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Category Archives: The Arrival
The Suitcase by Otter14
As the ancient suitcase was full,
The man was empty,
His guilt locked inside the lonely case
With his family.
His heart was broken
Like his battered suitcase.
Sat there for days,
Waiting for a forgotten man
To drag it into the black hole
Of the future.
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The Suitcase by Butterfly12
Abandoned and tense,
The suitcase waited,
Waiting for the family to be reunited.
The memories inside,
Excited to be opened again.
Thinking about the hands that had been on it.
The dejected girl,
The lonely mother.
Wishing the time would fly by
Until they saw him again.
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The Suitcase by Toucan16
Covered by a blanket of guilt,
The battered case
Felt a tear-stained hand
Rummaging around,
Exposing his subdued memories.
Family photos faded in the sadness,
Feeling empty and torn,
The case saw an ancient bowler hat,
His eyes captured the future,
The past,
And the present.
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The Suitcase by Iguana24
Empty,
Dejected,
The suitcase bitter and confused,
Anxious of its destination,
Remorselessly trying to grasp sanity,
Determined to grab freedom.
Tormenting itself,
Restless and torn,
It wanders into the abyss,
Brimming with rapturous memories.
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The Suitcase by Dolphin19
Battered, old and taken for granted,
The nervous suitcase sat tensely,
Waiting apprehensively to arrive at its mysterious destination.
Thinking of the hands that previously touched it:
A fearful woman,
A tearful girl,
And a guilty man.
What is to happen in the near bittersweet future?
Love is miles away
While fear is spreading.
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The Suitcase by Puffin18
Ancient and stained,
The suitcase stood still,
Waiting…
Waiting…
For its contents to be revealed again.
The rough, blackened surface carried memories along.
Both blissful and blue,
Desolate and empty,
The man longed to see his family again.
Solemn and dejected, the smooth words of the diary
Soaked in his tears
Joyful memories flooded his mind
As he carefully folded the elegant paper bird.
Soaring through the big crimson sky
Sending a message
Of love on wings
As the suitcase sits
Waiting…
And waiting.
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The Arrival
During the last two weeks we have been sharing a beautifully illustrated book of by Shaun Tan, The Arrival. The whole story builds up in a series of amazingly intricate pictures which really got us thinking. A selection of the illustrations have been turned into a ‘video soundscape’ by Frederik Vorndran (click on the book to watch on vimeo). It won’t give you the whole story, but it will give you a flavour of what we have been discussing and writing about and perhaps inspire you to read the book!
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