Pearls of Wisdom Caption Contest
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“Sail on, silver girl; bathed in moonlight and pearls.”
She was packed and ready to move into her beautiful life!
“I promise not to mention Christmas until after Thanksgiving.”
Yes, I live in a dungeon and dress in old bedspreads, but I still have my pearls!
Proving again, that she will do anything for love….
“Oh great pearls of wisdom, tell me what lies ahead of me on life’s new journey.”
“Have pearls, will travel.”
114,115,116…yes, that is all of them. I feel complete once again.
“Pearls of wisdom guide me on a mystical journey beyond time and place.”
“Should I go or should I stay?”
Beautiful is beautiful no matter the environment
She knew life would never lead her back here again.
“Beauty Amongst Decay”
The girl that is driving me mad is going away~She’s got a Ticket to Ride/The Beatles
She may not have much, but she always looked chic no matter what!
Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.
Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.
~ Mary Jean Irion ~
Wherever life finds me, let it be in the quest to always strive to reach a higher goal.
Maybe I should have made a reservation!
Beholder sees the beauty;
Beholdee is the beauty:
Beholding is the Art.
Not exactly where we thought we’d end up is it my precious pearls?
Waiting to be picked up!
I don’t think this is the room I saw in the brochure.
One more strand and I am ready for the new Downton Abbey!
Bags packed and my beautiful pearls I hold and see
will release from the dungeon I live.
Wisdom is more becoming viewed At distance than at hand….
Emily Dickinson
great pearl of worth…i’m packed and awaiting to be transported in the boxcar of my destiny…
“Take me, Take me now!”
just waiting for the moment when Opportunity arrives, she is ready
I WOULD travel but I haven’t a thing to wear…except these marvelous pearls!
I may shovel manure by day only to wear my pearls at night.
I’m out of here!
“As long as I have you my pretties!”
“all dressed up and nowhere to go!”
Just another candid shot in the subway . . .
“Baby,those airline luggage fees are KILLING me!”
“Please, please let me out!” she begged. “I must meet him in Paris and I don’t want the pearls. I only want him!”
“I’m taking my jewelry with me, when I go.”
They say that Diamonds are a Girls best friend but for me its my Pearls.
Nobody knows why she packed her trunk… a few old things
And is gone….
from Gone by Carl Sandburg
I should have paid the duty taxes at the Bangkok airport instead of sneaking in my pearls!
(written as I sit in the Bangkok airport with bags of lose pearls in my suitcase : ) )
…and she will never know they are gone.
“Darling I love you, but give me Park Avenue”
Take me away. I’m carrying no baggage.
Pearls are luxury enough!
Finding that she had cast pearls before swine, she decided it was time to move on.
Should I pack the pearls or wear them?
She was really what was in Al Capone’s treasure and Geraldo still has her in her box.
knock 3 times on the ceiling if you want me….
twice on the pipes, if the answer is no….
With just one glance these pearls speak the history of my life. They announce who I am, my confidence, my station in life, my family history, my security and my constant optimism. These pearls touch my heart. They give me a warm smile. They give me a tender tear. They define me.
“As we travel through this lifetime,
may we always strive to find,
that rare and simple beauty
in the treasures of our minds.”
Breaking free of her baggage filled mind would not be easy, but Pearl was ready for a more spacious view.
PLEASE don’t lose my luggage!
so what if i am locked in a dungeon. i still have my pearls.
I’ll travel anywhere, just as long as I have my pearls.
“And he thinks these pearls will keep me here?”
mazie came into the relationship with samsonite. she will leave it with pearls.
Class transcends everything.
…counting the pearls…he loves me…he loves me not…
I love this quote!
Escape. Moving on to making her dreams come true.
Traveling “light”…
Go collect life’s pearls.
some tarnished,
some shiny,
some chipped n’ dull
string your memories
like molecular stars
collect
the
ecstasy
of
your
reflective
JOY!
Could I have loved you even more than these?
May the road I travel fill my soul with pearls of wisdom and beauty seen only with the eyes of my heart.
“Escape”
That is the first thing that popped into my head.
you are too beautiful to throw before the swine
All a girl needs to look fabulous is a great hair do and some pearls!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
The cost of freedom can be painful ,but to live it is essential .
We were made for one another, you and I. My porcelain skin and your moonlit fascination that I hold tightly in prayer.
Dewdrops from heaven, what mysteries dost thou hide beneath thy lustrous veil?
Your answer comes softly, like the breathings of a rosary. “O’ wandering gypsy bride, escape this dungeon but travel light. Solitary dove, leave behind all your burdens and take wing tonight. The poet once said ‘Gather ye rosebuds while ye may’, but petals are too easily crushed. Wisdom’s sister, stay close to me, and you shall gather the dew of a thousand dreams and reverie.”
