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from the ABC set Silver Spun Sand Poems

Apron for sale – needs
good home;
no kids or cats …
please!

One lady owner;
pre-washed denim
for that lived-in,
vintage look.

Slightly soiled seconds so,
no lifetime guarantees.

Apron for sale – free
to good home.
No strings attached.

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Comments

Ewan | March 28, 2009 - 19:53

Poignant, wryly funny. So much in so little, like Hemingway's small ad, or Brautigen's bagatelles.
Very good indeed.

Silver Spun Sand | March 28, 2009 - 20:32

Ewan - ta;-)

T'na

MistakenMagic | March 28, 2009 - 21:57

'No strings attached.' - loved the last line ;) A clever little take on the IP Tina, well done!

Magic xxx

Dynamaso | March 29, 2009 - 00:16

Yes, very good indeed. Love the title.

threeleafshamrock | March 29, 2009 - 09:39

Brilliant! Hugely enjoyable!

Chris XX

Silver Spun Sand | March 29, 2009 - 16:46

Merci beaucoup ... and thank you as well:-)

Tina xxx

Silver Spun Sand | March 29, 2009 - 16:47

Cheers, Dynamaso:-)

Tina

Silver Spun Sand | March 29, 2009 - 16:48

Brilliantly, hugely ... thank you, Chris:-)

Tina xx

lenchenelf | March 29, 2009 - 16:50

Wry and enjoyable :-) atb L

Silver Spun Sand | March 29, 2009 - 16:53

Ta ... muchly;-)

Tina

a.jay | March 30, 2009 - 08:06

yeah!

given me a delightful nudge - sod the house, sod the imminant arrival of parents-in-law, sod the artichokes - i'm gonna finish another bloody chapter.

thanks for a sorely needed dose of rebellion,
great ip - great pome

bises, ax

marionwozere | March 30, 2009 - 14:27

I love 'for that lived-in vintage look' really enjoyed reading this poem x

andrea | March 30, 2009 - 22:48

I have a mug which reads thusly:

'Gardening forever,
housework whenever.'

Says it all, really. We won't be remembered for how clean we were, as you so rightly say, but for the life we leave behind.

Nice one :-)

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Nathan Bednarek | March 30, 2009 - 22:59

Short, sweet and different! A lovely read xox

Silver Spun Sand | March 31, 2009 - 09:24

And you, a.jay - have given me a delightful nudge, with your delightful comment. Thank you;-)

T x

Silver Spun Sand | March 31, 2009 - 09:25

Thanks so much. Pleased it pleased you;-)

T x

Silver Spun Sand | March 31, 2009 - 09:27

You know what they say, Andrea?

'Many a true word is written on a mug'

And they don't come much truer than the words on yours.

Cheers;-)

Silver Spun Sand | March 31, 2009 - 09:28

Why thanks, Nathan. Glad you enjoyed it:-) We aim to please;-) xxx