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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Still Life

 Put the flowers in the vase
     they will never wilt
Set the dishes on the table
     they will never get dirty
Place the cake in the middle
     no one will ever eat it
A doll's house
     still life in miniature
     tiny perfection
no dog pee
 on the little carpets
no leaky shower
 in the little bath
 just antique footed 1:12 tub
no phone calls
no complaining
no demands
battering diminutive plastic ears
no noise
just
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small quiet
still life
stilled life
still life?

submitted for Poetry Jam, Still Life











photos by lolamouse of my dollhouse