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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

For the Birds? -- a Poem for Friday Writing and for dVerse Poetics

Notice Mrs. Jim's painter shoe covers.  The ground
here is like a duck's kennel floor, covered.

  

Parenting is shared 


 Realization comes 

I lived on a balloon 
Sailing and flitting 
Didn't matter to where 

I sailed through the marshes 
Range Rover's delight 
Penguins visit well worth 

On sailing to China 
I walked the Great Wall 
Didn't stop great masses 

.Day Three found us at the Kremlin for 
a nice tour. This is the Kremlin Wall.

Or the Kremlin's Great wall 
Glide past with great care 
Their prisons work you hard 

And so life goes right on 
We are but peons 
I could go on some more 

Realization hit 
me like a ton of bricks *

You care not one Iota 
 _ _ _ 
 
 * These two lines are taken from Dwight Roth's poem, "Resolve" 
 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2024 or earlier, All Rights Reserved 
 - I am linked with Rommy for Friday Writing # 128 who is hosting at 
 - Rommy had asked, optional with her writers, us to write about something small (a raindrop, a ladybug, a lie, etc.).  
    Perhaps our world is smaller when we have traveled a lot.  We’ve been retired 25 ( Mrs. Jim) and 23 (myself) years and have fairly well finished our desire to travel. We have visited at least 82 countries. My list, https://jimmiehov3.blogspot.com/2021/08/countries-where-i-have-been-78-of-them.html?showComment=1716438967251 .

 - I was and still am first linked with Melissa Lemay for her easy out Idea No. 1 since it is late, hosting for dVerse Poetics at  
 - Read here other's poems hosted by Melissa
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15 comments:

  1. That’s some trip, Jim! I have a soft spot for penguins.

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  2. A trip we cannot do any longer I think... The Kremlin a much riskier place these days

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  3. Love the way you ended this cento ... we do care!!!!

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  4. Oh, I'd love to see penguins in the wild....

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  5. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures with us, and I love the poem you've written with the inclusion of Dwight's lines.

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  6. Traveling to explore new places should always be appreciated, if we're lucky enough to embark on those adventures. I enjoyed the way you included Dwight's lines.

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  7. I don't think i've visited your site much in the past and I am very glad I did today, Jim. Your use of Dwight's line is very apt, adding an "edge" to what, on the face of it, is a holiday tale, but with deeper darker shadows.

    I'm curious to whom the last line is addressed - and I don't need to know!

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  8. I hope there are no "You's" but I'm sure there would be. I try to "write for my readers," Ted Kooser's good word for me [ https://tedkooser.net/ ].
    Sort of rhetorical.

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  9. I enjoyed this poem about your travels, Jim.

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  10. It's always been so interesting to read of your travels!

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  11. Interesting poem and penguins in the wild. Good stuff

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  12. Oh, Anonymous above is me, Rosemary. Google strikes again!

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  13. I loved all the photos, especially the penguins!

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