Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Flip Flopped

old boss?
no young
a youth promoted
up into the Abbott's rooms

a night he slips
into monks robes
the cloak of the novice
walks among us
his flip flops
give him away
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17 comments:

  1. Square CornerJune 29, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    You're turning these out at breakneck speed. Impressed. To me blogging and poetry are like sausage making: stuff 'em and churn 'em. Really enjoying this monk story line.

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  2. Brian MillerJune 28, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    i am much more fond of leather sandals...it make me smile thinking of the flip flops...

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  3. Pat HattJune 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Such a novice wearing flip flops, next time he should just go bare foot..haha...nice piece.

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  4. UnknownJune 28, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    Is this good or bad, I wonder...

    It feels playful on one hand and kind of sad for the passed over on the other.

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  5. UnknownJune 28, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    And we are all such, at first...

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  6. AnnaJune 28, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    The image of the monk in the robe with the flip flops is interesting. Makes me wonder-- what shoes do the older abbotts wear...

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  7. Elizabeth YoungJune 28, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Ha! His flip flops give his youth away! It's funny how the small things sometimes expose us isn't it?

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  8. hedgewitchJune 28, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Often wondered who it's harder on when a kid is the boss, I've had a few, and they ended up with my sympathy.

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  9. FireblossomJune 28, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Proper footwear is a must!

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  10. signed...bkmJune 28, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    great..the flip-flops the walking in anothers shoes...you are so good -- so much in these words....bkm

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  11. Maude LynnJune 29, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Very clever!

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  12. Tulika VermaJune 29, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    Effortless and elegant! Very very poetic!

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  13. Kerry O'ConnorJune 29, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Now if this is not a metaphor for life....

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  14. ZouxzouxJune 29, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Flip flogs give away a lot about a person. Love this!

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  15. ZouxzouxJune 29, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Haha! "flip flogs" - a slip of the tongue.

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  16. AnonymousJune 30, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    Reminds me of an assignment I had to write a poem featuring onomatopoeia; it was about flip flops.

    I like the pun on "cloak."

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  17. moondustwriterJuly 4, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Ha - can just see the wide eyed look after the first flip flops

    Love what Square Corner said about churning them (blogs)out

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