It's been too long since I wrote on demand. While I'm not certain I even can anymore, I intend to give it a try, and what better place to begin than with the link I just found at the Weekend Wordsmith:BARRISTA
30 November 2007, 9:49 AM
The tank behind the couch brings to mind
a Starbuck's barrista, bubbling cheerfully,
constantly about nothing in particular. I find I feel
closed in; somewhat annoyed by the constant,
white noise, though if I close my eyes or sit
on the couch where I can't see the offending tank,
I imagine that sound brilliantly mimics the stream
down the hill, where I would sit today considering
the loveliness of quiet things, if only Winter
had not kept to conventional wisdom which holds,
for whatever reason, that it's better to be late
than to neglect one's appointments entirely.
2 comments:
Some interesting imagery - glad to read your work!
Reminds me amusingly of the aquarium in a psychologist's office...
I really like the sound imagery in your poem (which sounds like a misnomer, but it's the reference to sounds that rings so true!)
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