A lazy Sunday afternoon poem: The Purple Flower

CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 05:43 PM
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A lazy Sunday afternoon poem: The Purple Flower

in the car next to hers
is a girl with black
hair
coiled up in a bun
with a black
hat
the nape of her neck
sports a
purple flower

she’s zipping along
with the
rag top down

she never saw
the girl next to her

who was
weeping

while they stopped
at the
light

© 2010 MLC

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Maestro

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:07 PM
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1. I like the contrast

in your poem Peggy...

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:21 PM
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3. My dear Maestro...

Why thank you...

I'm glad you do!

:hi:

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DesertFlower

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:15 PM
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2. interesting. made me wonder

why the girl was weeping.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:22 PM
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4. My dear DesertFlower...

You're supposed to wonder...

It's for whatever reason you want...

:hi:

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DesertFlower

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Sun Jun-27-10 08:09 PM
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9. her heart is broken because

her boyfriend left her.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 09:01 PM
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10. That'll work...

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WinkyDink

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:24 PM
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5. So many never notice the hurting. They start at the same spot, but some get to wear "the purple"

Edited on Sun Jun-27-10 07:26 PM by WinkyDink

whilst scorning the poor ("ragtop").
The favored are "black", "coiled" as a snake, recklessly offering their "nape" as they "zip...along".

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:34 PM
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6. My dear WinkyDink...

My poem does not have any political interpretations...

None.

:shrug:

However, if you want to see it that way, I can't stop you.

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WinkyDink

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Tue Jun-29-10 08:47 AM
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17. Ah, but the artist is never 100% conscious of the "meaning(s)", just as speakers never are.

Edited on Tue Jun-29-10 08:49 AM by WinkyDink

Sometimes we choose the words; sometimes the words choose us.

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GalleryGod

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:34 PM
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7. Wonderful!

:pals:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 07:35 PM
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8. Thank you, my dear GalleryGod!

:pals:

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jotsy

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Sun Jun-27-10 10:47 PM
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11. Snappy in this flash of a shot, Miss Peg.

The moments that could have been but, never get seen because of how engaged we can be with self, entrenched in chase of being the belle with the bauble.

Thanks for sharing, always enjoy the window of your view. :hi:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 10:57 PM
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12. My dear jotsy...

And I always enjoy your comments, your view of my work.

It's just a vignette of something I saw yesterday...

Many of my poems have resulted from things I saw while out and about...

Thanks, sweetie!

:hi:

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jotsy

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Mon Jun-28-10 10:26 AM
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15. Where is my birdie brain?

Congratulations on your second place finish in the photo contest, I voted for that shot in the first round and must confess, had I known it was your work, I'd have voted for it in the finals too. Really captivating ripples and how the reflection of the bird, looked sun soaked.

A diverse artist you are, Miss Peg. :toast:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Mon Jun-28-10 11:55 AM
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16. Aw, thanks, sweetie...

It was a lucky shot...

I'm so glad you liked it!

I really did not want to win...the winner's prize is to run the next month's contest! :scared:

Thank you!:toast:

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Haole Girl

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Sun Jun-27-10 11:01 PM
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13. Just another day in paradise, huh Peggy?

Reminds me of a scene or two, embedded in my mind, from my Southern California days.

:hi:

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Jun-27-10 11:32 PM
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14. My dear Haole Girl!

Yup, another day in paradise, lol!

:hi:

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