Thursday, March 10, 2011

I have oranges




I sit in my bed
and drink coffee, the cars
rush by (going somewhere)
I sit, sip coffee -
the fields
down the street
in March
are still empty, but
soon they will
be full of produce
and people - I write
poetry

their promise is productive
commodity
spreadsheets
with lines, rows
of nutrients spoken in several
languages -
my lines are uneven, limited
broken
English - no vitamin C

but the coffee
tastes good - and I have
oranges

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2011

Painting by; Svetlana Baibekova titled: Coffee and Oranges
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12 comments:

  1. annell4March 10, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Lovely painting and lovely words. I like it very much, and think of Van Gogh, painting in the fields.xoxoxoxo

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Perfect ending.

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  3. UnknownMarch 10, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Often, coffee and oranges are enough. Like now. In this piece. Ideal.

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  4. lorelyMarch 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Sometimes simplicity is best! I have lemons today!

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  5. JingleMarch 11, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    enjoy what you have is the best.

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  6. dsMarch 11, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Wonderful painting--wonderful poem. Coffee and oranges are definitely enough! Vitamin P...

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  7. Gordon MasonMarch 11, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Like the image of 'fields down the street'.

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  8. flaubertMarch 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Barb, I can relate to so much of this.
    Well said.

    Pamela

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  9. Maude LynnMarch 11, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    This is marvelous!

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  10. signed...bkmMarch 11, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    thank you all, soon the fields will be buzzing...i live in a northern cal farm town, shipping the area sends, rice, almonds, apricots, peaches, walnuts etc throughout the world...bkm

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  11. Eileen T O'Neill .....March 11, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    Barbara,
    Lovely words with a relaxing image and the scents are just wonderful!!!

    Best wishes, Eileen

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  12. OliviaMarch 13, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Wonderful.. I needed this right now!
    An orange and a coffee and some time by hand to enjoy both..

    Love xx

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