She seemed quiet, reserved
so it was generally observed
by the ones who didn't know her.
She had always seemed shy
though they knew not why
Her mask remained in place
until friendship claimed the space.
Her true boisterous self was known
only to a select few
her inner circle that rarely grew
This verse was written in response to the Photo Challenge #315 hosted at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Fandango’s FOWC challenge for the day: Circle. The first challenge is to use the photo prompt as an inspiration for a poem or short story. FOWC challenge is all about using the given word in a post. Thank you, NEKNEERAJ and Fandango for hosting these challenges.
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Nice use of the prompts!!
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Thank you so much, Christine! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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♥️🤗
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Some people only open up with those they trust. Great take on the photo
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Yes, some people are like that. Thank you so much, Sadje!
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Always a pleasure!
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♥️🤗
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🌹
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I liked how u combined the two prompts to create a perfect bond👌👌
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Thank you so much! ♥️
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Lovely poem, Shweta with the pictures that said it all.😊😊😊😊
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Thank you so much! ♥️🤗
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❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Great take on the prompts!
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Thank you, Harsh. ♥️🤗
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Nicely done!
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Thank you, Fandango.
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Haha ! this is so relatable 🙈
we girls pull our masks off only to our closed ones, for others we are the quite ones 😉
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Of yes. Totally. Thank you so much, Anamika. 🙂
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Good one! I wrote on similar lines few years back, though in Hindi.
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Thank you so much, Abhay. Oh that’s nice. Glad to know that this brought back memories. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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I can so relate to this! I also take time to open up to people, those who don’t know me think I am shy 😛 😉 Good one Shweta!!
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That’s my story too… To an extent. Thanks for reading. 🙂
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You are welcome Shweta!! 🤩
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♥️🤗
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You are doing amazing Shweta… every time I see your posts, I see how you give justice to all these prompts by your writing ✨💙
You are incredible..!!
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Thank you so much, Anushka. I’m on cloud nine. Your words have made my day! It’s such encouraging words that keep me going. Thanks a lot. ♥️🤗
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Keep smiling shweta…
Your work deserves all such praises..💙
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You’re so kind and sweet. Thanks again, Anushka. ♥️🤗
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Well done with the prompts!
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Thank you so much for reading ♥️🤗
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Relatable! I’m someone who’s exactly like this 😀
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Haha. Glad to know you enjoyed this post. Thanks for reading. ♥️🤗
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A combined prompt! 👏 I admire your talent!
The content is relatable too, Shweta!
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Thank you so much, Anisha. I’m so happy to hear that! ♥️
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A fitting lyrical description of the photos.
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Thank you so much 😄
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The best one.
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I’m so happy to hear that. Thank you so much, Sumit. ♥️🤗
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Thank you so much, dear. ♥️🤗
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