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Wordless Mondays |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296
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Ode to “Wordless Mondays” Flashlights hanging on clotheslines Pulling up morning Long hours, low crawling through silent hills Like a wounded tiger Clawing its way toward a place painless Backpacks pointing toward emergency rooms Declined to drink, like human error Full cans of spray paint Hanging on to church words Honed and conditioned by obstacle courses Quick witted, clouds spring free Racing across the aerials of suffering Like sudden premonitions…hungry Tearing me to shreds Tears helped water the path Silent shoulders defining touch Loosing that once in a lifetime code Horrors wave to the executioner Teeth assessing the whole affair On the threshold of a burning home Blown out misery paints the art of loving Tiptoeing beneath tossed-off sentences Thus, one chance in hell to survive The ice chests of a broken heart Grasping the abstract One unforgettable party…inviting me in Interrupted by details, making it reality Insurmountable enshrined military shoes Prevents a mid-morning raid Smoothing drawn perimeters Watching closely To absorb Any tripping instinct Catching me by surprise Arresting my fainting head Expressing simple opinions Turning the toll into a single event... One, I’m not likely to listen to again Metallic musk was dressed to kill Wrestling saltwater brine by the plateful Hung beneath eight columns Camcorders recording the entire event For posterity Interior streams pop open clarity For the need to build a fence Preventing any free ranging dogs From chewing up my ill-prepared school bags Ode to innocence...ode to wordless Monday Mornings Ode to Small Town Girls Pressing their faces against the glass Of State lines...and a Board of Education |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
What a vision ..... wow. The color of your words makes surely up for these "Wordless Mondays". Incredible imagery. Love, Margherita |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
You have turned "Grasping the abstract" into the fine art of vividly descriptive and highly creative writing! Morning hugs,  Linda |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
LeeJ And that is my Jackson Pollock for the morning. Enjoyed |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
did situps this morning at ihop for my abs tract bisquit and gravy curls too enjoyed this reflection ms Lee j. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
WOW, I have never read anyone who was able to use metaphor the way you do, Lee.  |
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