Sunday, April 18, 2010

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt Ten

time in my pocket 



time 
in my pocket 
tells ancient stories 

of 
a timeless future
held in my
hand. 




Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker 
Photo from Willow at "Magpie Tales".  


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18 comments:

  1. KatherineApril 18, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    Very nicely written Rick! I like it! :)

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  2. joannaApril 18, 2010 at 11:49 PM

    Rick:
    How Sublime, -- what a beautiful expression of life and its continuance.

    Joanny

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  3. christineApril 19, 2010 at 1:29 AM

    Poignant... the reference to a timeless future
    evoked a sadness to me.

    Christine

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  4. Brian MillerApril 19, 2010 at 3:18 AM

    brilliant...there is just something about holding a pocket watch...

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  5. chiccorealApril 19, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    Totally appreciate the dictomy in your fine verse. Must sublimely constructed; Excellent!

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  6. HelenApril 19, 2010 at 7:53 AM

    Beautifully composed .... just loved this!

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  7. järnebrandApril 19, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Wow. I loved it. This just about says it all, doesn't it? Well done. /Jo.

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  8. CatalystApril 19, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    So well written in so few words, Rick!

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  9. Vicki LaneApril 19, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Lovely . . . concise and precise!

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  10. relApril 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    prophetic!
    telling the future by remembering the past.
    the idea of holding time in our hands makes us think what to do with it.
    rel

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  11. Joan TuckerApril 19, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    love this one

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  12. Tess KincaidApril 20, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    Beautiful, Rick. And it's just how I feel about this pocket watch. Love it!!

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  13. Peter GouldingApril 20, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Very clever piece Rick. Always worthwhile visiting here...

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  14. steviewrenApril 20, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Makes me wonder about all the times the watch was opened to tell its ancient stories in the past and how many more stories it will have to tell in the future.

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  15. Aoife.TroxelApril 20, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Interesting, like two sides of a coin(or a pocket watch for that matter)

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  16. SuzApril 20, 2010 at 4:47 PM

    would never miss one of your Magpie's
    This one was ..well..it just was
    wonderful

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  17. R. Burnett BakerApril 20, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Thank you all for your wonderful comments and support! I haven't had much time to reply this week, or do much reading. I'm moving into my first house, and have been working night shifts to boot! Just a crazy time....I didn't mean that as a pun, given this week's prompt....but I look forward to getting the computer set up in the new digs and spend more time reading and writing.

    Thank you all again....

    Rick

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  18. LisaApril 21, 2010 at 4:45 AM

    Back to the Future in poetic terms. Simply written, but not a simple message! Bravo. :)

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