Monday, June 18, 2012

times roman


platitudes, monograms, blank sheets
word art in, out
so - pastoral scenes, burgundy and
abstract insanities

it is hotel sheets
i live in
courting combed cotton
as a chamber maid courts her notice

all by design
this affair with living
simple, straightforward - far too complex
to go unobserved

mine, a singular thought
masculine
there is response in it
a cut of clarity
curiously
times roman in nature

bkmackenzie
copyrighted 2012

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17 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJune 18, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    nice...i like your filling...smiles...the middle two stanza for me are very strong...and i def like the close...ha....nice one bk

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  2. steveroniJune 18, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    My grandmother (Scotch-Irish) always made up the bed(s) before she left a hotel room.

    And (sigh!) I guess I'm by nature a 'times roman' kind of Peep--anyone who knows me would laugh at that statement.

    I sure enjoyed this read, Barbara. Now I can go to bed and ponder it. Dream it?--grin!

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  3. The UnknowngnomeJune 18, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    In an off-font platitude I salute you. Your italicized cuts of clarity emasculate my abstract insanities but as always your word art is worth the burgundy.

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  4. ClaudiaJune 19, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    this is a very cool and clever metaphor bk...and reading steve's comment...my mom also always made the beds before she left...but of course they remake...cause you never do it right..

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  5. hedgewitchJune 19, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    What a waltz through the chintz, or the linen, or whatever font they weave sheets from...too many excellent lines and images to repeat--it's all good.

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  6. libithinaJune 19, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    much to ponder on here and much being observed - very clever and stimulating write - Lib

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  7. VictoriaJune 19, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    I'm always happy to read your work, Barbara. This is evocative and kind of makes me want to write a short story using this as a prompt!

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  8. BeachannyJune 19, 2012 at 5:35 PM

    The hotel rooms have gone to burgundy and insanities - banal prints, and sameness in each kind of complex way. I think you've cleverly inserted a fanciful and fantastic poem into and out of that traveler's world.

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  9. SemaphoreJune 19, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    I've always wanted to write a series of poems about letter types - arial, palatino, times roman. The names are ethereal, evoke an atmosphere of some other place. And here you bring that to life, monogrammed sheets, hotel rooms that transport you far away.

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  10. RavenblackJune 19, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    Beautiful gentle pondering. Enjoyed reading this. :)

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  11. Brother OllieJune 20, 2012 at 4:56 AM

    from hotel sheets to times roman - perfect mix of images

    Thanks for your kind words on my pub offering.

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  12. PatriciaJune 20, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Oh, you make this connection so beautifully. I do appreciate your work.

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  13. AnonymousJune 20, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Ah - these lines are absolutely excellent...

    courting combed cotton/as a chamber maid courts her notice//all by design/this affair with living

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  14. AnonymousJune 20, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    Such a creative idea - wonderfully carried out. k.

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  15. DulceJune 20, 2012 at 2:09 PM

    What a pleasure to come and read back your unique metaphores, Barbara.

    I tend to be more like kind of arial? and others perhaps to keep that difference, but none would ever be like times roman...

    Love the picture, and the artful atmosphere getting out of it.

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  16. my heart's love songsJune 20, 2012 at 11:02 PM

    this is simply wonderful!
    ♥

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  17. UnknownJune 22, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    absolutely brilliant!

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