I am trying to remember something I wrote several years ago. For a long time, it was the little header under my Xanga title “Chisel and Stone” … then I changed it to the bit about the Rosetta Stone and apparently I did not save my original phrase. A friend and I were discussing quotes and how beautifully turned the English language can be by a true wordsmith. I had written this little one sentence bit about the moon one evening when I walked outside … comparing it to a thin Mercury dime, and the bare branches of the pecan tree to black lace against a navy velvet sky, and I really liked the way I phrased it … for the life of me, I can’t remember exactly how I worded it and I can’t find it anywhere on my computer.
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I remember that quote and I don’t remember your exact wording either….. it was a great piece of writing though!
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@pottermom – Well, I have to say that makes me feel a bit better! Someone else appreciated it as much as I! LOL
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@pottermom – Is this close? I think it was something like this ….The moon shimmered like a thin Mercury dime, through black lace tree branches against a diamond-studded velvet sky.
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@TXMom2Jami – that’s pretty close. You don’t need the comma after dime though. 😉
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I KNOW! LOL Stupid grammar check — it kept highlighting the whole thing saying it was a FRAGMENT. ????? I was tired and kept thinking, “Am I missing something?” I stuck the comma in there and the stupid grammar check was appeased.
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