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Open Poetry #40

Lizzie on the corner

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

0 posted 2007-03-27 07:02 AM

As far as I can see relaxes me, you see
when eyes attuned to close-up views
belie inherent faith
in the maker and creator
of existential love.

But far-off views can turn around
and point in wrong directions
to dizzy up a woman’s brain
like Lizzie‘s on the corner.

And Lizzie makes a salad mix
with everything sustainable
tossed and dished upon a plate
of absolute confusion
until all she knows and doesn’t know
slides slowly down the gullet.

She doesn’t choke or gag
but thrives on mystery
and the shivers of delight
brought down in the moonlight
until the plate is cleared
by a simple, “what the hell”
shrugged into the air
as if anyone could care.

Lizzie, yes, Lizzie, a dizzy dame, you see
looks too far into the distance
to not ever turn around
from the once upon-a-time
“I’m in love with you”
now aimlessly adrift
in an atmospheric lift
going up, up, away
with the aid of Superman!

Helen / 27 March 2007

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

1 posted 2007-03-27 03:17 PM

"with everything sustainable
tossed and dished upon a plate
of absolute confusion"

enjoyed the tossed salad metaphor of life

sadly, I recall a Lizzie salad phase

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

2 posted 2007-03-27 03:24 PM

I like that - A Lizzy salad phase - just another to add to all the other phases of life but, oops, I'm wrong - the whole of life is a Lizzy salad phase!
Thanks for reading my little story!

TerryW
Senior Member

since 2000-03-23

Posts 779
Louisville, Mississippi, USA

3 posted 2007-03-27 03:37 PM

Lovely.

I really am seeing what all I was missing now by being gone so long. Still, it is always good to come home to friends.

Thanks for sharing this ....

Terry

~you reached inside, you touched my heart,
and I am all the better for it~
Terry A. Woodson, Jr.

Honeybunch
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

4 posted 2007-03-27 04:00 PM

Thank you, Terry. Glad you enjoyed!

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