Tuesday, October 11, 2011

skimmed over


i skimmed over
my morning coffee landing on the headlines
(Job)less rates up
a tattooed Europe getting edgy,
despondent, just a bit of

catching up with current - after hooking up
with classmates from
a recently removed century - we discussed
its passing, passing into
those who have all ready
been taken, now

all is (old) news
and this once hot cup is getting colder
along with a dead King - i feel need to
locate a Starbuck's on my iPhone
order a
Caffe' Americano - as i

reverse, reflect and recycle pages....

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2011

have been traveling went to a class reunion from a past century.....had a great time.....


posted for Magpie tales and d'Verse open link night.


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23 comments:

  1. Tumblewords:October 11, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Wonderful! A thoughtful write and interesting read.

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  2. UnknownOctober 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    glad ya had a great time... love the cool, subtle vibe of interest to this poem. nice

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  3. ClaudiaOctober 11, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    smiles...love the tattooed europe and the recently removed century...

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  4. LouiseOctober 11, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Lovely poem...I loved the 'tattooed Europe' as well. I guess what is happening now has happened before. (Also loved the photo of that 'hooking up with classmates') :)

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  5. hedgewitchOctober 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Nice pondering of the state of the world, the times and the mind.

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  6. Brian MillerOctober 11, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    why is it i feel i have not seen you in a bit...really nice play on the magpie prompt and hte state of our world...recycled is def the way the news seems in our ever spiral downward...

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  7. Pat HattOctober 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Glad a fun time was had by all and great skim too, seems to be all one can do today, with the same stuff over and over.

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  8. lynneOctober 11, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    I avoid tv and newspaper headlines.. too draining.. we need to recycle some of our current ways.. so much pressure on our world today..

    great poem !!

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  9. ayalaOctober 11, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    Glad you had a great time...nice write.

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  10. The UnknowngnomeOctober 11, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Welcome back. Hope you got to see some mn colors. I too reread pages back to front over that second cup. :)

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  11. Jenne' R. Andrews October 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I find much to admire in your work-- you have a wonderful sense of craft-- succinct and resonant detail and image-- xxxj

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  12. TrellissimoOctober 12, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    Full marks for the recycling! ♥

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  13. GlynnOctober 12, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    I like that "tattoed Europe getting edgy." Good poem, B.K.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 12, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    nice reflection of our immediate needs compared the world around us

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  15. Ann LeFloreOctober 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    this is so funny sorry do not have Starbucks coffee houses on the islands but if I did would place an order too
    http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/11/the-day-of-the-dead/#comment-1682

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  16. SheilaOctober 12, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    ha- love the word play throughout. glad you had a nice trip. miss you, too. thanks for stopping by :)

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  17. Carrie Van HornOctober 12, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    I will go to starbucks with you Bkm....like Sheila i love the word play....amazing writing as usual! :-)

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  18. Elizabeth YoungOctober 12, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Life flies by so quickly doesn't it? You glance away for a moment and suddenly you're the older, the greyer, the has been. At least that's how I feel! Once your friends have grandchildren and you have friends beginning to die, it's a wierd trip. You've captured this well here.

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  19. TeresaOctober 12, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    What a great use of the picture. I love your poem.

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  20. BeachannyOctober 12, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    What makes your poetry distinctive, uniquely yours is that it falls between the words, and is tied up in small details. Excellent.

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  21. UnknownOctober 12, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    perfectly pointed in its final line, perfectly poignant ~ Rose

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  22. ReflectionsOctober 12, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    Nice! Love the feel, the edgy poignant flavor.

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  23. ~T~October 14, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    "after hooking up
    with classmates from
    a recently removed century"

    Great way to put it! I skipped my chance this year, though. We cycle on...

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