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Monday, May 3, 2010

ENIGMA

ENIGMA

A poem for two little sparrow poets on OSI
They know who they are!

It is enigmatic
to consider how
a delicate little sparrow
flying through lace handkerchiefs
pegged to a washing line
preening her wings
amongst blossom buds
whispering a sparrow sigh
can drop a
heavy nugget of gold

13 comments:

  1. "whispering a sparrow sigh" love that line Rall.
    Pamela

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  2. an enigma indeed- great interpretation of the prompt!

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  3. Are you sure it was a nugget of gold, Rall? This is pretty.

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  4. Interesting little poem. As long as it isn't just a euphemism for bird poop, I want this bird to visit me. LOL.

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  5. I like the image of "flying through lace handkerchiefs." Very nice, Rall!

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  6. Why on earth would I write a poem about bird poop? LOL Matt and Derrick are both bonkers.
    Honestly!

    Patti it may take you a while to get used to these poets. They are 'unusual' Pam, I'm glad you liked it.'Sparrow sigh' belongs to Blossom Buds. It's my signal to her.She must be out to lunch because I haven't heard from her yet.

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  7. Hey Marianne,just like old times!I like the delicacy of lace handkerchiefs and old scent bottles,yet I wear an Akubra and country boots
    but only when I write poetry. I know Barbra Seville has large pink striped poetry pants that she dons before embarking on a masterpiece.Derrick wears a yellow feathered head-dress that he nicked from one of the showgirls at the party. I don't know what Matt
    wears . He's very secretive.

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  8. Where there's muck there's brass. A touch of alchemy to turn it into gold.

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  9. Good to see you again Tumblewords.

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  10. ok got kicked out for some odd reason so im not sure if my comments went thru or not... so i shall repeat regardless...

    yes indeed sparrows do fly with hankerchef wings and poop gold nuggets of budding flowers... you caught the birdz perfectly... i think thaz what i sed before... close to it... glad to have stopped by and look foward to participating in the pow wow....

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  11. Wat kiza lingo iz thiz bebe? Iza ol ozzie chick.Non comprenday kool kat chat.

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  12. It is, indeed. Beautifully done.

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