Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Tired Monk and the Leaves

stacks of leaves
big immovable heaps
raked n'piled
leaves in an acre
of forest debris
days work for the novice

punishment
a lesson from the Abbot

novice and nun caught
in a quick corridor kiss

Tired Monk sees
leaf blower hums to life
blasts these troubles away

4 comments:

  1. Good one OO. Leaf blower, a short-cut. A napping Abbot means a cigarette on the lips and brandy in the pocket.

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  2. The Tired Monk is clever. This reminds me of something Hamlet says to Ophelia "Get thee to a nunnery!" Huh.

    Nice, though. I really like 'stacks of leaves/ big immovable heaps'. It's a really good way to describe them.

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  3. Oh I so need a leaf blower!!!!!! Wonderful leafy poem! Love the quick kiss between the nun and the novice......thanks for the smile this morning!

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  4. Very nice...spent some time in nunnerys...so enjoyed them....never did committ however...it was the poverty vow...I wanted to own my leaf blower....love it....bkm

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