Sunday, March 31, 2013

Magpie Tales 162: Symbol














resurrection(s)


every symbol 
symbolic, from 

          storm to meal, 
          each garden stake 

a prop for 
          daily bread (grind) 
preparation notwithstanding; 

I - no - all denizens of
          these trappings 
          leave creation 
to the ages, 

in mounds 
of discard. 



Poem © 2013 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo:  Between Heaven and Hell, 1989 by Jacek Yerka  shared by Tess Kincaid






8 comments:

  1. Mounds of discard?...Hmm...here's to recycling! :)

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  2. daily bread (grind) sounds like someone who does not like to cook.

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  3. Good. Even mounds of discard can be made to sound poetic...

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  4. Lovely writing, appropriate for Easter Sunday.

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  5. Oh my - this is wonderful! Love the closing two stanzas especially.

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  6. Excellent capture:

    "I - no - all denizens of
    these trappings
    leave creation
    to the ages,

    in mounds
    of discard."

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  7. From storm to meal...I like that...

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