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Tramp Poet
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since 2000-01-06
Posts 754
Could Be Anywhere...

0 posted 2000-04-27 10:23 AM


Discarded Fascination

There is a bolt laying on my sidewalk
medium-heavy duty kinda fellow.  
Obvious from the grime and rest
once perhaps a proud, shiny, new bolt.  
It lays upon a corner of unused concrete
mocking from its piece of sunshine.  
Accentuated by the shadows of the fence
closer and last year's weeds would conceal.
It looks as though, once upon a life
perhaps one of axles, machinery, perhaps wheels.  
Maybe a swingset or bicycle long gone
might of been from last centuries farm.  
Oh, the scenarios that tinkle through
the might have beans, the what do you thinks.  
Changing in a flash to would have
almost a message in that lonely bolt.  
As the shadows dance and transform
this piece of old, very used steel.  
In imagination captured; several lifetimes
in the end, it remains. . .  
a simple bolt laying on my sidewalk.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
just got this back from
an on-line submission, accepted
of course...and all i gotta do is
order another $50.00 book...humbug
Put it on my homepage, and a lady
challenged me to "not leave it there"!
please see "Discarded, No More"...




  bleeding...

"Tis ink coming from his arm,
Captain!"



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ESP
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since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556
Floating gently on a cloud....
1 posted 2000-04-27 02:29 PM


This is very clever! Well, on my way to the "Discarded No More"!!

Love and hugs,
Lizzie


 "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight."

Alle'cram
Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816
Texas
2 posted 2000-04-29 03:47 AM


bleeding,
a most excellent job. This one stirs up
old memories of childhood days for me.
Just love what you saw in that bolt!!
Great recover with #2 also.  Alle

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