Forced Landing
In my parents' house,
there are a lot of books
about death and disaster
as if they knew what was
coming. Castaway, Adrift,
The Other Life. The titles
say everything even as they
are frayed around the edges,
falling apart, but not going
anywhere soon, just like me.
Michelle's Spell of the Day
"I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it." Robert Smith
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Benedictions and Maledictions
Happy Friday!
I do sense a theme in those titles, for sure.
ReplyDeleteSo my mother's name was Stanley Ann. What's wrong with that? Ever heard of a boy named Sue? How do you do.--Barry O.
ReplyDeleteDr. Livingston, I presume?--Stanley
ReplyDeleteTut, tut, tut, Stanley.--Ollie
ReplyDeleteWatch out for pianos, Ollie.--Stan
ReplyDeleteI hope it's not a forced landing.--Ollie
ReplyDeleteMichelle,
ReplyDeleteLove the poem. It's interesting, as you point out, how poetry is all around us, in the simple everyday observations, how it draws meaning into our lives, our possessions, our moods.
Interesting observation...
ReplyDeleteYou need to get your butts out of here!!!!!--New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin
ReplyDelete"I don't know how someone controlled you...I look at the world and notice it's turning"...George Harrison
ReplyDeleteI'm sure his guitar weeped in the same way as the book titles did
Beautiful poem
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