A hand finds that dog-eared page,
clumsily bent at its edge.
The spectacles lodged firmly,
The cat pacified with a bowl of milk,
Mrs. Stenson continues her tour of Italy,
Twenty pages a day.
I got the inspiration for this character from that of Violet Stoneham in 36 Chowringhee Lane (the commonality being a lonely old lady with a cat). I don't like the wallowing in self-pity that loneliness is associated with. I want to view it as an independent stubborn streak.
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'lonely'(in the title) does not sound too independent though.
The lines somehow appear complete to me.
@Sparsh: The title is a pun, describing the state of the mind and also the name of the book she is reading.
very nice
very funny!! really...its funny!
ps: i love the idea of it being a "stubborn" streak...
hmm...nice one..
but honestly, i guess bouts of sadness and self-pity would be inevitable accompaniments for loneliness...
i had posted sthing with the same borrowed title a while ago(no pun there though)..not related..or maybe a lil...
@Frissko: Can you post the link to your entry with the same title?
yep...here it is...http://frissko.blogspot.com/2006/02/lonely-planet.html
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