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Trash Art |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA 
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 I can not take The trash out yet. It’s raining and I might get wet. Besides, I worked Hard from the start To build my trashy Work of art. I filled the basket To the brim. My trash was looking Mighty grim I crushed it down When o'er it ran To make more space Within the can. Because, of course, I then could fit More trashy stuff Inside of it. But I won’t let It overflow. I’ll balance Everything just so. That empty box Can stand on end, And cardboard stays With just a bend. I stuff some paper Here and there, Pour on swept dust From everywhere. The coke cans and The garbage fit, Just so they don't Fall off of it. On top egg shells And coffee grounds Fill in the gaps Is what I've found. The final touch Is when my toil’s solidified With crumpled foil. I’m proud to say This skill of mine For balancing Trash sculpture’s fine. I wonder now If I should stop Or let it span The counter top. The rain has stopped ~ All righty then. I’ll empty it And start again. [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 03-14-2000).] |
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infinat3 sadn3ss Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 85somerset england |
i never realised how satisfying a full trash can could be . such a wonderful metaphor. thankyou. |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
Nan... really like ditty's about everyday life like this .... nice!!!  If I may...a small suggestion.. "I crushed it down When it got full To make more space In the barrel." How bout, I crushed it down when oe'er it ran to make more space inside the can... |
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Marilyn Member Elite
since 1999-09-26
Posts 2621Ontario, Canada |
Now Nan...are you really creating a work of art or just don't want to have to empty the trash until you have to? lol. Great piece my friend. |
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Corazon Senior Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 1209 |
nan I love this.....makes me smile at all the things I still have on my need to do list |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is really cute, Nan. It is definitely time to discard the work of art when the flies start haning around!  Denise |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Yanno, Nan... somewhere there's a museum clamoring to display your masterpiece! LOL. This is great... I enjoyed it very much! |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Very, very inventive and cute! Corinne |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Nothing like a fresh start... I assure you. But is still got flies hanging around from my last project... what's up with that? ...LOL Good poem, Nan. Thanks for the smile. Michael |
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LittleBoyLost Junior Member
since 2000-03-14
Posts 28 |
This was very good and very funny. Thanks. LBL |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Nan, only a gifted poet could write such a poem from such a topic, or think of it to begin with, or actually do it...you are a true arteeest. Loved this by the way. |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Spray it gold and sell it! I'm sure some 'art critic' would buy it. Then go out and get a trash compactor!!! Cute poem! I love it!  |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
I got a good laugh from this one ... thanks Heh ... I'll bet you can't get it to the curb with only one hand Rex}<{{{{o> |
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Cerenity Member Elite
since 2000-02-16
Posts 2637Escondido-California |
Hi Nan, The poem is wonderful, so I desided to share it with my girls and of course they loved it too, but the great thing was that they said thats something we do mom. Thanks for the read, Cerenity |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
There is no trash as wonderful as when the can's no longer full. Enjoyed this poem, Ms. Nancy Ness. And now I'll go to bed, I guess, but not before I here suggest that some trash cans should hold the best of empty bottles of champagne. When I get there, I will explain.  doreen |
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jbowie Member
since 2000-02-18
Posts 135BANGOR (that OR) ME |
have you ever read "where the sidewalk ends"? reminded me of that childrens book - oh and by the way Nan, I can not thank you enough for pulling me back from the deep Maine woods into the circle once again. |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Thank, my dear friends... infinat3 - Metaphor?.. Mayhaps - but I really did have to break down my sculpture this morning.. L Reb - Thank you - I was struggling with that stanza... You have contributed to a new artistic genre.. Mar, Cor, Denise, LBL, Martie - I have to confess - It really got out of hand this time... No flies yet, though.. suthern - Geesh - I was looking for a "mausoleum" the whole time.. Michael - Whatever it takes to make you smile, my friend PdV - I had a compactor - I broke it - Over-filling it.. Rex - Need a job? It pays pretty well Cer - My girls do it too... I taught 'em well dp - Scrabpagne? jbowie - Don't even THINK of disappearing again - It's only a 3 hour drive to go drag you outa there.....  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Nan~ Great humor here. I like my friends 'A Little On The Trashy Side' I'm 'over-flowing' with like for you ! Hello, friend !  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
a poem my hero silverstein would be proud of o yuh! |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
Now you're even creative with trash....now wonder you're busy ! Liked this a lot Nan. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Nan, Just wonderful. *L* |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Marge - Thanks for being a super sleuth wow - Hadn't though of Shel - but if he'd like it, I guess I'm a happy camper.. Munda - You know - It's just one of those mundane things ya gotta do... Sy.. Thanks muchly, my pal.. [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 03-15-2000).] |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Nan, this is garbage!!!! (and very well done, may I say?) |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
My garbage never looked THAT good! I'm jealous to say the least! hehe I've done that balancing act myself! This is too funny! I've learned it's much easier in the long run, to just take it out!!! Pssst...I love your flies too! LOL |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Oh no...and destroy your masterpiece Thanks for the smile today Nan |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Dare I suggest a cat to put in with your trash?...*g*...only kidding, but 3am is not playtime in my book, even if it is in his..LOL HUSG |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
LOL Nan! Were you bored during the rain? haha Great poem and thanks for the laugh...mine sometimes looks that way too |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Deer - I don't think I've ever called your work "garbage".. Have I? I may have said it should be exterminated... but GARBAGE??.. Humph!!... pFF - Thanks lots - I'm on a whole new venture now - The interesting thing is - No two works of art are alike... hoot - I tried to sell it to the local "Trash Gallery" - They made me pay them to take it away.. Imagine! RG - Thanks, but your cats would have to contend with the neighborhood dogs who think they have first dibs on it when I put it out... WhtDove - Never a dull moment, eh?? Thank you all... |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Ok, Nanners, time to hire professional cleaning help....first you won't mow for all the dandelions, now this. Don't make me fly across the country just to check under the sofa for dust bunnies... Alicat the Persnikitty, being downright persnickity. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Geesh Persnikitty - Rainbow Girl said she was sending me a cat, but she didn't say it would be you... um... do you do windows?? [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 03-16-2000).] |
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Stacieness New Member
since 2000-03-16
Posts 4 |
I can attest, it is so I know she is my mother though growing up it is true we built a trash sculpture or two Now that I am all grown I fabricate sculptures of my own but now it is my biggest fear My trash sculpture it reeks of beer |
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Stacieness New Member
since 2000-03-16
Posts 4 |
I can attest, it is so I know she is my mother though growing up it is true we built a trash sculpture or two Now that I am all grown I fabricate sculptures of my own but now it is my biggest fear My trash sculpture it reeks of beer |
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LoveBug
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since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
This is such a cute poem, I really like this stanza "The rain has stopped ~ All righty then. I’ll empty it And start again" You can interpet that in so many ways... "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." -Oscar Wilde |
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