Thursday, January 26, 2012

getting to the road

the road is so busy

M.Scott and Robert
heads down debating

Jack flicked his butt
into my ditch
            waved

Paul and Luke
hurried west
gathering

Basho stopped
on his journey
wrote a poem
slept on the porch

a tattered father and son
stopped  - end of the drive
fixed their shopping cart wheel
with borrowed tools


the tired monk dragging
empty roadside bins
back up to the temple

pauses

ponders

somedays...it is just getting to the road



Proverbs 3: 5-6
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13 comments:

  1. Kat MortensenJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    Sometimes, you just blow my mind, TM.

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  2. MarianJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    love it, tired monk!

    though i am giggling madly because i had to read this THREE TIMES before i realized it says "flicked his butt" and not "LICKED his butt." in my first two readings, Jack was a dog! (thankfully) hah!
    maybe another cup of coffee for me :)

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  3. AndreasJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    the road can be trusted
    to be there, whether we
    want to walk it or not.

    great writing, ollie!

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  4. cosmos camiJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    This is great. I loved the subtle references and the great feel to this.

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyJanuary 26, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    Oh, I can see the Tired Monk pulling those bins with his weary arms....I cracked up over Marian's comment. Hee hee. Maybe I'll write THAT poem - I have lots of dogs!

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    1. MarianJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:22 PM

      it's because it's WHITE on BLACK and my feeble eyes can't handle it. (obligatory nudge, hint hint) (oh the eye strain) (good thing ollie's poems are short) (xoxo ollie)

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  6. Rinkly RimesJanuary 26, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    I was there!

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  7. Eileen T O'Neill .....January 26, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    Old Ollie,

    The journey of life itself....Perhaps having faith in one's own direction can make the path a little smoother and straighter....

    Loved this very much.

    Eileen

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  8. Raining IguanasJanuary 26, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Did Thelma and Louise smile as they passed?

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  9. Rhonda PalmerJanuary 26, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Love it. Love Basho on your porch. Hope he stops by here!!

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  10. erinJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    all the naming. all the lives. always, the road.

    xo
    erin

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  11. Carrie Van HornJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:01 PM

    I understand Ollie....

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  12. rchJanuary 28, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    Journeys within journeys - great observations.

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