Sunday, November 11, 2007

Sunday Scribblings for Nov. 11, 2007: Left and Right

Sunday Scribblings for November 11

Left and Right

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Leaving

Left foot
on the threshold

a rude wind
pushes the door
out of my hands

like my life
out of my grasp

like you
out of my will

You sit in your La Z Boy
watching me leave

knowing I’ll be back
knowing the wind
will be too strong

and my leash
too short

I fight
to close the door
then step
back inside
even though
I know it’s not right

~Linda Jacobs
Nov. 11, 2007
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7 comments:

  1. JoNovember 11, 2007 at 9:03 AM

    I love this......very well done indeed! BTW, your link didn't work.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 11, 2007 at 11:27 AM

    "You sit in your La Z Boy
    watching me leave

    knowing I’ll be back
    knowing the wind
    will be too strong"

    I loved that...

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  3. Linda JacobsNovember 11, 2007 at 11:53 AM

    Shoot! What am I doing wrong?

    Thanks, Jo and Gautami for your comments!

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  4. Tumblewords:November 11, 2007 at 3:14 PM

    rude wind - is just one of the terrific visuals in this wonderful poem. Great!

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  5. BeccaNovember 11, 2007 at 3:48 PM

    Wow - I just enacted this entire scene moments ago. You captured my emotions today just perfectly.

    I like this take on "left" and "right" - very different, but perfectly appropriate.

    Well done!

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  6. SteveNovember 13, 2007 at 6:15 AM

    Impressive!

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  7. Granny SmithNovember 14, 2007 at 10:59 AM

    I loved every bit of this poem! I will bookmark your blog so that I can enjoy more.

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