Sunday, March 24, 2013

MAGPIE...Prompt #161


                                          Not to be Reproduced, 1937/ Rene Magritte


THANK YOU, Tess at MAGPIE TALES...


TO PLAY

The part you played,
the glide towards dawn,
a wild card, face down,
every hair in place.

All the unknowns of you
take the shape of smoke.
What's in your memory
that you want to mask?

My pool of tears,
they dry to flakes.
Yet the pathway is still
a mesmeric zigzag.

Winning, losing,
every dream
takes a bite out of me.

Your image is all you risk.
I'll call you,
don't call me.


Copyright/ all rights reserved/ 2013

            Hoppy Birday to me!!!  3/22...Aries, what else?

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23 comments:

  1. Love the twist in your last two lines!

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  2. Hi Gerry-
    I liked that one could really dive into this one!! Thanks...

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  3. Hi Helen-
    Reminded me of my ex! hmmm...thanks!

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  4. love the ending! I have said those very words!

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  5. Hi Kathe W-
    I think we're legion! Thank you so much!

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  6. Unknowns and smoke are problematic!
    thanks-

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  7. Hi izzy-
    Good comment..thank you!

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  8. Pleasantly penned. I love the thought of those flaky tears!

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  9. A "mesmeric zigzag" of a poem. Well done!

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  10. What an original response to the prompt! A great read.

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  11. nice...love the takes a bite out of me..acknowledges how the unwillingness to share affects all those around...the unwillingness to let anyone in....

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  12. Hi Helena-
    Thanks so much for your insight!

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  13. Hi Tumblewords-
    "Great" is good!! Thank you so much...

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  14. Hi ~T~
    Thank you..it was interesting to do!

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  15. Hi Dave-
    Love your comment (of course!)..thanks so much...

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  16. Hi Brian-
    Sometimes when I write I need others to show me what I've written...thanks!

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  17. I like this line best of all...

    Your image is all you risk.

    =)

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  18. Hi Lyn , very enchanting , Quixotic . Happy birthday , ! Im a cold calculating libran

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  19. Hi Sue-
    Thanks for your comment..I like your choice!!

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  20. Hi Kutamun-
    Thank you...Libra/ Aries, a very good balance!!

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  21. All smoke and mirrors to protect the image - very clever!

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