The folks at BigTentPoetry.org offer a wordle
as a prompt today:
Here is what I wrote:
Her skirt, embellished with
gold, thread letters and children'schubby hands, tugging, constantly
She doesn't answer my question,"Is this the way to..."
before the beast swarm
is glued to my knickers, docking
grimey paws hungrily in
my pockets as I stand, shockedRed headed mongrel pulls a half
eaten scone from my satchel
popping it into his gap toothed mouth
"No evidence, no debris" the
gold threaded skirt mama croonsIt becomes my inner chant
as I complete my walk, staring only
at the tip of my black shoes wondering
where my backbone went though my mind
temporarily quieted, forever remembering
The painting is George Bellows "Cliff Dwellers" which may be seen at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Check out the other RedTent Wordle
Smells like something by Dickens, but I am probably incorrect.
Still, wonderful work as always, Julie.
Posted by: mark | September 17, 2010 at 08:15 AM
Close, Mark. It is an American author, also from the past. (And thank you for reading!)
Posted by: Julie Jordan Scott | September 17, 2010 at 08:20 AM
You have me stumped. It makes me want to escape, and quickly (a little phobic about crowds) makes me think of Suddenly Last Summer and City of Joy
The painting suits it.
Posted by: pwf | September 17, 2010 at 09:46 AM
Interesting story within your poem. (Always hard to figure what to do with all the words!)
And --
Wonderful last line!
Posted by: Mary | September 17, 2010 at 01:40 PM
nature walking,
very beautiful and haunting...
lovely flow.
Thanks for sharing!
my entry is here
Posted by: Jingle | September 17, 2010 at 06:15 PM
my first try,
Glad to see you in the team,
love your poetry!
Posted by: Jingle | September 17, 2010 at 06:16 PM
your vocabulary is deep and your poetry is in depth, vivid image,
thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jingle | September 17, 2010 at 06:17 PM
This is very good, Julie. I especially like these lines:
before the beast swarm / is glued to my knickers, docking / grimey paws hungrily in / my pockets as I stand, shocked
Posted by: Kelly | September 17, 2010 at 06:41 PM
a great idea to combine the wordle with an image!!
Posted by: carolee | September 17, 2010 at 07:17 PM
Lots of imagery in this delightful piece - it's strong and intriguing.
Posted by: Tumblewords | September 17, 2010 at 09:00 PM