I found relief in silhouettes
drab outlines of daily life
where blue flame makes
fresh coffee highlights.
Photo by Justin Peters
Once sick I craved chaos
moonlight’s molten smack
that oozed my grey goo –
until the cane rapped; cried
surprise, holster roulette’s
glok, clatter the mask, ask,
go back to the beginning of
things: grandma’s kitchen
Photo on Pinterest by: @iloveblack3
before the fall and all hell
came to scramble my eggs.
Time repeats yet moves on
I think as I sip my cuppajoe.
Cuppajoe
I found relief in silhouettes
drab outlines of daily life
where blue flame makes
fresh coffee highlights.
Once sick I craved chaos
moonlight’s molten smack
that oozed my grey goo –
until the cane rapped; cried
surprise, holster roulette’s
glok, clatter the mask, ask,
go back to the beginning of
things: grandma’s kitchen
before the fall and all hell
came to scramble my eggs.
Time repeats yet moves on
I think as I sip my cuppajoe.
Carrie is the host of The Sunday Muse.
Tao Talk 
All hell came to scramble my eggs–I think I’ve been there. (K)
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Enjoyed the mystical full circle nature of this Lisa. Indeed well written my friend… 🙂✌🏼❣️
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Rob, thank you. The muse led me on this one.
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I like it Lisa especially the lines I found relief in silhouettes, drab outlines of daily life
Brilliant line
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Thank you very much, Max!
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It is a classic response to cover multiples of images in your writing Lisa! Great wordcraft!
Hank
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Hank thank you very much!
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Nice write, I like your sequence. Works with and without all the pictures. I mainly try to use the photos as illustrations and let the poem be able to stand alone. Readers don’t always get that though; the picture sometimes channels their thoughts.
Perhaps an aside, but my daughter got me onto the photo bit, she thought pictures keep reader more satisfied. Thats when I changed my blog name also. She can write well but mostly writes music and technical writing such as textbooks.
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Jim, thank you. I think whatever moves the creator should be their mode of expression. You sound like a proud papa with your daughter. Very cool that she also is a writer (and photographer?)
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So well done Li.
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Thank you, Sadje.
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You’re welcome
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SO(!) good, Lisa ❤
~David
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Thank you, David ❤
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Vivid and perfectly set on the verge of something…that coffee imagery echoes the noir tone.
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Thanks much, Wyndolynne, for reading and your feedback.
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Such beautiful imagery in this Lisa and I love how it wraps around full circle and warm like the pot warning on the stove.
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Carrie, so glad you like it and your image choices make you a co-author 🙂
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I call this a creative masterpiece!!
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Helen, thank you! Glad you connected with it.
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Loved this Lisa! 🙂 A great poem this week!
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Thanks, dear!
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Beautiful sequence to your verses Lisa ❤
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AJ many thanks. Glad you like it.
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Individually and as verses of one whole an entertaining read. Bravo
Happy Sunday.
Much❤love
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Thanks much, Gillena!
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I really enjoyed reading this as I sipped my cuppajoe – a word I’d not come across before today!
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Very cool, Keith. Glad to introduce you to the word 🙂
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I love this! Perfect descriptions of all the thoughts of a morning.
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Thanks much!
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“ before the fall and all hell
came to scramble my eggs.” that’s awesome!!!
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🙂 Thanks, Q!
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