
George Tooker, self-portrait
The Shell
needing comfort one crisp autumn morn
my daughter and I went out sailing
and beneath our rocking wooden boat
we saw a glass-like sea-shell shining.
[upon a stone halfway to the abyss
smooth without seams it called to us –
in wet suits and snorkels we descended
– breathing in deep the salt crisp air]
floundering, nearly drowning to reach the rock
which had seemed to be well within reach
without pretty words I called off the search –
but then gifted her a George Tooker print.
© G.s.k. ’15
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I’m using the words from “Sunday’s Whirligig” which came from “Nightingale” by Tony Morris: daughter, rocking, words, wooden, needing, beneath, halfway, slapping, glass, seams, breathing, crisp
Such a lovely poem, Bastet.
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Thanks .. had fun writing it and helped me chill after The Paradell Structure 😉
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I may have to take a “chill”, myself 🙂
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A chill is always good!
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Actually, I’ll be somewhat tied up from Wed eve through Sunday…
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Ah .. and from about two hours from now ’til Friday! 🙂
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Not sure what you mean…you’ll be tied up as well–until Friday? No reply needed, if that’s the case. Hope it’s for good reasons, not negative.
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Nah … I’m leaving for Padua today for my son’s graduation and probably won’t be on-line until Friday .. the sunshine in the rain as it were 🙂
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Ahh, graduation–sunshine in the rain, yes. Congrats, and have fun!
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I had a great time! I was able to borrow a computer too to do a little reading and write a haibun … so I’m in 7th heaven!
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That’s marvelous!
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Well done…
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Thanks Tess!
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Well that satisfied her desire for an exotic shell then. I love how the poem (and you of course) played with us.
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Yep! 🙂 it’s been way fun to play!
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What a unique mix of image and word..some shells are impenetrable but when given to another perhaps they are an opening of sorts
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Now that just could be so .. who know … Thanks Jae Rose for dropping in!
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