Thursday, March 3, 2011

Big Tent Poetry Wordle


He started by running his finger
along her thigh
to make her gasp.

By that time she was awake
and knew there was no way
she could slip out of bed.

She rolled over and saw
the question
in his boyish eyes.

What other way is there
to quench the flame?
She nodded her tangled head

ready to defy
the alarm’s insistent buzz.
The sunrise was a parade

of smiles. She reached out
turned off the alarm,
got up. Just a typical morning.
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19 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 4, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    What?! She got up? I didn't expect that.

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  2. noneMarch 4, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    "The sunrise was a parade
    of smiles." Beautiful line & intriguing poem

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  3. flaubertMarch 4, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    A very surprise ending. I wasn't expecting that. Nice!

    Pamela

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  4. Mike PatrickMarch 4, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    You made a poem of my recurring dream.

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  5. Laurie KolpMarch 4, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    What a great start to the day! I enjoyed this.

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  6. Tumblewords:March 4, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I'm thinking she got up AFTER. :) Nice work!!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Great job of painting the scene...ending caught me completely off guard...great. Vb

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  8. nanMarch 4, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Fun ending. I enjoyed what you did with the Wordle.

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  9. gautami tripathyMarch 5, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    My thought is, she got up in the aftermath..:D

    rivulets of space

    Due to Census work for the past one month, I have not been able to visit and comment. I will be back with a vengeance after a day or two!

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  10. Tilly BudMarch 5, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    The ending was quite a surprise.

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  11. ererMarch 5, 2011 at 7:06 AM

    I wish that wasn't a dream. I was loving the flow ;)

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  12. Geraldine March 5, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Ahhh...just another day! An unexpected ending. Nice one.

    My new blog: www.takeahappybreak.com

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  13. CathyMarch 6, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    that ending is a killer. because you wonder what really happen then.

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  14. Joseph HarkerMarch 6, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    Agreed, "parade of smiles" is beautiful.

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  15. JamesMarch 7, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Very effective ending to a well written poem. Like other readers, I really dig that "parade / of smiles." line.

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  16. ms pieMarch 8, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    hi linda love yr new blog and your header... oh man daffodils and tulips... im already searching for the crocus to start popping outta the snow... great post to the wordle the words melted so lovely... too bad, she missed out...

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  17. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 10, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    wow, what a complete and fun story.


    here is mine:
    http://itistimetothinkformyself.blogspot.com/2011/03/big-tent-poetry-in-55-words.html

    Thanks for reading.

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  18. Kodjo DeynooMarch 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Demanding written with an unexpected end. I enjoyed it.

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  19. Kodjo DeynooMarch 21, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Demanding written with an unexpected end. I enjoyed it.

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