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The Lesson MAG
March 24, 2009
Let's learn to be mildly content;
and scratch at kitchen doors
without leaving claw marks.
and watch as spoons beget spoons
and milk dribbles down the granite
turning clear, curdling and mixing with dirt.
Let's stay still, motionless,
as we watch pairs of swans drift
on the plate-glass lakes.
The swans can drift;
their necks afforded them the option,
long and white and graceful,
like curved spoons.
Let's learn to be mildly content.
© Krista S., Austin, TX
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splinterstar BRONZE said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 4:31 pm
This conveys a very subtle yet powerful meaning: like to tell the busy world to sit still for a second and just enjoy... ;)
Meavescrete SILVER said...
on Jul. 2 2010 at 2:43 pm
This is beautiful...
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