I show him the snail shells;
the big striped ones and
the perfect white spirals
that we found by the canal.
Georgia O'Keeffe would
like them I think.
So practical, so serious,
the mind of a mathematician;
"What will you do with them?"
he's compelled to ask.
I laugh as I answer, "When people come over
to the house, I'm gonna say 'hey, check out
these cool snail shells we found by the canal!"
Author notes
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A contest entry
- artist by zillion.
450 points, ended August 7, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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I can see the shells by that fantastic black door O'Keeffe painted so often
Jim -
Your poems always make me smile.. with their fearless whimsy and unsaid logic. You've gotta love it.
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Thank you so much, my friend.
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very nice i loved keep up the great writing....i could see the snails in my mind as i read this great write keep it up....
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This is very cute and logical. A very different direction you took with the prompt. It's refreshing.
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Aww, this is such a lovely poem,
it really put a smile on my face =]
Some beautiful imagery :
the big striped ones and
the perfect white spirals
Well done, a sweet poem I truly enjoyed reading ^.^
best of luck in the contest you have entered!
LaurenLightning--x
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