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Immortal 21 Jul 2013 | 09:10 pm
painting by Andrew Wyeth A god, a thing of marble and stone, wants to raise leg and thigh over the seat of the monster machine with its eye like a moon piercing the night. But he fears flesh, terro....
Magpie Tales: My Locked Heart 10 Jun 2013 | 08:03 pm
Charleston Farmhouse Door A heart above a metal lock beats on, knowing full well there is no key and the lock is broken. -Gerry@ Strummed Words Visit Magpie Tales for more poetry and prose using...
A Conversation of Birds 2 Jun 2013 | 06:43 pm
Waking, Walking, Singing, in the Next Dimension? 1979 by Morris Graves I have spoken to birds as a child, inviting them from their high perches to land nearby where eyes could see what my ears rec...
The Conscientious Gardener 21 May 2013 | 01:35 am
Lighthouse Dandelions by Jamie Wyeth A sea of dandelion starfish crawl on blades of green glass and shine before the crisp silver blade of the conscientious gardener. - Gerry, Strummed Words Vis...
The Other Side 6 May 2013 | 05:56 am
Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge, 1892 by Mary Cassatt 'Neath stirring apple blossoms I come to find my true self, The other face of my coin. Visit Magpie Tales for more poetry and prose...
Night Moves 8 Apr 2013 | 10:44 pm
Woman With a Towel, 1898, Edgar Degas Night Moves I am moved by silence and the quiet night that brings no sleep. In the shower, water gliding down arms and face, A soft wrap of white around my...
In the Kitchen: Just Havin' Fun 1 Apr 2013 | 12:51 am
Between Heaven and Hell, 1989 by Jacek Yerka Between chaos and inevitable peace I take eggs and ham for us each for our Sunday Easter break fast, A stirring that should not hamper my making a delicio...
Facing Forward 24 Mar 2013 | 06:00 pm
Not to be Reproduced, 1937 by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte I watch myself facing forward, Turn my back to the past, Veil my features from those who watch behind me. I would not have you peer...
Reflections: Poetry Jam 20 Mar 2013 | 04:42 pm
Reflect My face in the mirror of your eyes Comes back to linger, memories Time gone by, an evanescent future. Your views of broad blue waters Outside a glass of wide recall, deep dwellings Tha...
The Artist and His Muse 17 Mar 2013 | 07:54 pm
Visit Magpie Tales for more poems, vignettes using this picture prompt. Faun, Horse, and Bird, 1936 Pablo Picasso Horned beast, the half-man, Part bird, part horse, The artist describes His muse. A...
