“Barque of Charon” by Jose Benlliure y Gil
burned feet in red rags
transport souls through the toll
brimstone sours the air
(originally posted January 2014)
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A great image and the poem captures its essence beautifully.
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thanks kindly, vic
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Love this–especially the red rags; brimstone’s good too, though harder to imagine the odor.
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think of rotten eggs
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Ah, thanks (I think).
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That man have a hard work
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Nice one.
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thanks kindly, tim
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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Very good!
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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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“transport souls through the toll” Love this. Nice hard, soft, soft, hard dance feel.
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thanks kindly, joe
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I really don’t get why your posts keep dropping off my Reader. I thought you were still down here.
I think your FB post of you and the family at the movies was a stone’s throw from me.
Welcome back (so to speak) Happy New Year, Paul.
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I had no idea we were so close – my daughter is in Allen – the theater was Cinemark in Plano – happy new year, my friend
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Yes, I recognized the theater. I am 20 minutes from there. I was loathe to intrude on your family/holiday time, but let me know next time and I would love to meet you in person.
Happy New Year, Paul.
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