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Friday, June 04, 2010


Magpie #17
Stone chiseled eyes
Mouth agape
In perpetual surprise.
Watching cauldron boil,
Witches stir
Thrice their toil.
A Magpie screams-
Cast, immobile
Within her dreams.
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28 comments:

  1. Perfect! I really like your Magpie!

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  2. I LOVE it – very smart poem!

    loveNlight
    Gabi

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  3. Oooh -- this one kind of gave me a shiver. I loved it. Every word is just right.

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  4. oh I saw this coming!
    loved it
    even though it scared me

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  5. Anonymous4:16 PM

    Lovely poetry.

    CJ xx

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  6. oooooh - time to turn the lights on and be sure the doors are locked :)

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  7. i hate when that happens! lol!

    seriously good magpie!!

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  8. Yes this is how I saw her too, but your poem is so much better than mine.

    Christine

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  9. Love your words Rel... a true master of the written word! Great Magpie!

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  10. Great rhyming. It's funny how so many people wrote horror...

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  11. Creepy and wonderful, Rel!!

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  12. wow, rel, your magpie is good, really good!! when i looked at the prompt this week all i could come up with is a big z-e-r-o but yours is fascinating, rich with flavor! what a fine work you have wrought, my friend!

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  13. An intriguing Magpie ... for sure!!!

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  14. Almost like an incantation - it builds a perfect picture!

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  15. I like magpies. Ours are very time, cos they get the leftover cat biscuits.

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  16. Gripping from the first line. :)

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  17. Well done. Really enjoyed this one. So interesting what comes out of us.

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  18. She'd be best advised to keep her mouth closed with those magpies flying about!!! ;)

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  19. Nice! The poem's meter evokes the frozen state of the child.

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  20. cast forever...quick and sharp...and loved the flow of your magpie rel!

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  21. Such a neat little tale of horror, nothing more is needed..great!

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  22. Perfect photo and text.

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  23. This was the perfect fit for that picture! I loved it.

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  24. Anonymous3:30 AM

    Got to love the witches! (3 witches always make me think of Macbeth.) Anyway, felt sorry for the poor frozen girl!

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  25. Quick and Crafty...I like a witches mix!

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  26. loved cast immobile in her dreams--great magpie

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