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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

MILLICENT BEGINS THE MONUMENTAL TASK OF DICTATING HER MEMOIR

Imaginary Garden With Real Toads--dVerse Poets Pub


 (A revised version of one that appeared a few years back. Enjoy!)

OH, BUZZARD SHIT
she said, with a wink
and a drink in her hand.

 I knew Marilyn when
she was still a brunette.

 I boinked so many famous men
there's no keeping track.

 It wasn't notches on your gun
back then...
nothing like that.

 They were all indiscretions.
You either gave in...
 or you didn't.

 Some guilt?
Sure.
But you did it for love.
Every time.

 That's the difference 
between then and now.

 BUZZARD SHIT
she said with a start, 
momentarily nodding off--
her gin and tonic slipping
from her fingers
to the floor,
seeping  into the
wine-colored carpet.

 It only lasts for as long
as there's a twinkle in his eye...
get that down...
a twinkle...in... his...

 And she is out
down for the count
and done for the day.

 It's a beginning.



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48 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 22, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    I'm most aware as I read this piece, of the two 'voices' - that of your speaker, as she drunkenly surveys her life choices, and that of the poet, who delivers his satire with a touch of sympathy and a whole lot of knowledge about human nature.

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  2. Brian MillerFebruary 23, 2013 at 6:03 AM

    what a sad life...always searching...all the emotion comes to a head nicely in that last stanza...and having never found it...might as well drown it....

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  3. MarianFebruary 23, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    we did it for love, every time. there's the appeal, right there.

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  4. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 23, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    I knew when I saw the title I was going to grin all the way through. Oh Timo, you know us too well!

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  5. ^.^February 25, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Where did the avatar pic of yours go, Mr. Catnip ... meouw ...

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  6. MargaretFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:39 AM

    with a wink and a drink... quite a lonely bird, I think.

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  7. TimoteoFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:56 PM

    KERRY: A brilliant assessment!
    BRIAN: She's a corker (pardon the pun)
    MARIAN: If it was always for love, then who could criticize you?
    SHERRY:Ha ha...maybe so!
    CAT: A new one is on the way.
    MARGARET: Ah, but the memories!

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  8. BodhiroseFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:27 PM

    That title sure got my attention! Love the lines...But you did it for love. Every time. Millicent's memoir might be an interesting read...

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  9. TimoteoFebruary 26, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    BODHIROSE: I think it might outdo "Fifty Shades of Grey" LOL
    Hey, where is your blog...i can't find it!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    Oh dear! Very sad - in a warped way! k .

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  11. hedgewitchFebruary 26, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    Yep, some things never change, but it's better to have the memory of screwing up then never to have screwed at all, I say.

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  12. steveroniFebruary 26, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    Five years I worked in one really nice neighborhood bar, mixing, serving, washing glasses, cleaning tables, taking orders, playing violin. It was just me--and 50-60 Customer-Peeps. You have SO nailed it, whether then or now.

    1950-2013 I have observed the "free-for-a-night" Peeps--and BEEN one. IMO...nothing has changed. PRIDE and it's friend FEAR, still at the bottom of it all!
    Blessings, to a good observer/writer!

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  13. TALONFebruary 26, 2013 at 5:54 PM

    I felt like I was right there, hanging on every buzz :)

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  14. TimoteoFebruary 26, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    MANICDDAILY: Warped, yeah...a time warp of sorts.
    HEDGEWITCH: "Better to have screwed and lost than never to have screwed at all." Spoken like the true and amazing poet you are!
    STEVE: Thanks so much. I think you've got an incredible memoir in there somewhere yourself.
    TALON: And buzz was the operative word. Love ya!

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  15. ClaudiaFebruary 26, 2013 at 10:20 PM

    But you did it for love.
    Every time.

    That's the difference
    between then and now....oh dangit...wanna weep for her..

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2013 at 3:07 AM

    Poor Millicent. She should have become a life coach. They make lots of money and all you have do is talk bullshit.

    Cressida de Nova

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    1. TimoteoFebruary 28, 2013 at 9:03 PM

      CLAUDIA: Don't worry--she just passed out again and is feeling no pain.
      CRESSIDA: Life coach--I love that. Hard enough to run one's own life, much less tell someone else how to run theirs!
      LUCYCHILI: Welcome... I LOVE chili.
      JASON: They're all in there if she can just get them out!

