Monday, September 5, 2011

MAGPIE/ Prompt #81


                                                       Photo/ Tess Kincaid

 
SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO REJOIN Magpie/ Prompt #81  Hope to stay a while...thank you Tess, for the inspiration!

 
FOR WHOM?

To what purpose
are the crushed left to be observed,
for whom is this lesson?

I prefer that all archaic,
useless geometry,
be blown away.

Why stop to examine the broken,
as if we can see the heart
in each stone?

Sooner to dust
rather than later,

a flow of breath can free me
from watching decay
go on.

 
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29 comments:

Brian Miller said...

i think they make nice reminders of our journey...seeing them decay is rather sad though...

Reflections said...

My favorite lines...
Why stop to examine the broken,
as if we can see the heart
in each stone?
Love the depth here. wonderful piece.

Lyn said...

Hi Brian-
I do agree...always reminders..and yet I'm the one who wants to move on...thank you..

Lyn said...

Hi Reflections-
One of those pieces that just appeared...love when that happens...thanks so much!

christopher said...

beautiful

Blue Sky Dreaming said...

So glad to see your shop door opened again! The line about seeing the heart in each stone is a beauty!

Words A Day said...

I love these line -
why stop to examine the broken/as if we can see the heart in each stone...
and emphatise with the sentiment of the poems last lines - a flow of breath can free me/from watching decay go on.

Lyn said...

Hi christopher-
Thank you for the visit and comment!

Lyn said...

Hi Blue Sky Dreaming-
Always a pleasure hearing from you..thanks, and it's good to open that door again...

Lyn said...

Hi Words a Day-
Yes, free me...of course...thanks so much for your lovely comment...

Tess Kincaid said...

Beautiful thoughts, Lyn. (Love your Sargent header!)

Cad said...

Profound thoughts well expressed...

Lyn said...

Hi Tess-
Thank you...that Sargent was a gift!!

Lyn said...

Hi Cad-
Thanks for the lovely comment, and the visit!

Carrie Van Horn said...

Simply sad and utterly beautiful Lyn! :-)

Everyday Goddess said...

Very interesting, I too would like not to be reminded of certain broken pieces.

Lyn said...

Hi Carrie-
So appreciative of your remarks..thanks! Sorry to be late in responding..still trying to get back on track!

Lyn said...

Hi Everyday Goddess-
I guess no matter how we try to bypass stuff, it's still always there...thanks!

Lucy Westenra said...

Nice one. Thanks for the read.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful take on the prompt. It is sad when things are left to rot and decay.
My offering on this prompt: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/he-was-a-ford-man-2/

www.picture-speak.com said...

Very nicely written.

ShonEjai said...

I love your poem. It was very nicely written.

Lyn said...

Hi Lucy-
Thanks for the kind words..

Lyn said...

Hi Charles-
So glad to hear from you...thanks..

Lyn said...

Hi picture-speak..
Welcome and thanks for the comment!

Lyn said...

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

hyperCRYPTICal said...

Wonderful write

Anna :o]

Lyn said...

Hi HyperCRYPTICal-
Still trying to get back into the swing of things..so appreciate your comment!!

Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson Barry said...

spring comes with beautiful energy and blossom of life, winter is hard to pass by, but it makes life moving and more meaningful.

profound magpie.

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