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ecrivan
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my own state

0 posted 2006-10-01 01:12 AM


it isn't just trash
if it's recomposed
if it's selected
shaped in your image
presto another idol
worshiped for convenience
to show
trash is not
what you think
either from the dumpster
or the two legged variety
propped near the bin
when plastic is sorted
from the paper
from food scraps
chicken bones
a lone cat nibbles
it isn't just trash
'cause there's something
to pick
to shine
return to a former glory
if it's selected
then worshiped
an alternative
to conveyor belt copies
a masked quality
it calls out
after a careful spit
grubby, roofless
homeless hand shine
recycled
to thrive again.



[This message has been edited by ecrivan (10-01-2006 07:11 PM).]

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william foos
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since 2006-09-13
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schenectady,new york,usa
1 posted 2006-10-01 02:20 PM


intresting in a trashey sort of way keep doing well
love the papa

i see what i write and write what i see

iliana
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since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434
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2 posted 2006-10-01 02:39 PM


I love this poem.  It reminds me of when we lived in Indonesia.  Our house had a wall around it but in the corner of the wall between the yard and the street was a trash bin that emptied out onto the street.  We would empty our trash daily, and by the time evening rolled around, everything was gone.  One by one, people would walk by, look through it, and find things they could use...glass bottles, plastic bottles, plastic bags, cans.  I never realized what I was throwing away until I saw how others made use of it.  Nothing went to waste.  
Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27
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Realms of Light
3 posted 2006-10-01 03:32 PM


As the saying goes, "One man's garbage is another man's treasure."

As a throw-away society, we should learn to "Waste not ~ want not!"

I enjoyed your poem, Martin!

Warm hug,
Linda

sandgrain
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Sycamore, IL, USA
4 posted 2006-10-01 03:43 PM


My parents lived through the great depression, so it was instilled in us from very young not to waste.  Our garbage was almost non-existant as our animals ate any left-overs, and plastic was not yet available.  Imagine that!

   Rae

XOx Uriah xOX
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since 2006-02-11
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Virginia
5 posted 2006-10-01 04:10 PM


::smiles::   I have 4 computers...all of which were someones elses "trash" that I pulled from various dumpsters.   If it were not for the "trash" of others...I would literally have no furniture or clothing at all.  When I go to the dumpster to throw my own trash away...I am often thrilled with my findings.  Like a kid at Christmas.   Recently I found an old trunk with comic books from the 50s.  I Love Lucy,  Gunsmoke, Cheyenne.   They fed my family and paid my bills for a month.  ::smiles::
It's all gravy, baby.    Wonderful write !

ecrivan
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my own state
6 posted 2006-10-01 07:18 PM


Definitely it's all gravy, someone else's treasure as it comes and goes...also have seen the trend to plastic, away from twist top jars to safety seals and from wine bottles to an amalgam of cardboard and aluminium..it's all good to waste and go off to someone else's castle...


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