When I was eight years old, I received a Rubik’s Cube for Christmas. I can admit, I never solved the thing, though I often wondered about what magical happenings might occur should I ever make that final turn and align perfectly all of its six faces. Perhaps a portal to another dimension? A hidden confetti-filled prize? A curse unleashed like Pandora’s box?

I’m pleased to announce that my poem on such happenings was published a few days back at Visual Verse. I hope you’ll be inspired to visit their website and view my poem, as well as many other wonderful takes on this month’s image.

Happy Holidays!

One Square at a Time

Image by Kabiur Rahman Riyad

15 responses to “The Unsolved Christmas”

  1. Congratulations on your publication, K!! I never finished the cube either…

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    1. Thank you for the solidarity, John. Ot was that sort of IQ test that we all thought we could pass and then realized how much work it was. 🤣🤣Happy Christmas Eve Eve. 🎄

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      1. The cube wins every time! 😂

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      2. You’re so right. It’s more evil than I thought. 🤣

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  2. That’s an awesome write, K. Many memories, and much resonance are hidden in your words. Congratulations!

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    1. Thank you, Jeff. The ego can be fragile when your a kid, but I like to think now I’ve accepted my uniqueness as well as my spatial limitations. 🤣

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      1. You’re welcome, K. Always. Ahaha. 😆 Understood. 😁

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  3. congrats!

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    1. Thank you. 🍷📚🎄

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  4. Congratulations! I saw it there! Well deserved.

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    1. Thank you, worms. This image sparked a lot of great verse. I was lucky to be included. 💜

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  5. Tom Avatar

    Well done on getting it accepted! 🙂 Plenty of hidden messages in your verses – great job!

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    1. Thank you, Tom. It was more than a toy and yet also an unsolvable feet of frustration. I had fun with this one. Hope your holiday is underway. Cheers! 💜🎄📚🍷

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  6. I like poems about children playing with toys or puzzles. I’ve only written one, ‘The Magic Robot’; this poem works well; someday I would like to compile a collection of such poems and submit to a publisher; I did it successively with ‘First Love’ pieces but they were short stories —

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  7. Congratulations, K! I really enjoyed your piece 🙂

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