Persevering Art
She always enjoyed this part of the museum – not only was it quiet, the paintings important to her were housed here too.
Her ears perked up when she heard a curator explaining as he led a group of tourists into the gallery.
“…painted his queen, depicting aspects of their lives. Never before were such magnificent pieces of artwork recovered in its entire collection, especially from the famed King Joranor’s tomb. You can imagine how special she is to the king. Sadly, the Church, a powerful entity then, feared her influence and instigated a charge of witchcraft against her. She was convicted and beheaded four days later…”
She smiled as the curator droned on. Oh how wrong they were, blurring the lines between myth and history.
She was the one who painted herself into immortality.
Too bad the King and the Church failed to learn her magic.
(147 words)
I had to Google “King Joranor” to ensure I did not commit any treason. All in all, I really had a lot of fun writing this.
If you are interested, the prompt is linked below.
The challenge is simple: each week you will be given an exact number of words you can use to write a poem or piece of prose. You can use any format or style you like; go wherever your inspiration takes you. The only rules are these:
- your poem / prose must contain this week’s word. The word does not have to count towards the exact word count total – it can be in the title, or the first letters of the lines of a poem can spell it out – you can be as creative as you want as long as it’s there somewhere.
- the length of your poem / prose must match the number of words stated in this week’s challenge. No more. No less.
Prompt: Weekend Writing Prompt #122 – Museum
From the Window Seat 