Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Imagist Poems (Revised)

Round and black
hexagons and pentagons
I will kick it in the net

The rain
it's always raining here
covering the ground
turning the snow brown
and making
mud

Hand of a carpenter
rough
calloused
torn
just like the pages
to last week's paper

The checkered pattern draws the eye
wondering what stories are behind each square
of the stranger's quilt

Standing tall on the court
he towers above the competition.
Wait, then jump!
He wins the toss

Forgotten blue van
with rusted bumpers
and balding tires
sits in the lot
waiting to be driven

Photos on the wall,
thousands of memories
of the friendships that will last
forever

The dog sits
awaiting anxiously
the daily arrival
of the mail man
to chase him again

Surrounding her face
were the most beautiful
black
curls
never unwavering
from their delicate position

The coats all hang
in their assigned
yet unassigned
position on the rack
looking messy

Rolling up and down the shore
the waves have no boundaries

Sitting in the corner
a girl's desire to play
the six-stringed instrument
but still it sits

A cup of coffee
rests on the desk
waiting to wake her up
and begin the day

Revealing the truth of the world,
the mirror reflects only
what it sees

Clear plastic container
I've used you so many times
I don't remember
what you originally
contained

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