The Fish |
The Fish
Elizabeth Bishop
I caught a tremendous fishand held him beside the boathalf out of water, with my hookfast in a corner of its mouth.He didn't fight.He hadn't fought at al...
Posted by Elaine on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:33:00 PST |
Root Water |
Root Water ~~oh yeah...ty Dean
You say you think you're falling in love with me, but I know you could as easily change; and I would be where I am again Out on a limb of a tree: nobody can be persuade...
Posted by Elaine on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:24:00 PST |
Into the Blue |
Just when you thought, yeah, I'm savvy, smart, experienced. Go
ahead world, take your best shot! Whoa, up jump the
devil. You taunted and teased, dar...
Posted by Elaine on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:23:00 PST |
Because of You |
Because of You, I can believe again. Faith and hope flood through my veins wiping away the sorrows of a lifetime.
I've got nothing to lose about you, nothing.
You are my surrender, my absolute, all ...
Posted by Elaine on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:26:00 PST |
The Gift |
The Gift
A stand of paperwhites
penetrate glazed, unseeing eye
Softly they whisper, begging
for admittance.
No! The wounded and
weary parts of the whole, refuse gentle prodding.
&...
Posted by Elaine on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:42:00 PST |
High Ground |
HIGH GROUND
Things I Want:
To be angry
To be sad
To seek revenge
To hate
To cry
To scream
To hide
To lashout
Things I Need...
Posted by Elaine on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:04:00 PST |
Second Chance Not Needed |
I remember riding home on the school bus two months before I married. Some kid told a
joke about a guy that died with a hard on. The punch line seemed to be the fact they
c...
Posted by Elaine on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 02:38:00 PST |
"What It Isn't" |
What It Isnt
Its not the spaces inbetween
Nor the white circle of flesh
That once wore a ring.
Its not the noiseless Sunday morn
Nor the absent bunny rabbit pancakes
That I scorn
...
Posted by Elaine on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:22:00 PST |
A MySpace Perspective |
I don't think of myself as persnickety but close friends persuade me otherwise. Friends say I am pleasing in personality and appearance. To me, "pleasing in appearance" means quite simply,...
Posted by Elaine on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:52:00 PST |
We Moved ON |
Wednesday, August 03, 2005 (Repost)
2 days after Christmas...
Two Days After Christmas..1968
My husband and I were living in Reno, NV. We loaded up our bright yellow VW and h...
Posted by Elaine on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:45:00 PST |
