They bring cakes, smiling,
but there it is,
transparent in those quick glances
Like shots fired into the back of a retreating enemy
they reveal
what lies beneath –
a green glow in their empty hearts
a silent war
in this festering landscape that is suburbia
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I love it! It has a number of levels (assuming one is political – but I may be way off track with that).
Hi Gabrielle – thanks for stopping by. I must confess, I hadn’t thought of the political level, but that’s what makes reading and writing poetry so enjoyable, doesn’t it? That each of us will interpret a piece slightly differently and take our own meaning from it. And the feedback from others gives us a different perspective on our own writing, so thanks very much for your comments!
Haha – the Tea Party movement are in the news so much (even in Australia) so I mmediately jumped to that conclusion. I love when a poem can have 2 entirely different meanings and the meaning hangs together for the whole poem – it’s happened to me accidently a few times. What part of the world are you from?
Not Sarah Palin country, but same as you; only further south, in the Big Smoke 🙂 🙂
http://jinglepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/10/poetry-potluck-natures-elements-air.html
Greetings!
I sincerely invite you to join us for a Monday Poetry Potluck party, bring in 1 to 3 poem treats to share via the link on the top! You could use an old poem.
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Welcome linking in your poetry treats to poetry potluck, we are open until Wednesday Morning 8am…Happy Monday!
A beautifully-written testament to the need to divest oneself of non-friends. (Shall we throw them overboard?)
Best-Monica
P.S. Do you get new comments on older posts, and how did the exam go?
Oh, yes, let’s! Ha ha, loved your comments. My exam went well, thanks Monica. Did you have a good Thanksgiving?
That’s great, Bluebee. Thanksgiving was lovely – son in town, which is always nice. Just now polishing off the turkey — groan.