Wednesday, July 13, 2011

collections



the porthole
of deportation can deliver
a shard of tears
or
a shoebox
full of tormented
souls

a collection
versed in
broken time pieces
and still life
chambers - bound

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2011


Posted for Magpie Tales.

6 comments:

  1. still life chambers bound...lot packed into those four words, all in how you unpack them...

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  2. I agree with brian here. Every word seemed so integeral to the weight of the poem. I liked the pace of the poem too. Its a poem with a small footprint but a long stride.

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  3. An intriguing 'take' on the prompt ... deportation is indeed a sad proposition.

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  4. I love it - "the porthole of deportation" and "a shoebox of tormented souls". Wow, Barbara!

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  5. Beautiful! I love "still life chambers".

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