanks so much for the challenge. It’s been a hoot.
David
12 March 2008 at 11:12 pm
What a cool challenge, David. Okay. “White picket fence without a door.” - Ali
Ali, thanks. Very cool. 6-word critical review of your bio: fortunate she knew how to fly
13 March 2008 at 9:10 pm
David, I salute you for your all-encompassing 6-word memoirs; you are the true romantic poet, you..
Thanks so much for playing! You did wonderful! [bows in your general direction]
14 March 2008 at 12:16 am
David!!! I love the six word review! Okay, Okay. So you get me. I see it now. I’m stealing those lines with credit to you as a part 2. *sigh and tear* If I ever get my part 2….
Fabulous mind you have.
17 March 2008 at 4:52 pm
passionate lover, wife, mother, now - woman
21 March 2008 at 8:36 pm
Loved the fringemonkey version and the alternate version…
I love the and…part, it prods the readers mind to wonder -And what?
“Paradoxical Abundances” is how I would describe my life too. I think I would have used the word Ironical instead of paradoxical .
22 May 2008 at 4:21 pm
Funny you should say you’d use Ironical instead, mysoul.. I’m constantly aware of the irony of life to the point where it might actually be superstition, know what I mean?
I love David’s memoirs - couldn’t put the post-it (book) down!