“Old Rain Barrel”
Photo by Andrew Wayne
From flickr.com
a mere humble
rain barrel
softened
and grayed
by runoff
of time
it’s important
it suits me
standing
for something
I so admire
where I can
no longer
stand for myself
Rain Barrel
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I love the image of an admirable rain barrel that stands for something! We need more rain barrels in our lives.
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amen
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Love this. My parents were just talking about rain barrels. made me think of them 🙂
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thank you kindly, kimberly
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Such a beautiful flow to this 🙂
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thanks dearly, helen
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Serving a purpose.
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as we all wish to do
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Absolutely.
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What a wonderful poem this is!
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thanks dearly, Caddo
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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MOST WELCOME MY FRIEND, THANK you FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE YOUR GIFT WITH WORDS!
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The art of simplicity engineered to perfection.
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the barrel and I have much in common
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Lovely poem.
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thank you kindly, Sabra
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I love the vintage look. Too bad people don’t wear so well. Or maybe we do but don’t appreciate it.
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well, that barrel and I look pretty much the same
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Sadly beautiful. So true that we all want to be of use (have you read The Cider House Rules?).
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I think so – John Irving? – orphans in Maine?
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Yep–the theme of “being of use” in Irving’s story has stayed with me for decades; I hadn’t realized it was a primary need of mine.
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Love this poem. I can see why it brought to mind The Cider House Rules. Great book and a good movie too. I’m off now to read some more of your work.
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thank you most kindly, Jean
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