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Friday, 1 August 2014

The Secure Prince



The crafty Queen played her political master-stroke cool.

She shrewdly managed to fool; yet smartly earned regard & made all drool! 

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Despite their obsequious requests, she ‘sacrificed’ & didn’t occupy the seat!

Warming & securing it for her son’s future was her genius feat! 

The dummy care-taker, chosen carefully, was just an eye-wash, a tool…





My Five Sentences & 55-Words Story-Poem for-

Five Sentence Fiction - Secure
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27 comments:

  1. Red Handed1 August 2014 at 14:25

    Now that was powerful...women like that do exist!

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  2. Uma1 August 2014 at 16:02

    Super, I liked the real-life references here :-)

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    1. Anita Sabat1 August 2014 at 16:56

      Thanks Uma :) Real-life is stranger than fiction!

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  3. Vinitha1 August 2014 at 17:28

    WOW!! That was brilliant, Anita!! Way to go..

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  4. Shilpa Gupte1 August 2014 at 19:15

    That was simply great, Anita!

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  5. Padhma1 August 2014 at 20:03

    Haha, nice! crafty politician sorry queen ;)

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    1. Anita Sabat1 August 2014 at 20:12

      Welcome to my Blog, Padhma! :)
      Yes, Queen of Politics :)

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  6. CookieCrumbsInc.1 August 2014 at 22:59

    Sounds like one Queen who knows exactly what she wants and will do anything for it. Hmm. Good for her, indeed.

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    1. Anita Sabat2 August 2014 at 12:27

      Yes, indeed :)
      She got what she want as she's smart :)

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  7. Ankur Anand2 August 2014 at 00:55

    will and attitude makes the difference ! very nicely explained :)

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    1. Anita Sabat2 August 2014 at 12:26

      Thanks Ankur!
      She succeeded as she secured the seat for her son :)

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  8. Unknown2 August 2014 at 01:51

    Brilliant....master mind at work....I am thinking one of those fairy tales :)

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  9. Indira Mukhopadhyay2 August 2014 at 18:20

    Our very own queen and his son. Very nice style. Loved it.

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    1. Anita Sabat2 August 2014 at 18:27

      Thanks Indira for stopping by & reading :)
      Glad that you loved this Queen-Prince story-poem :)

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  10. Tina Basu4 August 2014 at 11:44

    very nice Anita

    Tina from The Sunny Side of Life

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  11. Anonymous4 August 2014 at 22:34

    Power-packed :-) loved it !

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  12. Shailaja V5 August 2014 at 22:17

    Do I sense overtones of a recent political nature here? ;) Very very well written. I love the fact that you combined the prompts :)

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    1. Anita Sabat5 August 2014 at 23:39

      Thanks Shailaja for your kind words :)
      Actually, yes... inspired by the Queen!

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  13. Unknown6 August 2014 at 12:32

    This is soo soo soo good and amazingly creative...

    Visited my blog lately? Nah?

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  14. Anonymous6 August 2014 at 17:46

    Great. ...Seems like a situation all Indians are aware of ...I hope you meant that too :-)

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    1. Anita Sabat6 August 2014 at 19:54

      Welcome to my Blog, Mridubala :)
      Yes, of course ;)

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