Tuesday, February 8, 2011

your place

your place:

scary movies
first couch kiss

school skipping
out front step sitting
holding hands
listening





walk by
cross street
looking left

still your place,
but you're not there



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21 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    I so love this! Oh, those memories:)

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  2. LouiseFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Sharp, very sharp. Great take on prompt with flash memories.

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  3. JinksyFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    I like the time shift dimension you got here...

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  4. AndreasFebruary 8, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Great write, Ollie. One of those moments when time completely loses itself in us.

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  5. erinFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    innocence. such innocence. does that remain? i believe so, even if i don't feel it in my own past.

    i like the time shift dimensio,n as well.

    xo
    erin

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  6. Tess KincaidFebruary 8, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Thanks for the poignant trip to the old neighborhood. Wonderful.

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  7. HelenaFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Whip me back in time......! Felt like parts of my own past. I still have dreams about my first home. Nicely done.

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  8. Lucy Fur LeapsFebruary 8, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    This is wonderful :-)

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  9. SusannahFebruary 8, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Nice, I like it. :-)

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  10. Steve CapelinFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Nice one. enjoyed the pacy rhythm and sparse storytelling.

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  11. Steve CapelinFebruary 8, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Christmas Island! You would know Roger Rosser and Jenny perhaps? Now Canberra Roger and Jenny.

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  12. Uma AnandaneFebruary 9, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    nice and simple...liked it
    !

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  13. LynFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Some feelings are never lost..thankfully..you did a great write here!

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  14. FireblossomFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    ...and so it is not the same at all, just a place holder to remind of what used to exist.

    *sigh*

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  15. Kristen HaskellFebruary 9, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    It is funny how when you go back you have to see what was there and if it still exists and yet it never truly does.

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  16. Human ParadoxFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Nice one OO. Everyone knows this feeling.

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  17. SukoFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Very sweet!

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  18. The Blog of BeeFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    A wonderful trip down memory lane,

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  19. HelenFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    I grew up in a very small mid-western town ... your Magpie reminds me of how I feel when I return. It's a good feeling, bitter and sweet.

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  20. Gerry/Strummed WordsFebruary 15, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Empty nest...Nice.

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