Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Magpie #47

Image courtesy of Magpie Tales

This Heart

This heart beats no more.
Chambers emptied, severed,
From he who used it so well.

This blackened heart pumps no more.
Never again will it fuel the soul,
With hatred, venom, or fear.

Blackened, ugly heart revoked.
Removed, ready to be bagged,
Shelved; to eternally gather dust.

Useless, blackened, ugly heart,
Cast out and replaced by elation;
Beat no more.

K.M. Shear
01/04/11
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12 comments:

  1. Maude LynnJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Excellent. And, I love the music!

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  2. KMShearJanuary 4, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Thanks Mama Zen. I'm trying to get some more done for more variety, but it's slow going with all that's going on here...

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  3. FrikoJanuary 4, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Somehow this poem speaks volumes.
    There is an unquiet mind behind it.

    Hatred?

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  4. gautami tripathyJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:36 AM

    It spoke to me....

    Here is my magpie:
    a wheel barrow

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  5. JinksyJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    ugly heart,
    Cast out and replaced by elation

    Now, that has to be good! Hope wins!

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  6. ReflectionsJanuary 5, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    Into the depths of the darkness of this piece, and out comes a truly beautiful poem. Well done.

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  7. KMShearJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Thank you all...

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  8. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    love the wit and humor in it.
    beautiful delivery.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Good riddance to bad rhythm

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  10. Tess KincaidJanuary 6, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Wow, wonderful piece. I will think of the chambers of a heart every time I see it now!

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  11. Doctor FTSEJanuary 7, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    The music certainly adds something, and seeing the carving as a heart is a neat interpretation.

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  12. Mrs.TrellisJanuary 7, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    I see the black element spoke to both of us...

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