The sun sits in leaky splendour; watermelon juice staining this upholstery this smog brown décor this Faberge sunset this velveteen smoke haze. A cloying choice but here we all sit in our plush living room our shrine of consecrated ignorance and listen to the clock and the crackle roar of our future.
The Place We Live
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What a fabulous wordfest. I love the way you create images of domestic bliss and then bring them back into our current reality with the cutting sobriety of the last line.
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Thanks, Suzanne! It’s another story that needs shouting from the rooftops, I think.
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True. 🙂
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Love that smog brown décor! Nicely done.
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Thanks, Misky! And thanks for the prompt! 🙂
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Pleasure to read your response to it.
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Love the Faberge sunset; it’s so fancy and useless at the same time. Amazing verse.
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Many thanks! Appreciate your comments very much! 🙂
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I really love this, Wormsie. Sharp enough to give you heartburn.
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Thank you! One of my stranger compliments but all the more welcome coming from you. I value your opinion.
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Hee hee, but you knew what I meant. Can I re-blog it?
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Yes! And thanks!
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Reblogged this on Reflections of An Untidy Mind and commented:
I really love this poem written by Canberra poet and writer, Wormsie. Wormsie writes about daily life, the natural world and our place in it, and the challenges ahead. Check her out.
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Lovely imagery Worms. Have you borrowed one of my clocks? 🙂
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Oh yes! The mortality tickers! Sorry! Are they trade marked? 😉
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Nope. You are welcome to borrow ’em! 😂
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From the sun’s leaky splendour to the crackle roar of our future, what’s not to like! Excellent imagery.
For the record, I came here via Tracy’s reblog. 🙂
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Oh, fabulous! Thanks for telling me. I am so glad you liked the poem. 🙂
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You are welcome. 🙂
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Lots of great imagery, but “leaky splendour” I love that! Well done!
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Many thanks! 😊
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You are a fantastic word juggler, this is just amazing.
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Thank you, Ulle! I like word juggler. Maybe part of me is coordinated! 🤣
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All good, but the closing images of clocktick and roaring crackle future…Mind-blow!
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Thanks, Ron! So glad it made an impression!.
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The colours and textures in this are so vivid!
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Thanks!
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