Monday, February 18, 2008

An Ode

For ReadWritePoem February 18, 2008
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Ode to My Legs

Scissors
when I walk
cutting the black
material of night.

Fence posts
guarding my estate.
I can open them
or keep them locked shut.

Sculptured
furniture legs
curving slender
holding up
the table
of my body.

Tree trunks
growing from the roots
of genetics
tall and strong.

Rubber bands
connecting hips
to feet,
stretching, bending.

Legs
just legs
when I get in bed
and braid them
with his warm ones.
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13 comments:

  1. LFebruary 18, 2008 at 7:11 PM

    very nice, i like "tree trunks growing from the roots of genetics tall and strong".

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  2. paisleyFebruary 18, 2008 at 7:37 PM

    this was so clever.. all the possible imagery was there and came thru loud and clear... loved it....

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2008 at 9:42 PM

    Very imaginative-chock full of metaphors. Great! This poem has legs :)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2008 at 7:59 AM

    Linda, reading your poems is a lesson in itself. I would like o be one of your students.

    ode for convoluted crevices

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  5. anthonynorthFebruary 19, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    You make your legs come alive.
    Magic.

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  6. M as in MintFebruary 19, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Kudos to the love & logic in your poem! i enjoyed the read.

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  7. chicklegirlFebruary 19, 2008 at 6:32 PM

    Just loved the second stanza, the formality of it almost at odds with the subject matter. This was so clever and enjoyable to read.

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  8. WhitesnakeFebruary 20, 2008 at 1:06 AM

    You left me legless.......I mean speechless...
    Fantastic!

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  9. Andy SewinaFebruary 20, 2008 at 9:57 AM

    What wonderful legs you've got!

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  10. DebFebruary 20, 2008 at 3:55 PM

    Terrific. I enjoyed every stanza and was completley smitten by the last one.

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  11. totomaiFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    indeed a clever poem for legs. loved each metaphors. thanks for the read

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2008 at 7:33 PM

    That first stanza had me hooked! This must be love for the legs, else how would you have known all the different sides of them?

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  13. ULFebruary 25, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    this was superb Linda, every time I come here following a prompt link, I never wanna leave!

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