She never goes anywhere without her pearls.
You gave me grief, he gives me pearls.
When she was good, she was very, very good
… But when she was bad, she got pearls
“To be free, she had to first lay down the lovely pearls that bound her.”
Joyless circumstances can sometimes make us feel boxed in, however, there is always beauty to be found in the simple things as we move forward on our life journey.
Rumpelstiltskin has found the miller’s daughter locked away in a dungeon instead of a tower. Instead of straw, she was provided with hemp, which spins into pearls instead of gold. Will the king marry her or kill her? Stay tuned.
It’s not where you go…it’s what you carry with you.
I’ll always have Paris, my pearls and my memories!
If he thinks he’s getting these, too, he’s crazier than I thought!
Daaaarling, you can keep the pearls. I’m still leaving you!
I lift my vibration,Knowing the world brings my desire to me. Happy, happy….!
Trapped in the remains of memories past
“..mmm…lovely. But it’s cold out today and I will wear the long scarf instead, thank you.” –Isadora Duncan
“Lord may I enter thru the Pearly Gate of Heaven.”
I don’t go ANYWHERE without my good luck charms.
She’s gone too far
She’s lost the sun
She’s come undone.
(Guess Who – Lyrics)
My faith in God is sincere; he will protect me as long as I’m here. These string of pearls give me strength…strength to survive because he is near.
Oh, Why didn’t I accept John’s invitation to Paris! Now, all I’ll ever have is his gift of these pearls!!
Preparing to pack for the Orient Express she wonders where to hide her rare pearls given by the Russian Czar
“Set Me Free Why Don’t Ya Babe!”
“Farewell my precious darlings,perhaps we shall meet again on the other side”.
In her mind, she traveled the world.
Don’t lock me in, I’ll give you my pearls!
Meanwhile I’ll play Shadow Art with them till I hear from you darling! I am waiting!
Smiles, Cyndi
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
alas, the time has come to trade auntie’s pearls for freedom.
My bags are packed and I’m ready to go….thank you..but..?
“Along life’s journey, I’ve picked up many pearls of wisdom.”
No matter what happens in life, I still have my imagination!
“In my own little corner of the world … I find beauty.”
“I only had time to grab a suitcase and my most prized possession.”
From Bags to Riches
My Bling……..won’t leave home without it.
Pearls of Wisdom –
My baggage may have trapped me.
They were only oyster shells compared to the pearls that were still within them.
I must break free from the pearls that still keep me captured with their beauty of the box I find myself in.
“I promised Him I would return someday. What the hell, I guess now is as good a time as any.”
Been looking for love in all the wrong places…
Stolen moments with treasured memories….
“Beauty can not be diminished by circumstance”
roaring 20’s and the sexy independent women of that era
OH PEARLS !!!!! What have I gotten myself
into this time !!!!
I wish he had sent a first class ticket!
Beauty and the Box.
Alas…my shimmering beauties….
from rags
… to riches!
Forget the luggage…
I’ll take the pearls
I cherish myself. No one will tear me to pieces. I shall never cast my pearls before swine.
On my journey I only need my precious pearls!
Her pearl of wisdom was that being prepared and thinking outside the box would get her wherever she chose to go.
Oh, my pearls, what have we done?
How about…
“Maybe I should have traded my beads for a bigger room!!!!”
or
“Homeless girl next door looking for wealthy mate – bags packed. Will trade jewelry for plane ticket.”
No matter where I travel or where I am, my pearls bring me such contentment.
The Juxtaposition of Vintage Grunge
If my father could give up his kingdom for a horse, I guess I can give up my pearls for first class.
My beautiful string of pearls are all that I’ll be taking with me. They are enough, they complete me.
Searching for wisdom.
Blue moon…kissed only by starlight…awaiting the one…lonely plight
Traveling on the cheap, but I have my pearls to keep me warm
She knew she was neither another piece of luggage nor another piece of jewelry.
“Darling Husband, you know that I can never own to much jewelry!”
I’m so enamored of my lovely pearls that I don’t realize I’m going nowhere and I am oblivious to my stark prison walls – a cell of my own making.
Awaiting her groom, Miss Havisham found herself locked in time, frozen with grief.
seraphina: a true rags to riches story
Illusion is such a comfort.
Alone with my thoughts; was the pain of the trip really worth these pearls?
Calgon, take me away…….
I will never leave you…
“Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.”
Now that I have my pearls, all I need is a good man to carry my suitcases.
Have pearls, will travel
You can buy a girl samsonite and pearls, but you can’t make her think…outside the box.
or
She would not let herself think outside the box so there she stayed carrying a lot of baggage and pearls but no wisdom.
In that moment of your deepest, darkest uncertainty, focus on the true beauty of life…it will light your way!
every pearl has its oyster
I am so cold but at least I have my pearls and luggage.