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Friday, August 05, 2005

shrine

backyard shrine
sparrow
on the virgin's head

posted by Bill | 9:15 AM

6 Comments:

Blogger floots said...

Loved it! So much in a small space. Natural observation, humour, religion, irony - they are all in there but I'm left with with a clear visual picture which is both macro and panorama. (I've said it to you before, I know, but I bet you knew this was a "goodie" even as you wrote it.) Cheers

12:16 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

Thanks, Floots. Yeah, this one felt right once I let myself let "sparrow" stand alone in the second line. I appreciate your response especially because I think you articulate just about exactly what I hoped readers would find in the poem.

9:54 AM  
Blogger Anonymous Poet said...

A small piece of serenity in the middle of Manhattan?

6:35 PM  
Blogger Cold Cut Ten said...

I love sparrows, they always seem like something serene -- hopping about, non too disruptive chirps.

6:08 AM  
Blogger Bill said...

anon and liz: Interesting you both find a note of serenity in this image. I didn't put a label on what I saw in it, but serenity was certainly part of it.

3:10 PM  
Blogger Anonymous Poet said...

Any more haiku coming soon? Just wondering. No pressure.

7:19 PM  

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