tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post749603712894308520..comments2024-03-29T05:46:08.636-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Abandoned BarnTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-53972107185175033222015-07-22T18:28:18.339-04:002015-07-22T18:28:18.339-04:00THE BARN
Skeleton branches graze against the side ...THE BARN<br />Skeleton branches graze against the side of this knackered, unloved barn. <br />Victimized by a government to selfish in helping its former residents, <br />assisted by nature’s year-round, uncaring disposition. Spirits circle around <br />like ghosts. They watch over this abandoned property without any means to help. <br /><br />(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-34814240934375773542015-05-30T15:12:11.752-04:002015-05-30T15:12:11.752-04:00These poems are lovely, Kate, Jan, and Jane. I kee...These poems are lovely, Kate, Jan, and Jane. I keep coming back and reading them again -- three times now in a week -- and finding something new to appreciate.Stephanie Parsley Ledyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157035552236330676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-74052283548923798872015-05-21T07:03:31.864-04:002015-05-21T07:03:31.864-04:00Thanks for the shout-out, Tricia. I've been ou...Thanks for the shout-out, Tricia. I've been out of town and just saw this. Today's photo is from the Rush concert I went to last week. A bit different from the naturey pics I tend to share:>)laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-54844762945925480382015-05-20T07:59:03.236-04:002015-05-20T07:59:03.236-04:00Wow, Jan and Jane, nice! I like the feral cats and...Wow, Jan and Jane, nice! I like the feral cats and the promise of paint, also the collar turned inside out and the ancient tree, the "solemn, sloping, shrinking age."KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-64050834779148926972015-05-19T19:20:58.210-04:002015-05-19T19:20:58.210-04:00OOh--I love your poems.
Here's mine, a sort o...OOh--I love your poems.<br /><br />Here's mine, a sort of sonnet.<br /><br />Photograph of an Old Barn <br /><br />It stands infirm on trimmed down feet,<br />floor dusty as a drought,<br />wears age like an old overcoat,<br />its collar turned inside out.<br /><br />Its memories, like photographs,<br />in shades of brown and gray,<br />reliving nightly breath of cows,<br />the smell of cowsJane Yolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614445497209111557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-36688792335703141362015-05-19T18:05:15.386-04:002015-05-19T18:05:15.386-04:00I am enjoying Kate's response to this evocativ...I am enjoying Kate's response to this evocative image. I like it that the barn isn't needy. Testing the ol' boards a bit more... <br /><br />Abandoned Barn<br />by Jan Godown Annino<br /><br />Such a busy place <br />I've become<br />Home to a forest of fungi<br />Nesting nook for wrens, swallows, tufted titmice<br />The last wild horses grazing in these parts<br />poke their jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-41561704783725606162015-05-18T08:48:32.164-04:002015-05-18T08:48:32.164-04:00I love photo prompts, especially Laura's! But ...I love photo prompts, especially Laura's! But I'm in a weird mood about this one… so here's my poem:<br /><br />Abandoned<br /><br />It’s his turn to be the abandoned barn.<br />He tries looking pathetic, posing<br />beside a rusted-out car and a winter tree<br />stark with cold, it could use a scarf.<br />But he’s in a good mood and ends up<br />looking strong, like nothing can KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.com