Oregon in November (Open 4 repost)

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Open Poetry #34

Oregon in November (Open 4 repost)

Alicat
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since 1999-05-23

Posts 4094
Coastal Texas

0 posted 2004-11-26 09:11 AM

Dancing despair drapes the windows
Scuttling shadows slither across the sky
Sending soft perpetual drizzle
Floating the oil slicks on the roads
As 4x4's speed by trusting in traction
Grow-lights glow in each house's windowed lights
Singing UV warning, tiddle-dee, fry with me
Emptied chamber smoking cordite
With the surcease deceased
When comes rejuvenating from above
Caressed by a beam of the sun's love

Alicat

*based upon observational evidence in the Greater Portland area*

Huan Yi
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since 2004-10-12

Posts 6688
Waukegan

1 posted 2004-11-26 07:30 PM

Dancing despair
drapes the windows
Scuttling shadows
slither across the sky

Sending soft perpetual drizzle
Floating the oil slicks on the roads

As 4x4's speed by trusting in traction
Grow-lights glow
in each house's windowed lights

Singing UV warning,
tiddle-dee, fry with me

Emptied chamber smoking cordite
With the surcease deceased

When comes
rejuvenating from above
Caressed by a beam
of the sun's love

Alicat

Not bad given a chance

Alicat
Member Elite

since 1999-05-23

Posts 4094
Coastal Texas

2 posted 2004-11-26 09:58 PM

Thanks for the breaks there, Huan. If memory serves, which it rarely does without a hefty tip (darn unions), this was written during a red light while driving in southern Greater Portland by a mall back in late '99 after hearing of 'sun lamps'. I think it was by Clackamas, but my spelling is prolly way off. During the almost perpetual grey sky, there came a sudden clearing and the sun shone most brightly. It was while looking up that the words came unbidden while pictures flickered behind my eyes.

Susan
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since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

3 posted 2004-11-26 10:17 PM

Even though this deals with serious issues, the glow lights and fry with me brought me a chuckle - enjoyed this -

susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

4 posted 2004-11-28 10:02 AM

Ali~

Glad you reposted...JM and I love the alliterations!

"cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind"
~Sarah McLachlan~

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