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Thursday, July 23, 2015

ONE DAY SOON

Imaginary Garden With Real Toads


I had a coupon
for some Grey Poupon
but the wind snatched it
and whisked it away
now I spend my day
stopping strangers
and passersby
asking...WHY???

They just shake their heads
and walk away
but one day
soon
they will understand
that what they just saw
was the piteous onset
of the final straw
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24 comments:

  1. Sabio LantzJuly 23, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    LOVED that. Now the question -- was it the "last straw" for you -- just before you go stark raving mad, or for the world and the wind's mischievousness will soon become random violence for everyone?

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    1. TimoteoJuly 23, 2015 at 2:14 PM

      The last straw for me, but everyone goes stark raving mad on their own timetable, so eventually everyone will be the same (smiles)

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  2. ClaudiaJuly 23, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    i have learned that asking that why question is pretty futile business but def. once in the same position they will understand

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    1. TimoteoJuly 23, 2015 at 2:16 PM

      The worst part is thinking that someone else found that coupon, and used it, and here I sit...mustardless.

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    This made me smile - in recognition of that final straw. I so know the feeling, kiddo. Hang in there, maybe the wind will blow it back your way. Smiles.

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  4. MagyarJuly 28, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    "Reality" TV drama, a minimal loss leads to devastation, Here, you point to that triviality.
    __What of a deeper loss? Two coupons? Smiles_! _m

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    1. TimoteoJuly 28, 2015 at 7:43 AM

      By the way...I hate to ask...but do you have any Grey Poupon???

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    2. MagyarJuly 31, 2015 at 10:06 AM

      Nope.
      __I prefer the old, standard class stuff__ Gulden's__ (dark, ) in a real glass jar. :<))

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  5. Sumana RoyJuly 28, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Grey Poupon tastes well and rhymes well with coupon...only if that Why wasn't there :D

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  6. Sumana RoyJuly 28, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Grey Poupon tastes well and rhymes well with coupon...only if that Why wasn't there :D

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  7. Sanaa RizviJuly 28, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Loved the closing lines :)

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  8. RommyJuly 28, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    There is something at once both silly and sinister in this. That Grey Poupon commercial always makes people laugh. But the ominous not of the last two lines makes me wonder what the result of that last straw gone will be.

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    1. TimoteoJuly 28, 2015 at 12:22 PM

      Insightful comment, Rommy...I think you walked right into my mind.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 28, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    piteous onset of the final straw... why indeed! A lovely poem...

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  10. AnonymousJuly 28, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    piteous onset of the final straw...why indeed...A lovely poem.

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  11. MarianJuly 29, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    Oh man, I feel like I've reached this point, over and over. What? THAT AIN'T MUSTARD BABY. And this is the last straw!!!

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    1. TimoteoJuly 29, 2015 at 9:02 AM

      Today is a new day..ha ha...get in there and put a little mustard on it, baby!

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  12. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 29, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    Ha! You present a finely tuned portrait of the aging process, and excellent play on words. Great fun to read.

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    1. TimoteoJuly 30, 2015 at 1:44 PM

      Thanks, Kerry. Or I think it could be someone of any age who has simply had enough!

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  13. Mobile App DevelopersAugust 9, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Awesome work.Just wanted to drop a comment and say I am new to your blog and really like what I am reading.Thanks for the share

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