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Saturday, June 26, 2010

MAGPIE TALES





Lying in repose
Remembering toothful grins.
Now unemployed.

21 comments:

  1. Succinct and true. Sometimes you don't have to say much for the message to hit!

    BTW I have tagged you - go to my blog and see ... :0

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  2. so glad it found repose in unemployment
    it deserved it!

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  3. Lovely ode to the forgotten toothbrush!

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  4. Hi Suz! Love the words 'toothful grins' ... all sorts of wonderful smiles come to mind!

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  5. Nice. Is it because the teeth are gone ? *evil*

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  6. how so much can be said with very few words!

    Intense!

    loveNlight
    Gabi

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  7. and, who is andrew sullivan??? did i miss something?
    your magpie was great...i loved the now unemployed ending...just perfect!!

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  8. Simply adorable magpie!

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  9. Anonymous2:58 PM

    Short and Sweet...bkm

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  10. if the toothbrush is unemployed...this does not sound good. smiles. nice magpie!

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  11. Anonymous7:15 PM

    Sweet Haiku without the cavities! Most astute! Simply Zen! Quintessential! Jane Jones logb

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  12. Dang. It happens. Dang. This is a perfect response to the prompt!

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  13. Nice haiku. I feel a little sorry for the toothbrush though...seems like he needs something to do with his free time.

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  14. Things are bound to get better..anyway, that's to be hoped for!

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  15. wow, this makes me want to know what happened?!

    brilliant magging!

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  16. Anonymous4:49 AM

    so this is how old toothbrushes pass the time, remembering 'toothful grins.' Ha, ha! great magpie!

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  17. Came back for one more read and realized I called you SUZ! Sorry, I just looked up one comment and there she was.............

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  18. Perfect Haiku --- has a powerful punch to it ---

    Joanny

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  19. Ode to a used toothbrush. Brilliant!

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  20. A wonderful haiku. It really tells the story 17 syllables. Super job.

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