the platitudes of willful resemblance

Magpie #37

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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

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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!

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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….

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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.

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

   Exquisite.

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5. 
   cosmos cami
   October 25, 2010 at 10:24 am

   Perfect.

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

   Loved the 'poker faced interlude' bit.

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

   Here too … the poker face is an interesting conceit.

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

   yes – the poker face grabbed me as well..

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9. 
   Paige
   October 25, 2010 at 10:47 pm

   wow.

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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.

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

    Deep, beautiful thoughts… nice.

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

    Beautifully written.Liked it!

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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.

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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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