Monday, September 12, 2011

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt 82: Glory Days







adored




there were 
tropic days
in jungle white
I'd fashion
myself to 
prospects du jour,


and adored 
I'd walk 
the walks 
of what 
set cupidity
ablaze:


these ashen 
stains on 
collars and 
sleeves - 


tattered shades 
in love-making 
rooms - 


unveiled now 
but for the 
canvas smudge
of blanched
memory.


Poem ©2011 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo:  The Revenant, 1949, Andrew Wyeth
Photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid



11 comments:

  1. a perfect fit for the canvas
    cupidity...like that
    and those ashen stains...
    you can still walk the walk

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  2. I'd walk
    the walks
    of what
    set cupidity
    ablaze:

    love it

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  3. beautiful poem as always. i'm just slightly bothered at how he looks like michael bolton and i've got that captain jack sparrow song in my head. lol

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  4. Is this poem about you or the image?
    Whichever, it is well written.

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  5. very evocative - loved the 'ashen stains'

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  6. excellent. A strong write. Excellent poem from this painting.

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  7. I served on a jury most of this week ... just now getting to these wonderful Magpies.

    Yours is among my favorites. Tattered shades in love making rooms blew me away .....

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  8. I am reminded of the heat of the tropics. Steamy.

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