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  17. lucychiliFebruary 28, 2013 at 7:17 AM

    a strange journey, a sadfunny story =)

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    I believe this Millicent lives in many friends of mine-- what a great character. I bet she has many more stories to tell. ~peace, Jason

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  19. Gillena CoxFebruary 28, 2017 at 11:06 AM

    Nice contrast to 'the good ole days'

    much love...

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    1. TimoteoFebruary 28, 2017 at 2:21 PM

      As Carly Simon said, these are the good ol' days, but they're only that good in retrospect :)

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  20. HelenFebruary 28, 2017 at 11:21 AM

    Yummy, yummy ~~ I want to play her on stage or in a film!!!! (I did a bit of 'relating')

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    1. TimoteoFebruary 28, 2017 at 2:17 PM

      Uh oh...we have some juicy stories to tell, don't we?

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  21. Sanaa RizviFebruary 28, 2017 at 12:36 PM

    This is such a poignant write!

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  22. brudbergFebruary 28, 2017 at 12:40 PM

    I could tell it would take time... always so sad when beauty is diluted with gin... it would take time to get the memoirs...

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  23. Carrie Van HornFebruary 28, 2017 at 4:32 PM

    Love the conversation and how it tells it's deeper message at the poet's hand. Great writing Timoteo!!

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2017 at 6:10 PM

    Life and moments have their ups and downs.

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    1. TimoteoMarch 2, 2017 at 7:52 PM

      They certainly do...she's up, then she's down

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  25. MarianMarch 1, 2017 at 3:59 AM

    Yeah, it might take a while to get this story down on paper. I'll be looking forward to the next chapter :) Also, wine-colored carpet is so practical! Why don't more people opt for this? We lack common sense.

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    1. TimoteoMarch 2, 2017 at 7:56 PM

      Especially if wine is your libation of choice :)

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  26. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 1, 2017 at 7:23 AM

    You had me at buzzard shit.

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    1. TimoteoMarch 2, 2017 at 7:57 PM

      Now THAT'S romantic!

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    2. Cressida de NovaMarch 3, 2017 at 9:19 PM

      You must be beating them off with a stick.
      ..killer charm:)
      This poem reminds me of David Nivens's famous line
      " I met Doris Day before she was a virgin"

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    3. TimoteoMarch 4, 2017 at 12:11 PM

      One of the all time great lines. Lovely to see you again!

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  27. TimoteoMarch 2, 2017 at 7:54 PM

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  28. scotthastiepoetMarch 9, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    Beautifully balanced and stylish write - one of the highlights of the evening for me...

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  29. Gayle Walters RoseMarch 9, 2017 at 6:24 PM

    Oh, so totally delicious! It appears it will be slow going to get her memoir down but oh the stories that will come forth. Love the two voices in this too!

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    1. TimoteoMarch 10, 2017 at 7:24 AM

      Thanks so much, Gayle...yes, slow going, and a lot of stained carpet.

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  30. Frank HubenyMarch 9, 2017 at 6:45 PM

    These lines: "But you did it for love.
    Every time."
    They made me think that was a rationalization after the fact, like why did one buy that stock? Because it was going up or some other reason.

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    1. TimoteoMarch 10, 2017 at 7:26 AM

      I think it was the times...as a woman, you had to convince yourself it was love, otherwise you'd have a guilty conscience!!!

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  31. Bekkie SanchezMarch 12, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    Very lonely with past glories gone. My mom was an alcoholic until her bitter end. She was lonely too, so sad.

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    1. TimoteoMarch 13, 2017 at 3:19 PM

      Bekkie, you and I grew up under similar circumstances, it seems. You see the darker side of this.

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  32. kaykualaMarch 13, 2017 at 6:55 AM

    And she is out
    down for the count
    and done for the day.
    It's a beginning.

    All goes to show that women boxing may be goading them on to be aware of real challenges.

    Hank

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    1. TimoteoMarch 13, 2017 at 3:21 PM

      I enjoy women boxing, but after Tanya Harding, thee wasn't much going on in that arena

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