Thursday, September 2, 2010

Mag 30


Red....like fall....like daring.....like blood

Green....like new beginnings....like tranquil...like aged stone

combined in an orb
meant for digestion
imperfections obvious

oh the choices.....
to eat or not to eat?
that is the question

maybe sweet and crisp
maybe mushy
maybe a worm in the middle

take a bite of imperfection?
hoping---expecting
sweet and crisp
and juice running down my chin....

or spend a lifetime waiting...
...for perfection?
and possibly still find a worm...

a magpie tale
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19 comments:

  1. Brian MillerSeptember 2, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    oh there is an excellent message in this...we sure can spend a lot of time waiting for something that is impossible...and miss out on so much...nice mag!

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  2. annell4September 2, 2010 at 7:56 AM

    I would say, miss out on the unexpected. Let's take a chance, see what happens, after all we will all die soon enough. Then there will be no more time for chances. I like it! Hummmmmmmm I didn't realize you were talking about death? ...............or........was that me?

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  3. transparentnow?September 2, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    not really about death....just not wasting the moment

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  4. HelenSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Pesky worms! Avoid them at all costs ... nicely done!

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  5. Kathe W.September 2, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    ah- go on- take a bite! Great nagpie!

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  6. Kristen HaskellSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Ah that is life! I say go ahead take the bite.

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  7. SusannahSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    I like this!

    Yes, lets 'take a bite of imperfection.'

    Nice magpie. :-)

    Susannah
    http://panopticulated.blogspot.com

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    A bite of imperfection could lead anywhere and maybe to inspiration. Like your mag,

    Elizabeth

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  9. MartinSeptember 2, 2010 at 2:12 PM

    Very clever poem. Great take on the prompt.

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  10. Rinkly RimesSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    We dare not wait too long for perfection! This may prove to be a so-so apple. But sustaining.

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  11. Tumblewords:September 2, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    An apple, a life. Sometimes the imperfect is best. Very nice piece.

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  12. Sue JSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    Lovely poem. I remember worms in apples.

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  13. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    a capture of lives of apples in general...
    lovely texture,
    beautiful job!

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  14. Tess KincaidSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    YES!! Go ahead and take a big comp of life! Love this.

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  15. MelissaSeptember 4, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    read this and thought of you:
    http://sageparnassus.blogspot.com/2010/08/lives-like-loaded-guns.html

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  16. R. Burnett BakerSeptember 4, 2010 at 6:22 AM

    Great message! So much life passed by while we look for something "better".

    Rick

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  17. ClaudiaSeptember 4, 2010 at 7:33 AM

    nah - take a bite on imperfection - that was just splendid!

    here's my magpie

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  18. NanUSeptember 5, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    Guess you just have to take a bite and find out.
    The apples from my trees this year are both crisp & delicious -and- wormy. To be eaten with care...

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  19. Everyday GoddessSeptember 6, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    life is meant to be savored! excellent magpie!

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