one way or the other,
December 19, 2007 at 5:30 pm | Posted in poetry, writing | 5 CommentsTags: , poetry, tiger meditation, writing
in the sad eventuality
you are left in a supermarket
and unfamiliar voices which are
not directed at you are all you can hear
as a low murmur
and the pitch and tone of your mother
is suddenly silent
there is a thrill of realization
a sudden exclaimation and
you must not clap you hand to your mouth
so sudden and so obvious dear,
relax into your fear,
tigger,
allow no tiniest twitch of the tail,
tigger,
sshhh,
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no such thing as a typo, one way or the other, deborah harry, woohoo, one way or the other,
Comment by gingatao!— December 19, 2007 #
The rhythm does stand out, but then, everything I’ve read by you has that rhythm, like it’s meant to be sung by a not so faint heart.
I dig how the rhymes pick up out of nowhere, and yet the meter is unbroken.
Comment by Eric1313— December 19, 2007 #
I love this nursery rhyme. I like the ending too, I see a battered stuffed animal left behind in a store.
Comment by Rose Dewy Knickers— December 19, 2007 #
Who lost who?
really want to be saying more, I’m reading everything, but …y’know.
(((((u))))))
Comment by beeskiffle— December 20, 2007 #
Thank((((you)))) all for the great feedback for my little, yes Rose, nurseryrhyme, beeskiffle you are back and i will squeeze (((((you))))))!
Comment by gingatao!— December 20, 2007 #