Friday, August 6, 2010

Magpie- Wateringcan

Wateringcan,
Alone on the bench,
Too long have you sat,
Evaporating away.
Rust eats your sides,
Iron oxide your coat,
Notice your friends,
Grown in by your children,
Clothed with your plants,
Around you they blossom,
Now you watch them grow.

18 comments:

  1. Very cool! loved this, it really has a wonderful flow and i like how you personified the watering can, which gave your poem depth. great job with this magpie, i really like it.

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  2. Patience, gee thanx. i do always try to give objects a personality, just to keep my reader wondering whats real anymore!

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  3. nice focus on the watering can,
    I enjoyed your way of doing it.

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  4. I liked this part:
    Too long have you sat,
    Evaoprating away.

    Nice job.
    P.S. You should change your timezone...it's actually 3:10PM.

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  5. ha woops, how do i change the time zone?

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  6. the art of mnemonics! you have a way with this form, witty ponygirl :)

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  7. Read vertically this is so cute! Horizontally, profound.

    www.angiemuresan.com

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  8. excellent...around you they grow..is there any greater satisfaction?

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  9. Fitting acrostic! I like the microcosm effect.

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  10. great job ---you pulled all the thoughts together with focus...nice..bkm

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  11. In settings;formatting. You'll see it right away. :)

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  12. What a lovely Magpie. Very creative.

    Teresa

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