Sunday, September 30, 2012

Magpie Tales 137: Hidden Agendas



pious


passing the plate Sunday morning,

along pews of stoic necessity is reprieve

to manic souls, hidden under six days 

of self-pleasure, self-ishness - "hidden"

the operative code no matter the effort 

of indulgence, or its intent.   



It Must Be Time For Lunch Now, 1979, by Francesca Woodman 
Shared by Tess Kincaid





Poem © 2012 R. Burnett Baker 




15 comments:

  1. Nice turn about the pious souls on Sunday Morning ~

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  2. " hidden under six days

    of self-pleasure"

    I was touched by those words, and agree with Helen. Hypocrisy indeed.

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  3. A great helping of hypocrisy. cooked creatively. Well done!

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  4. Oh, I like this: "hidden under six days of self-pleasure"

    And the alliteration from the first line to the second. Nicely done.

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  5. Bravo! So often I seem to find "- 'hidden' the operative code" revealing itself when least expected. Hidden agendas are disconcerting to say the least... even frightening.

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  6. In the words of George Harrison, " Are your payments overdue?" I love your work here Rick. Thank you for sharing these memorable words. =D

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  7. digging! this is a nice perspective on the photograph rick!

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  8. Interesting. Keep passing it on...

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  9. Religion is all about keeping up appearances...well done Rick...

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  10. as always, very good take sir!

    JJRod'z

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  11. I adore Francesca Woodman. And like the word 'pious.'

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