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Magpie #37

by jhon baker

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it
was badly damaged
momentarily offered to 
the scrap heaps
I staggered
dropped the moment
(a
pokerfaced interlude)
recollected
I couldn’t part with
my last memory 
of you

 – Hoc Scripsi

image from Magpie Tales #37

Posted on October 25, 2010 at 1:45 am in Uncategorized   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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14 Comments to “Magpie #37”

    
  1. Pat Tillett
    October 25, 2010 at 3:15 am

    I've been there more than once…
    Nice one Jhon!

    Reply
  2. Lynne
    October 25, 2010 at 4:41 am

    For me it was an Gap dress shirt.. one i made into rags, the other I gave my son..
    those things….

    Reply
  3. Patience
    October 25, 2010 at 7:21 am

    awesome. I like the dis-jointed flow of this piece, you have a really unique voice. nice.

    Reply
  4. Tess Kincaid
    October 25, 2010 at 8:18 am

    Exquisite.

    Reply
  6. Talli Roland
    October 25, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Loved the 'poker faced interlude' bit.

    Reply
  7. Julie
    October 25, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    Here too … the poker face is an interesting conceit.

    Reply
  8. Claudia
    October 25, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    yes – the poker face grabbed me as well..

    Reply
  10. KMShear
    October 26, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    It's been said a lot here; in many different ways…

    Another fantastic peice. This one should be included in your next publication, if I'm not too bold in saying so.

    Reply
  11. Reflections
    October 26, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    Deep, beautiful thoughts… nice.

    Reply
  12. UmaAnandane
    October 27, 2010 at 11:31 am

    Beautifully written.Liked it!

    Reply
  13. Pearl
    October 28, 2010 at 9:37 am

    Oh.

    This made my chest sink, just a bit, while I remembered someone I used to love. This is brilliantly sad…

    Pearl

    p.s. Got Hands on the Hips in the mail last week and have been reading. 🙂 I love it.

    Reply
  14. Jhon Baker
    October 28, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Thank you so much to everyone – I was a little hesitant about this one but liked it personally – once again the hard part is going to be coming up with a title to reference the photograph as the photo will not accompany the published poem.

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