Tuesday, February 1, 2011

MAGPIE/ Prompt #51

                                                        photo/ willow/ Magpie Tales


TIME'S SOLUTION

That's all that remains,
a road to nowhere,
scarred and burned,
bricks scuffed by time's solution.

A wall, chipped like chalk,
edges flaked,
inform the place
where windows let the sun
shine into the cubiculum.

A door that's gone,
lacking an interior,
summons up frescoes
of playful nymphs,
now departed in history's hand.

Alabaster dust floating
in the minds of Gods,
surrounds the Villa at Boscoreale.

This ash, some glitter,
what went on here?
Ants and weeds will again build a town
between the blocks
come springtime.
Lean down a bit,
you can see the life.

There stands a ghost peering out,
framed by the dado
that Vetruvius said
would last forever.

Tracing along a wall,
now dust in the memory of time,
a mother's face
still smiling, calling,
come back in.


copyright/ all rights resolved/ 2011



Can't believe that we've gone through 51 Magpie Prompts..how great is that??  Thank you, Tess!


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34 comments:

  1. anthonynorthFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    You give meaning to place in this. Excellent.

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  2. Kathe W.February 1, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    very thoughtful words- well done!

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  3. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Hi Anthony-
    So glad that you visited..thank you for your lovely comment!

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  4. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Hi Kathe W-
    Thanks so much for your comment...

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  5. Jeane MyersFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I love that even the smallest hints of the past make us stop and wonder what was - hope you are staying warm and INSIDE! xxo

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  6. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Hi Jeane-
    Warm and inside is it!! Stirs up creativity...thanks for your insight..

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  7. izzyFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Oh yes coming back in- inner worlds,
    miniature and history ! Thanks.

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  8. Tess KincaidFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Powerful and chilling write, Lyn.

    (Can you believe next week will be an entire year of Magpies? Amazing.)

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  9. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Hi izzy-
    Thank you..yes, history has a voice, always comes through...

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  10. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Hi Tess-
    Thanks for your kind words...
    and..
    all those prompts, in the blink of an eye..wonderful idea!!

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  11. RJ ClarkenFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    This was truly lovely - and I loved how your ending made me feel - reliving a bit of my childhood!

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  12. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Hi lightverse-
    So pleased that you liked this..and the ending!! Thank you...

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    super poetic words..
    Cheers.

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  14. FrikoFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    I like your meditation on old walls, paths and histories.

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  15. Paul CFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    I enjoy your allusions reinforcing the perennial theme.

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  16. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Hi Jingle-
    It was interesting for me to "get" this one...thanks!

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  17. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Hi Friko-
    So glad you liked this one..thanks so much!!

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  18. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    Hi Paul C-
    Thank you, Paul..I really liked getting into this one!

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  19. Rinkly RimesFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    'Still smiling, calling come back in.......what a moment in time caught before disaster!

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  20. Windsmoke.February 1, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Time keeps rolling along and doesn't stop for man or beast. Very enjoyable poem about past times :-).

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  21. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    Hi Rinkly Rimes-
    So nice to hear from you..thanks!

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  22. LynFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Hi Windsmoke-
    Thank you..I do like to go back in history!

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  23. christineFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    I so loved that last verse. excellent writing.

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  24. LynFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    Hi christine-
    So nice of you to say so..means a lot to me...thanks!!

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  25. LolamouseFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    This too shall pass. Makes me realize that everything we think is so important right now will be but dust some day. I don't know if that makes me feel better or worse, though!

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  26. LynFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Hi Lolamouse-
    It's the way of the world, of life on earth..it is what it is..thanks for your feelings about this...

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  27. HelenaFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    You never fail to deliver, Lyn. Another cracking piece! I loved "ants and weeds will again build a town between the blocks". Great imagery there!

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  28. LynFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Hi Lena-
    Well, aren't you nice..So encouraging..thanks!

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  29. girl daydreamingFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    the mystical element sweeps me away... i just love it. beautiful.

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  30. LynFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Hi girldaydreaming-
    So happy to hear from you and I agree..the mystical does sweep us along..a will of its own...thank you.

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  31. relFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Lyn
    and we're left to our own devices to devine the stories held therein. Well done lady; very evocative.

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  32. LynFebruary 6, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Hi rel-
    And we get help from poets and storytellers, thank goodness for that! Thank you for your insight...

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  33. Carrie Van HornFebruary 7, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    This is full of so much wonderful imagery....i think it is a new favorite for me of yours Lyn! :-)

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  34. LynFebruary 7, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    Hi Carrie-
    What a wonderful thing to say..I will treasure your words..thank you!

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