Hello my little automatons, and welcome to this week's Word List! I've recently finished reading a marvelous novel by Kazuo Ishiguro entitled Klara and the Sun. It's set slightly in the future and is told from the perspective of Klara, an AF, or "artificial friend." She starts out on display in a store but is then purchased and set to her job of watching over and helping an ill girl.
Klara may be a robot, but she's a very observant one, and--dare I say--she possesses considerable soul; more than many of the humans around her. As things unfold, Klara finds herself on a desperate mission to save Josie, her young charge. I adored this book and recommend it highly.
What we do here is to use at least 3 of the 20 words provided in a new, original poem of our own. Then simply link up, visit others, and then recharge. This prompt remains active until next Sunday when a new one goes up.
And now, your List:
asleep
barn
birds
boxes
companion
creep
doll
forever
imagine
leaked
memory
oblong
plan
pretend
smile
special
sun
traffic
trolley
window
Thank you for the sunny prompt!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your poem will shine, Jae.
DeleteWill give this a whirl tomorrow, Shay.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it, Sherry.
DeleteBoop boop boop. (My satellite sending it's homing signal...)
ReplyDeleteLouis Prima did a song called beep beep boop about a man whose gf is on the moon. Silly stuff! All she ever says to him is beep beep boop!
DeleteShort and (not so) sweet this time!
ReplyDeleteHmm, I wonder what you came up with!
DeleteI am going to recommend this gem to my book club!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Helen! It really is a perfect book club book.
DeleteP.S. The book sounds quite interesting really, but my to-read list is SO long....and it might be a little too sci-fi for me.
ReplyDeleteFasten your seatbelts and place your tray tables in upright position, folks, we're gonna dream of walking on sunshine at 35 thousand feet for the delectation of the folks way down below. Or something ... thanks for the dreamy vocabulary.
ReplyDeleteAs always you've given me inspiration. Thanks for all your hard work Shay
ReplyDeleteIt is always amazing to me how the same words can spark such varied and amazing poems. So cool.
ReplyDeleteGreat list, Shay, as always. The birds showed me the way! I haven't read this particular book yet; the last one was The Buried Giant and it was a little disappointing. I absolutely loved the one everyone knows, The Remains of the Day. WOWEE. Yep. I said it.
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