It's time again for Willow's Magpie Tales. Each week she posts a prompt around which a tale should be formed. Click the link above to see other offerings.
The sun wanders down the pavement
all southern & slow -
not a care in the world,
indifferent to any urgency
I may feel.
Deflated, like that damned tire,
I amble down the dappled street.
I think I'll have a mint julep
when I get home.
I think you nailed that one, Bug!
ReplyDeletea mint julep? i'll have one too.
ReplyDeleteI must remember to show this to my husband, Bug. He had a flat over the weekend and he'll particularly appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteVery well done, and I do love pictures that inspire stories.
Oh that lucky old sun got nothing to do but roll around heaven all day.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you're feeling deflated. Clever!
Love "all southern & slow"! I'm a northern girl, but, hey, pour me one, too!
ReplyDeleteSo that's what they mean by Southern comfort. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave two, I hate f#*@ing flat tires...
ReplyDeletenice piece...
...rob
Image & Verse
nice..i went the flat tire route as well...and yeah it may take a few to get over it...smiles.
ReplyDeleteGood one, Bug. Liked that sun "all Southern and slow".
ReplyDeleteNice-- life in a positive perspective.
ReplyDeleteJoanny
pour me one too.
I love the laid back quality of this, the sun, the mint-julep. Nice!
ReplyDeleteOh NO! Your tires all flat and junk! haha!
ReplyDeleteBug, I love this one!!! I hate flats ... actually, hate isn't a strong enough word. Uugh!
Hate flat tires. But love mint juleps! Very nice.
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Love the lazy flow of this -- like air seeping out of a tire.
ReplyDeleteYour choice of words set the scene perfectly. Fun poem.
ReplyDeleteNice poem, enjoyed it, thanks!
ReplyDeleteLaid back - southern style? I've only ever been to Noo York - that wasn't laid back. maybe i should head south next time.
ReplyDeleteVery evocative and nicely done.
ReplyDeleteomg...ARE YOU KIDDING...YOU CAN WRITE
ReplyDeleteAND POETRY NO LESS!!!!
That was so cleverly lined
the tire just snuck up on me..and ILOVED the description of the sun as southern!