this magic of us
we own is nothing tangible
but priceless
and if I could
I would not hide it
in a safe
because
it would not be close enough
no, I would be
the old woman
who stuffs her mattress
with a life savings
not trusting banks
or armored trucks
and needing immediacy–
the intimacy of knowing
what is cherished
is close to my skin daily
and almost touched
that woman I could become,
hoarding this sweetness
understands some things are known
and cannot be learned–
the way the skater in February
skimming that crust of ice
trusts it is just thick enough
to carry the weight
I give it, I know
you will carry me
it is a matter of feeling
*** The words we have to use are truck, safe (the object), and crust. The theme is something sensuous or romantic.
for the prompt started by Johnnycrabcakes and Whinsy Mimsy
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FYI “it is just think enough!” – Very nice, Mrs Hubbard 🙂
LOL, was fixing that as you commented. I was caught up in that “onosecond.” You are familiar with that, I think–that second where you realize you made an oops right as you hit publish…
hehe! Yep, know that one 😉
Oh–you should try this prompt. It was devilishly hard, and they already caught the erotic and the nostalgic, so I had to go for the simply sweet 😉
Posting mine in 5 mins 🙂
YAY!
and now wtf are we supposed to do? hard words
They were hard as hell. I sat staring at my screen stupidly for a long time before I came up with this.
laughing at the mirror image Susan
Hahaha–you too! Great! Now I don’t feel so bad!
took me a long time to spit this one out.. a long time
Yes, it was tough–but so much fun when done.
agreed! did you see the next three? and did you see what Panda did? OYE
No–I have not seen the next three, and what Panda did made me cry. He is simply amazing as a poet.
I agree. He is very talented and very intelligent
Are you doing his body challenge?
mmm not sure .. you?
Yep–taking the route (root) of medicine for this one–trying to elevate. Hah. Wish me luck!
I know you’ll smack it out of the ball park Susan. i just read Bruce’s and Whimsy’s wow..good lord what a great crowd
oh, you MUST join us. Sending mine now. It sucks.
Im sure it does not.. it is the metaphor that is kicking my butt
calling mine iatrogenesis
geeze I need to look that up.. stop that
LOL, arising from treatment–usually referred to when describing when a treatment causes illness. It’s one of those transcription things…
Haha–“onosecond”–Love it! That’s slightly longer than a “oopsosecond” but shorter than a “oshitsecond”, right?
Yes, that is it exactly 😉
It’s a priceless feeling I once knew. Unfortunately, I melted the ice.
Aw, Nelle. So sorry.
Eh, no worries. It happened long ago now, but I remember the trust, quite mutual. Self-preservation is just too strong an instinct to suppress.
It is. Sigh.
Loved it! 🙂 Speedy too, I put mine on his page.
cool–will go check it out.
Hmmm….more of the lovely-un-love-poetry?
Love it!
Johnny–thank you And, yes–I am making it up as I go along–the love sneaks in somehow though, every time…
How you come up with this brilliance I will never know 🙂
Oh, thanks, sis–this one was devilishly hard–you should click on that link and play with us. Tough prompt.
My brain is on vacay lol. Battling a difficult cold 😦
Aw, understood. Sending healing vibes your way–and drink lots of OJ.
I was thinking rather irreverently I could write a poem about sex in a truck with a safe in the back, and somehow working pie crust into it…LOL.
Lol
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I loved the reference to the old lady … brilliant !!!
Thanks, Green! Had to do it…
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outstanding Again ! You’re amazing !
THanks so much, Deb.
❤ this!
Thank you, Mari!
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You’ve threaded the prompts so well, Susan. I am amazed, but really I shouldn’t. You are that good. 🙂
oh, thank you, C!