Sunday, August 21, 2011

Magpie Tales Photo Prompt 79: On Being Driven



sedan




with air 
thick as dust - 
the black and
white of life and 
sepia imprint 
of moments, 


what novelty 
drove us to 
laughter, or 
frivolity 


mocking the 
modernity of 
our past? 


Poem ©2011 R. Burnett Baker 
Photo provided by Tess Kincaid
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17 comments:

  1. Tess KincaidAugust 21, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    I love-love-love "sepia imprint of moments", Rick.

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  2. JinksyAugust 22, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    A thoughtful, nostalgic piece...

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  3. Sue JAugust 22, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    'mocking the modernity of our past.' I like that.

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  4. Brother OllieAugust 22, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    you pull out the best pieces and weave up a fine poem -

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  5. stevenAugust 22, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    "what novelty". i wonder what is happening in the photographer's side of this image. steven

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  6. Brian MillerAugust 22, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    smiles. like that last line a lot rick...

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  7. HelenAugust 22, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    ... love this!

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  8. MartinAugust 22, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Clever take on the prompt.

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  9. Maude LynnAugust 22, 2011 at 11:55 AM

    Love that last line!

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  10. FrikoAugust 22, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Simplicity itself. Just the way I like it.

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  11. JJ Roa RodriguezAugust 22, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    the nice lines made the black and white picture, colorful!..

    nice one!..

    JJRod'z

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  12. Glenn ButtkusAugust 22, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    /with air thick as dust/
    you sweep us back through
    the decades of our boomer
    pasts, back to the angst, the
    hormones, 55 cent gas, and
    19 cent hamburgers.
    Nice piece, sir.

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  13. Tumblewords:August 22, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Oh, yes! What, indeed, drove us?

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  14. Everyday GoddessAugust 22, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    i like the thoughts you present with this piece.

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  15. Erratic ThoughtsAugust 22, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    Lovely words!very well written, I just loved the wordplay and emotion you have weaved here!

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  16. robkistnerAugust 23, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    What novelty indeed Rick - laughter seemed to come easier...

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  17. Ann GrenierAugust 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Reading your title created an impression of desert dust clouding the black and white, blending to the sepia of modernity. Very nicely written.

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