Sunday, June 27, 2010

Mississippi Raining


standing in front of the mirror
I watched as words
fell from a crack in the side of my head -
words that smelt
like a warm Mississippi summer rain
running slow – towards hot
like reading Faulkner
in the shower



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27 comments:

  1. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJune 27, 2010 at 5:57 PM

    I am in with you...
    excellent images you words have painted.
    keep it up!
    ;)

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  2. Julia ChristieJune 27, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    Thank you for your visit. I would be interested in learning more about this Monday children's group...Sounds like a fun challenge.

    I love you poetry - very evocative...it lingers.

    Smiles

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  3. signed...bkmJune 27, 2010 at 10:27 PM

    Thank you Jingle and Julia for stopping in my new site I appreciate your support....bkm

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  4. Brigid O'ConnorJune 28, 2010 at 1:45 AM

    Lovely blog and beautiful words, thanks for sharing.

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  5. signed...bkmJune 28, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    Thank you Brigid for visiting -I appreciate your wonderful comments.....bkm

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  6. M. RekaJune 28, 2010 at 2:56 PM

    Beautiful blog and creative writing :)
    Short Poems

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  7. signed...bkmJune 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    Wow thank you Marinela for your comments- I love your blog also - you are a creative lady...bkm

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  8. Cassiopeia RisesJune 30, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Oh, this is wonderful. Love how you use your words to paint such lovely and powerful images.


    Melanie

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  9. signed...bkmJune 30, 2010 at 4:31 PM

    Thanks so much Melanie--- love your name..I appreciate your kind words....please visit again...bkm

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  10. AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    Love your site. Wonderful mix of images and poetry. I especially appreciate the use of sound within the poems.

    I look forward to reading more.

    And thanks for visiting my blog a little earlier.

    Bill Cook

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  11. signed...bkmJuly 1, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    Bill, thank you so much for your visit and your wonderful compliments...looking forward to hearing from you again...bkm

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  12. AnonymousJuly 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    this is beautiful... love it

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  13. signed...bkmJuly 1, 2010 at 9:33 PM

    Thank you Dreamer-blessings...bkm

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  14. TeresaDecember 12, 2010 at 7:46 PM

    This is great! Your imagery is just amazing, as always.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 12, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Your words are addictive and you always capture the world with such vivid imagery.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 13, 2010 at 3:29 AM

    Great imagery here, especially the use of Mississippi river.

    http://jessicasjapes.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/ice-cream/

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  17. MaggieDecember 13, 2010 at 4:29 AM

    Wonderful and steamy.

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  18. annell4December 13, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    A delightful piece!

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  19. AnonymousDecember 13, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Always a pleasure to read.

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  20. TimoteoDecember 13, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    Great images there...but when I read in the shower, the pages start to stick together.

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  21. AnonymousDecember 14, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    Excellent use of imagery. Very thought provoking piece :O)

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  22. UnknownDecember 14, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Like reading Faulkner in the shower--a delightful image within a steamy poem.

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  23. Shashidhar SharmaDecember 14, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    Its beautiful and perfect.. I enjoyed it.. Thanks for sharing..

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com

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  24. hedgewitchFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    What a fine short poem, Barbara. How often I've felt that little crack out of which words seep. Glad you posted this over at Forgotten Fridays--(I decided to play too.)

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  25. FireblossomFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    oh MY, bkm! Wonderful! I am so glad you set this out for a second look for such as me who missed it the first time. From the words falling to the shower running...just marvelous.

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  26. The Friday ForgottenFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    Thank you for visiting The Friday Forgotten and linking your post. Your imagination and creativity should never lie dusty in a dark corner of your blog. We are happy to help clear away the cobwebs.

    Your words are nostalgic and full of powerful imagery. I could feel the thickness of the rain ruining my book as I read with you.

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  27. Brother OllieFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Good place to read ol'Faulkner...read him in August once.

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