Dummy (Poetry monthly)

Cherry

By Pat G

Sat, 08 Aug 2015
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Found on one pavement: a baby's dummy,

chewy-sweet wrappers, lime mortar

from a window lintel, undefinable slime,

a shop receipt someone stood on,

shards of green bottle,

footprints I can't see. Imprints

I want to capture with a plaster mould,

cast in dull aluminium, beat

into flat sheets for an aeroplane wing.

Then I'll polish the soft metal,

watch the rivets strain as it lifts

and I'll look down on the lattice of streets.

Certificate PG
Poem

Comments

Submitted by EB on

Very original.

Submitted by Pat G on

Thank you for the comment.

Submitted by scratch on

Original and excellent.

 

Submitted by Pat G on

Thank you.

Submitted by Canonette on

Really inventive.

 

Submitted by Pat G on

Thanks for reading it.

Submitted by love_writing on

This is great and really imaginative- lovely to see where those things left on the street took you!

love_writing

Submitted by Pat G on

I appreciate the comments. Thank you.

Submitted by Yutka on

It is an art to make rubbish look exquisite and beautiful! You certainly have mastered it.

yutka :)

 

Submitted by Pat G on

Thank you so much.

Submitted by VeraClark on

This is gorgeous. I like how it transforms in to something new, the dull suddenly echoes with change and exquisite movement.

 

Submitted by Pat G on

Wow. Thank you. These comments really help build confidence to try things.

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Lintel is such a beautiful word, such a beautiful poem,  how wonderful to move from close up to a soaring perspective, such a sense of freedom. 

Submitted by Pat G on

Really appreciate the kind comments.