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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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"Bits and Pieces" Just as I’ve crawled from the rubble Of sorrow, despair and indebtedness That had been heaped upon me And made for myself a cozy nest Of work and walks and firewood And surrounded myself with music The reading and writing of words And preparing paintings Then not painting them I discovered the shards From past times, past lives The incarnations of me The bones and stones That portend my past And foretold my future Small bits of goofy child Potshards of petulant punk Artifacts from an almost artist An explorers’ incomplete journal Fragments of the husband/father I gather all of these bits and pieces Like so much broken crockery Sweep aside the ugliest Polish the prettiest And endeavor to arrange And arrange again These shattered tiles Into a mosaic that doesn’t quite, yet Resemble a complete human being ~wranx "Writing is a perfectly natural thing to do...provided it's done in private and you wash your hands afterward"....Heinlein. |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
very poignant wranx a wistful look at aging and a sudden clarity of awareness you keep getting better BS. I never aimed at reality; I aimed at truth. --Orson Welles |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
wow... I gather all of these bits and pieces Like so much broken crockery Sweep aside the ugliest Polish the prettiest... you've done these words justice..I enjoyed very much M |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent write here!! Headed back for another read! ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Great perspective! Like the metaphorical illustrations! Good write! |
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mycafe Senior Member
since 2002-05-23
Posts 584 |
A wonderful piece of poem to read here! mycafe Keep counting your blessings |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
This is so good, I understand the feelings too. Sandra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Small bits of goofy child Potshards of petulant punk Artifacts from an almost artist An explorers’ incomplete journal Fragments of the husband/father Oh what wonderful fragments to keep, Wranx... and what a beautiful way of expressing them. I think we all have those small bits of goofy child in us. I love the poem.  ~ goofy child hugsLyra |
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