I'm currently enamoured of Charles Simic's wry perspectives and plainchant style. And hasta la vista, People... I'm off to Spain on Monday for a few days... :)) Stay well. Kosta Kate xx
BENCH
The garden bench
needs painting;
its white wooden slats,
dropped-on and weathered,
make its invitation to sit
somewhat flaky.
If I were merely to scour it,
it would simply mope
and buckle at the knees
like a scolded child.
So its moodiness lurks
in the shady corner;
its open-armed
Big Love
conditional.
I don't have a garden bench...don't have a garden yet, either, come to think of it...
I enjoyed the different use of words to bring to life the imagery of the weathered bench..."dropped-on, flaky, & buckling at the knees..."
All the words together painted that bench in beautiful colors.
A moody bench. Mine's on my front porch, bleached, cold and forlorn, waiting for more bleaching in the summer sun. Love this one. Animating the old bench is wonderful. Liz
I like what Jude said. I have a garden bench in my balcony. The bench was my mother's. A lot of conversations took place, there. Your poem brought it home for me.
really like how you personalized the bench ... take the inanimate commonplace, bring it to life ...
Reviewed by blue soplain (Reader)
Reviewed on May 3, 2009
....a back home again feel after your travels; the mundane seen in a new tilt.a.whirl. . .the everyday even becoming more every....day....and how it ebckons us to a grinding halt
. i ahve been reading of your travel.logs in poetica. . . and been missing your steady mantra.esque voice.
glad to read you always.
ness
Once when I was sailing I came upon a channel bouy marker that was white. I had never seen a white marker before, nor was one on any of my charts.
As I got closer I saw that it really was green, but had peen "painted" white by Pelicans....LOL
You express so much from a seemingly insignificant object; you have made it not insignificant at all via your verses. Thank you, Kate. Hasta luego y buen viaje. Amor y paz,
I've always loved flaky and worn lawn furniture because it is a visual testament to time and use. But as you've expressed, not too inviting, lol. Love this, Kate...
There is something like a dependent child feeling about garden furniture isn't there? I know I have an old rocking chair that normally sits on my front porch but the paint was peeled off so bad I moved it around back to be scraped and painted...like a child who has played in the mud and comes home for a bath. Great write and loved this format...have fun in Spain.
hugs
Fee
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Sheila
I enjoyed the different use of words to bring to life the imagery of the weathered bench..."dropped-on, flaky, & buckling at the knees..."
All the words together painted that bench in beautiful colors.
Cryssa
Carmen
. i ahve been reading of your travel.logs in poetica. . . and been missing your steady mantra.esque voice.
glad to read you always.
ness
Kool Kate is who,and she's off to spain again!
I want to go, boo hoo...have fun, hasta la vista!
ET
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in America, Karen Lynn. :D
Edwin
In Spirit,
Bear
As I got closer I saw that it really was green, but had peen "painted" white by Pelicans....LOL
Walt
You personalize an ordinary park bench and make it extraordinary. Well done! Have fun in Spain - ole!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Regis
Love
Christine
-gene.
It's the transfer of emotion/reaction to the inanimate that makes this sing, excellent projection, ever so endearing.
John
Sensory and complete with visual images. Excellent. Makes me want to visit my lawn furniture, almost.
Cynthia
Lin
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Fee