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mercury rising

she serves it
raw
not for the timid

she socks it to you
straight
you chase her

you fall
tripping
on the corner of her eye

her fair game
caught up in 
a midnight dragnet

no stories, no way out
no names
just safe words

Rene ~ January 2012
For Magpie Tales

~

Miss Wasabi don't hold hands!
you want that?
go to noodle house.



From Boris Hoppek's Tokyo exhibit "Ever"

Comments

  1. I'll have some of what she's serving, thank you! Uh huh.

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    1. Walk on the wild side of the noodle house , then

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  2. snort...the second little bit there about made me spit out my coffee...

    smiles.

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  3. brilliant magpie!!..the last bit made me laugh out loud!!

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  4. you're fair game
    in her midnight dragnet

    Help! Save me! LOL

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  5. I enjoyed this.....I like it when a woman 'socks' it at some point of the piece...lol.....!

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  6. Nice. I love the "midnight dragnet".

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  7. Hate the picture--enjoyed the poem. esp the noodle house crack.

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    1. This picture prompt was not my favourite either, to be honest. But I liked the challenge.

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  8. LOL awesome words ... last part made me smile :)

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  9. Brilliant stuff - I was totally lost with this prompt.

    Anna :o]

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  10. You weren't alone Anna. This was a tough prompt.

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  11. OMG, I laughed aloud at the haiku!!

    (And the poem? Reminds me of that wait for spring to appear...)

    Pearl

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  12. Aw thanks Pearl. And I, like you, am waiting not so patiently for spring to arrive.

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  13. This was great Rene. I love a little haiku humor.

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