Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt 51: Soul After Sole



















passages


across 
salt-worn rimes
and sun-baked 
face, soul 
after sole 
we tread 
our passages 
of not quite
eons. 


Poem © 2011 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo courtesy of Tess Kincaid at Magpie Tales
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12 comments:

  1. Sherry IrvineFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    That says it all...doesn't it. Simple and yet with so much meaning.

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  2. Kristen HaskellFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Agreed. Soul I believe that is all I am and the journey inexhaustible.

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  3. Paul CFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Salt worn, sun baked face, soul...yes, that's the nature of our passage.

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  4. TrulyfoolFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:36 PM

    Rick,

    Indeed!

    And sole after soul, as well!

    TFool

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  5. all ways 11 o'clockFebruary 1, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    ...you have captured time so very well here.
    yes indeed "sole after soul", very powerful.

    ~robert

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  6. Ladrón de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief)February 1, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    A nice economy of words. My goal is to learn to edit down to making my life about six or less words. My obituary may read: Good Luck.

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  7. LolamouseFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Beautiful poem! I love "soul after sole we tread our passages" So simple yet so profound. Great work! And thanks for visiting my blog!

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  8. Tess KincaidFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Love soul/sole and the notion of nearly eons, but not quite. Nice, Rick.

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  9. Glenn ButtkusFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Rick, a fine fettle of economy
    and precision. It conjured up
    for me the well-lined face
    I hope will greet me in the
    mirror twenty years from now,
    when my own passage deepens,
    and the poetry of my life
    is written on my forehead.

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  10. HelenaFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    I like 'not quite eons'. A great tail ending!

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  11. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallFebruary 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    elegant tale.

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  12. Carrie Van HornFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Wonderful from beginning to end....love this Rick! :-)

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