Thursday, August 5, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Twenty-Six: Having a bit of fun with this one!





tin man


as rain seizes
the empty tin man

the forest claims
a rusty water
can.









Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo courtesy of Willow at Magpie Tales



23 comments:

  1. oh this all too sad...boo hoo :)
    a lovely little jot

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  2. hope some one comes along the yellow brick road with an oil can...

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  3. follow that road.....I like the image of the forest seizing the waterng can!

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  4. Oh, this is perfect. It does look like the forest is seizing the watering can!

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  5. WD-40 to the rescue!
    Use it quick -- Tin Man'll bless you!

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  6. Very good, from my experience a forest, especially a rainforest will claims everything.
    Thanks for visiting my blog, and no, no sarcasm intended.

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  7. Ah, RBB, nicely written. So short yet so meaningful. Great Magpie!

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  8. This made me smile; very witty and a lovely read.

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  9. Love the comparisons in this poem! Awesome Magpie!
    :-)

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  10. Charmingly excellent, Rick. This really made me smile :D

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  11. I won't be surprised that one day the can will stand unnoticed amongst the evergreen wildlife. A short yet realistic take on the lovely image.

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  12. WD40 to the rescue! This is a wonderfully vivid piece!

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  13. A tin man reclaimed by the forest can't be all bad.

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  14. Very nice..empty can, empty man..

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  15. A clever writing again, well done I like it.

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  16. I thought I saw the tin man, the first time I looked. But, the second time I found just an old woman with a story to tell. I like the Tim Man and the reclaiming.

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