Sunday, December 30, 2012

MAGPIE...Prompt #149


                                                    Image/ R.A.D. Stainforth


THANK YOU, Tess, at Magpie Tales.  Thanks for all your creativity...Happy New Year, one and all...


I WANT

I want to open the windows
in every room,
let the stench
of last year's corruption disappear
in a blur of smoke.

I want to suddenly feel
the promise of springtime in January.

I want my children to be underfoot,
my daily sneezing
to be the worst of it.

I want to forgive all art,
to have poetry
dancing through my wits,
to kiss a prince,
have him stay a day or two.

I want to go through the new year
lead by last year's angels,
and if I'm no longer here at the end,
I want to come to you in a dream
and tell you I'm alright.


                               
                                     
                                                          Happy 2013  


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35 comments:

  1. Brian MillerDecember 30, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    nice...i really like those first two stanzas...they play well together...out with the old indeed...smiles...happy new year...

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  2. LynDecember 30, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Hi Brian-
    Thanks, always kind...one can only hope for the best ..for you...for me...Happy New Year!

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  3. MargaretDecember 30, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    Ahh... that second stanza is lovely. as is the whole poem - beautiful creation triggered by a nasty ol' ash tray.

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  4. BerowneDecember 30, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    You did so well with a previous Berownial quiz; how about this time?

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  5. Tess KincaidDecember 30, 2012 at 8:07 PM

    Beautiful...I had to open the kitchen window today for some fresh springtime in December...

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  6. Other MaryDecember 30, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Me too! This is lovely! All the best to you in the coming year.

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  7. jasmine calyxDecember 30, 2012 at 10:20 PM

    This is awesome. I especially love the opening stanza.

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  8. Kathe W.December 31, 2012 at 1:11 AM

    I think about this line as I get older:
    "and if I'm no longer here at the end,
    I want to come to you in a dream
    and tell you I'm alright."
    I want to be able to do this for my loved ones.
    Wonderful poem...


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  9. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    Hi Margaret-
    I had a visceral reaction, I guess, to those butts! Had to go the other way...thanks.

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  10. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    Hi Berowne-
    Berownial, indeed..can't wait, once again..thanks for the challenges! Best wishes...

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  11. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    Hi Tess-
    Lucky us to have a Prompter like you..Keep going!! Good luck....

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  12. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    Hi Other Mary-
    Thanks for your kind words..best to you, my friend!

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  13. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Hi jasmine calyx-
    Glad to hear from you..really appreciate your words...thanks.

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  14. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Hi Kathe W-
    Faith and fancy , I guess we have them! Thank you... a good year...

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  15. Carrie Van HornDecember 31, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Oh Lyn I love every line, but the last stanza...well I fell in love with it!! Beautiful captivating and true to the heart! :-)

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  16. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    Hi Catfish Tales-
    Thanks..yes, good hearts, all is forgiven! Happy New Year!!

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  17. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    Hi Carrie-
    So kind..guess I'm happy that you liked this vision! Thanks..a good New Year...

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  18. C.M. JacksonDecember 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    loved the way you moved the old year out and the new year in with love and beauty...happy new year to you and yours!

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  19. LynDecember 31, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    Hi C.M.Jackson-
    Definitely had to get rid of the old..thanks so much! Happy New Year...

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  20. kaykualaDecember 31, 2012 at 8:57 PM

    I want to come to you in a dream
    and tell you I'm alright

    This is so powerful, Lyn! One yearns to be with a loved one always. Even dreams can mend the aching heart. Happy New Year to you Ma'am!

    Hank

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  21. Wayne PitchkoJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:28 AM

    this moved very well.....nicely done Lyn

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  22. LynJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Hi kaykuala-
    Thank you..Lets carry the positive with us, Hank! Happy New Year...

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  23. LynJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:08 AM

    Hi Wayne-
    Thanks so much..means a lot to me! Have a Happy....

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  24. HelenJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    I join you in the 'wanting.'

    Happy New Year, Lyn!!!!

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  25. Blue Sky DreamingJanuary 1, 2013 at 1:02 PM

    I so like the way you approached the prompt full out and then took your words to your best expression...love the end!

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  26. LynJanuary 1, 2013 at 4:14 PM

    Hi Helen-
    As Mick said...you can't always get what you want..but if you try, try...well...
    Happy New Year to you too!!

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  27. LynJanuary 1, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Hi Blue Sky-
    Thank you, Mary Ann..that pic just grabbed me and I had to tell the truth!! Happy New year...

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  28. Yvonne OsborneJanuary 1, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    Oh! I didn't want this to end. Lovely poem, Lyn. I want all of this too. It makes my heart ache.

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  29. M. A. S.January 2, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Beautiful. I absolutely love the 3rd stanza.

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  30. Silent Otto January 3, 2013 at 9:14 AM

    Death looms large in this , Lyn, as professor Dumbledore said " to the well organised mind, death is but the next great adventure !"

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  31. LynJanuary 3, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    Hi Yvonne-
    I'm so taken by your response..thank you so much!

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  32. LynJanuary 3, 2013 at 8:01 PM

    Hi M.A.S.-
    Thank you...really glad this means something to you...

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  33. LynJanuary 3, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    Hi Kutamun-
    I couldn't agree more...thank you!

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  34. ~T~January 5, 2013 at 11:43 PM

    Great look forward!
    My rhubarb is already sprouting. Is that the promise of spring, or its own death sentence?

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  35. LynJanuary 6, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Hi ~T~
    Always the promise of spring..born on the 2nd day of spring!! Can't escape...thank you!

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