Wednesday, November 16, 2016

unapparent

unseen character
pinned against a wall - a photo-op
missed by those
unpleading

a girl in blue laughs
through a window, tethered balloons
go unburst

there is room for reflection
when left unnoticed

clocks suspended - all
hands tied
reversal would mark a nature
unapparent

to those who laugh
and balloons unobserved

bkmackenzie
2016


Poets United - Invisible

 

13 comments:

  1. Very deep, it needs much reading.
    Kind regards
    Anna :o]

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  2. I love the girl with the balloons. I can see her.

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  3. Oops, I always smile when I see balloons,

    Elizabeth

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  4. The unseen holds so much meaning, much of which we don't understand.

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  5. I love the reversal--what's pinned, what's not, what's observed and not. I used to be the wallflower, enjoying the theatre of it all and the freedom of invisability.

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  6. tethered balloons go unburst...great image of that girl laughing.

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  7. "a girl in blue laughs
    through a window, tethered balloons
    go unburst" my favorite portion....

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  8. Again and again the poem suggests that the invisible is right before our eyes, negated an "un." The poem also sustains something there, unbelievable but true.

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  9. Unseen is the image this calls forth

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  10. The unseen character is so much deeper as there is room for reflection. Brilliant poem

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  11. So many don't have the time or inclination to go looking for the balloons. They are there and waiting for anyone to catch and play with and even burst!

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