Scarecrowess
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bout- rimes,
flickr,
leontine may,
naquillity,
poesaics,
scarecrowess,
watercolor
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by Leontine Mayart Watercolor
from Flickr
Somewhere amidst the bluegrass field,
A small child’s white dress
With two buttons instead of a ribbon’s braid
Tossed itself across small blades with finesse.
The Sunday dress landed on petrified wood;
A post, standing in a tuft of green grass.
It’s waiting for an arm so it won’t be misunderstood.
Then Braylee with curling cockleburs made her a lass.
Now she watches Poe’s black crow
Standing atop a jibing white brolly
Where he was trying to stow
Away a mouthful of broccoli.
When the crow flew away without so much as a splinter,
She squiggled in dance with her funny looking scarecrow.
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1 comment:
Mariacristina said...
Very imaginative. I like how the dress landed out of the blue on the post, and how the crow comes to life, talking to the dress.
I really like these bouts-rimés sonnets. In fact, I wrote about them and credited you for a column coming out this week on RWP.
Monday, April 21, 2008
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Blogger Noah the Great said...
Oh, this has wonderful imagery! I really like how you used Poe. I read the Raven again today.
Monday, April 21, 2008
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Blogger paisley said...
very nice michelle... you have really been putting an emphasis on your form lately,, and i can see the discipline is paying off... well done!!!!
Monday, April 21, 2008
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Blogger anthonynorth said...
The power of nature to create an image.
Marvellous!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Anonymous lissa said...
I like this and I like reference to Eager Allen Po, at least that's how I read it
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Anonymous lissa said...
Okay, I really meant "Poe" but you probably already knew that, I am so out of it this week....
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Anonymous Marcia (MeeAugraphie) said...
Michelle, this was so great to read, as I kept reading I found more and more reasons to smile.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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Blogger Just someone said...
it flows really well and the picture it paints is nice - not eerie like mine:)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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Anonymous S. Thomas Summers said...
excellent image. thanks.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Anonymous one more believer said...
i loved the images seen ..amidst the bluegrass field..
Friday, April 25, 2008
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