If I am repaired, can we meet again for the first time, in all of the places I have feared to go, and then, again, in all of the places I will have forgotten, if I am repaired?




SC




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Here is the desk drawer in which all of my odds and ends are kept, tidbits that would otherwise never see the light of day.











Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Magpie 94


Lunch, George Tooker, 1964, Columbus Museum of Art
                                          
                                      'Number Three'
                                         
                                         In close quarters
                                                       I guard my portions,
                                                       nibble,
                                                       mind the workings of my jaw,
                                                       wish for walls,
                                                       a fan,
                                                       some hullaballoo.
                                                       
                                                       Do you?

                                                                                                    S.C.


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6 comments:

  1. Dave KingDecember 7, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Neat. Brilliant. Succinct - and enjoyable.

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  2. HelenDecember 7, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Guarding their portions ... perfect description of the body language!

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  3. CHummelKornellDecember 8, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Oh, well done, you have totally nailed the need for individuality within the confines of the masses.

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  4. Isabel DoyleDecember 8, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I really likedd this response to thelunchroom misery!

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  5. Tess KincaidDecember 10, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    I had to read this out loud...wonderful!

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  6. Gwen BuchananDecember 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    You surely say a lot in few words..

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