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Saturday, October 02, 2010

Magpie Tales 34




Blue Heat

"Crystal blue persuasion....."*

When you were introduced,
grandma had that eye—
that keen recognition
that she knew         you
were the chemistry;
a combustible wick
for a perfect flame
swirling          searing
         climbing
the tornado chimney
to overtake any room.


* From the from 1969 hit song Crystal Blue Persuasion..... written and performed by Tommy James and The Shondells


©2010 Michael A. Wells – all rights reserved



 

8 comments:

  1. nice. i like the structure of the poem as well...overtaking any roon...nice magpie.

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  2. Very nice. Good magpie.

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  3. I too like 'overtaking any room' ... says something of it's presence.

    Nice magpie.

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  4. Smart girl, grandma. I really like "tornado chimney". Nice.

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  5. Excellent Magpie, especially the following lines:


    swirling searing
    climbing
    the tornado chimney
    to overtake any room.

    The spacing of the words fits so well, I can picture this perfectly. Your deft hand at writing shows you, too, are a lover of words, poetry.

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  6. What beautiful images you created.

    Mine is up.

    PG

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  7. Yes, granma knew exactly who u were. Beautiful, but dangerous.

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