Thursday, February 17, 2011

Renewed and Loved


MAGPIE TALES 53


Photograph courtesy Tess Kinkaid Magpie Tales


My new mistress
Picked me up
At a house sale
Where my previous owner
Did not know my worth 

My new mistress
Has an eye
For quality and saw
That I am  Swarovski
One hundred percent lead

My new mistress
Took me home
And cleaned me up
So now every facet
Sparkles in the candle light

My new mistress
Tells who asks
That I came  cheap
As I am no longer
Part of the required pair

My new mistress
Does not know
How my other half
Ended its pepper days
Smashed against a wall

My new mistress
Fills me up
With pure table salt
As I’m turned and shaken
I know I’m loved once more


Barbara M Lake
February 2011
Trinidad WI
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23 comments:

  1. Betsy BrockFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Love this, B!

    One of my favorite things to do is to find a little treasure, take him home and polish him up! :)

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  2. HelenFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    I love your Magpie told from the salt shaker's point of view! Creative!!!

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  3. AngelMcFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    This post made me smile.

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  4. Annie JeffriesFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    Aaahh Bee. What a tender story. One could replace that shaker with a cleansed soul, and multiply it to infinite, and oh what a happy world we would have.

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  5. Annie JeffriesFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    p.s. - I left a reply to your comment on my blog since I don't have your email address. :-)

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  6. cosmos camiFebruary 18, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    I love how this started out simple and ended simply, but that "smashing" second to last stanza was like a great cymbal crash in the midst of a symphony.

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  7. Rinkly RimesFebruary 18, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    A salt cellar's life history told in a few well-chosen words.

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  8. Dave KingFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Beautifully done. A perfect response to the prompt.

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  9. Hyde Park Poetry PalaceFebruary 18, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    smart take...

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  10. Stella JonesFebruary 18, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Oh yes! I love that poem. Very interesting. If only inanimate objects could talk, what tales they would have to tell! Wonderful.

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  11. Carrie Van HornFebruary 18, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Love the wonderful viewpoint from the shaker....this is beautiful Bee! :-)

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Oh, I love this! I often give inanimate objects feelings. Especially when I am at an antique store or estate sale. I think they are speaking to me : )
    Or when my husband puts his baseball cap on the Beethoven bust, and I think Beethoven must feel disrespected : )

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  13. tattytiaraFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Wow, you sure wove a lot of drama into your verses!

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  14. relFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    Bee,
    The new mistress knows how to make a new love feel welcome.
    rel

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  15. Tumblewords:February 20, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    Wonderful magpie!

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  16. Donna B.February 20, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Very creative....I liked your magpie!

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  17. JBinford-BellFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Very nice, new mistress. I would love to find such a little jewel as I collect salt and pepper shakers of certain types.

    Oh, and friends with creative minds.

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  18. The Book of Shadows (The Dark Side)February 20, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Reminds me of Toy Story.. about how thing actually talks and feels..

    Here is mine at http://www.tingtasy.com/2011/02/collections-of-tings-poetry-tpf108-mask.html if you have the time to read..

    Hope to see you around.. *HUG*

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  19. Kathe W.February 21, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    great metaphor for life....we all have second (or third or fourth) chances in life.

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  20. The Blog of BeeFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    The week has flown and I haven't found the time to come back and and say thank you to everyone of you for taking the time to come, read and comment. However, I do appreciate you all and like it that you like my contribution which did not start out the way it ended up. I saw a face/mask the first time I looked at the picture and that was the way it was going to go - but brain, pencil and paper took me in a different direction and there you have it!

    Thank you!

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  21. L.A SpeedwingFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    That is lovely Bee and very inspired!!

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  22. Judy RoneyFebruary 27, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    What a cute story; it has me smiling on this Saturday when I'm not feeling like smiling.:) This poem is very creative. I have friends who have found incredible bargains like in your poem but it's never happened to me.

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  23. The Blog of BeeFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Thank you L>A> Speedwing.

    Judy I'm so glad you smiled - I like that and I hope you're feeling better today - and smiling!

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