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Photo by Toni Frissell via Magpie Tales




Rest
On
Yesterday's 
Glory
Bathed
In
Vanity

2015-Rene

Comments

  1. MaryMay 31, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    Looks like her vanity got her nowhere!

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  2. Julie Jordan ScottMay 31, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    Elegantly beautiful in its simplicity. Thank you!

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  3. Donna@LivingFromHappinessMay 31, 2015 at 6:32 PM

    That could be deadly!

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  4. Sanaa RizviMay 31, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    Ah vanity.. it can be deadly sometimes..! Loved this poem :D
    xoxo

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  5. UnknownMay 31, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    Short and lovely. :-)

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  6. brudbergJune 1, 2015 at 12:29 AM

    Somehow vanity is a lot about what's passed.

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyJune 1, 2015 at 12:38 AM

    Pithy and to the point, LOL.

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  8. Brother OllieJune 1, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    This made me laugh...like we were sharing an inside joke. Thanks

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  9. Jae RoseJune 1, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    Finely refined ;)

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  10. Kathe W.June 1, 2015 at 12:04 PM

    excellent!

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  11. HelenaJune 1, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    Sweet. Rainbows and prisms deserve their vanity!

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  12. ZQJune 1, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    Perfect!

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  13. totomaiJune 1, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    good be a good thing but most of the times bad

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  14. UnknownJune 1, 2015 at 7:07 PM

    Ha! I guess that is the epitome of vanity.

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  15. Old EggJune 1, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    Sometimes the sun shine, sometimes it rains.

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  16. KutamunJune 1, 2015 at 11:34 PM

    Like a female Ren-Boy , she has fallen into the vanity .....wow

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  17. SuyashJJune 2, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    vanity id the devil's favourite sin !

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  18. Gen Giggles June 2, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    A very historic perspective that many people take.

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  19. C.C.June 2, 2015 at 4:11 PM

    Clever acronym.

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  20. 21 WitsJune 3, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    ...and keep swimming!

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  21. Theresa MilsteinJune 4, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    I see what you did there acrostically! Clever.

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  22. Tess KincaidJune 5, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Excellent.

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