Monday, September 10, 2012

Back To Basics - Magpie Tales

 

‘Breakfast’ – Fernand Leger

 
Back to Basics
 
Life
Wife
Lover
Strife
Fresh Starts
Simple Truces
These Things Are A Given
We Come Together Everyday
Mixing Juice And Whisking Eggs
Arranging Things Just So On Plates
Welcoming The Morning Sun
Heading Off After A Kiss
Making the Day
A Renewal
Home Again To Share
Woes Triumphs Routines
Joys Frustrations Humor Angst
All The World Throws At Us
Distilled Black And White At OurTable
Me Salt You Pepper Life As It Should Be

                                                                                                           A Grain
                                                                                                           Of Truth
 

What kind of poetry is this that is placed in a particular shape? I remember playing with it as an  exercise in an English Composition class way back in the day, but the term for this type of layout escapes me ... like so much else. At any rate, I have played with Leger's modern painting to portray the couple's life reduced to black and white, salt and pepper, basic spices that make life bearable.

This poem is shared on Tess Kinkaid's writing share ... a sumptuous offering at the table of life. Go feast on the words ...
 

 

 

 
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10 comments:

  1. Tess KincaidSeptember 10, 2012 at 9:38 AM

    I especially like "me salt you pepper"...they are good together...

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  2. Brian MillerSeptember 10, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    that is very cool...love the concrete shape but also you do get a kernel of truth in there as well...i like the feel of that renewal...

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  3. BerowneSeptember 10, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    And the hour-glass shape fit right in.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 10, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    I loved the shape of your togetherness within the spirit of what you have written here. The bonding is strong without question. Beautifully crafted, and I thank you for sharing this, Susan. =D

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  5. HelenSeptember 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    This is just wonderful ... words, content, shape, intent.

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  6. Stafford RaySeptember 11, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    I think Tess nailed it, and the shape I took to be a one-red-rose vase. That fits the mood.

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    1. Susan LindquistSeptember 11, 2012 at 1:57 PM

      Haha! I actually meant it to mirror the pepper mill that's in the painting ... me salt your pepper ... but I'm liking the romance of the bud vase!

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  7. 21 WitsSeptember 11, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    Oh I hate to repeat it, but me salt you pepper...sure does sum up life...excellent poem!

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  8. MargaretSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    So much truth here... packaged so beautifully.

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  9. Maggie Patti Barbara Frankford-WaltonSeptember 20, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    a cool beer to enjoy.
    lovely talent.

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