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KJOTT
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0 posted 2020-06-24 01:18 AM


The photograph hangs on the wall by the window,
Three judges appear (one carries a folder)—
A tarot card reader, embalmer, engraver,
Without much to say and not much of it said
About the boot in the crib and the tire in the bed
The round faced man and the pot on his head
Painted with flowers and chipped on its edge.
And the cat near the door with its collar and bell
Flailing and airborne and mid caterwaul.
And the three-leggèd dog with her leash on
And sweater, jubilant, leaping— Mon Dieu! Grand jeté!
And the crow— O the crow! In its cage cawing “Fire!”
The crow crowing “Mayhem!” and “Murder most foul!”
The dog and the cat and the crow and the tire
The cage and the crib, the pot painted in flowers;
All in a frame with a sign alongside—
“Self portrait. Around the Ides of July.”
A ribbon is clipped and then hung for its owner.
It bears the word “Mention” and then the engraver
Makes a note on a form he hands to the embalmer.
The tarot card reader turns— She and her hat,
And addresses the room, “Ain't no card made for that.”



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augustsky
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1 posted 2020-06-30 05:57 PM


KJOTT, I don't claim to completely get
the gist of this, but I Totally enjoyed it!

Sky~

Sometimes..Miracles are just good people
with kind hearts~

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2 posted 2020-07-05 10:35 PM


I like reading this.  It goes in several directions at once.  Just the kind of thoughts one would have at looking at a photograph.

Nicely done.  

-- That which gives light must endure burning.
Viktor Frankl

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3 posted 2020-07-06 05:03 AM


Wonderfully chaotic, love the imagery you've conjured here.
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