Holly
and ivy
bundles
of mistletoe
pine
boughs
and
poinsettias
all
the flora
of
the season
swallows
me
in a jungle
flush
with longing
a Christmas
concoction
gathered
bouquet
of
raw seasonal
itch I break out
in
angelic rash
polka
dots of love
tk/December 2011
Listen to R.A.D. Stainforth's lovely reading:
Image by Lee Friedlander
nyc
ReplyDeletealso visit my blog for my poetries http://princkhanepoetry.blogspot.com/ also tell me ur fvt
achooo poor you
ReplyDeletecurious photo
'tis the season.
ReplyDelete"angelic rash"!!!!! hoooooo boy tess . . . . .. sign me up!!! steven
ReplyDeleteFa-la-la-la-la!
ReplyDelete:)
This may make me smile all day.
ReplyDeleteAww... this is a fresh take on the picture... very delightful!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, after I made our centerpiece of spruce and holly and unidentified growing objects I was so itchy I could hardly stand myself.
ReplyDeleteMay your Christmas be everything you need it to be, my friend...with just the right amount of itching and scratching, and hugs and kisses...loved this one! I, too, will be smiling all day :-)
ReplyDeleteLuckily I'm only allergic to Tax collectors, angry husbands, and teetotallers!
ReplyDeleteNo elf then ...
ReplyDeleteGreat poem Tess --
Happy holidays Isabel x
Perfect evocation of the season and an unexpected take on the image.
ReplyDeleteLove your ". . . bouquet / of raw seasonal itch I break out / in angelic rash polka dots of love" .
now that is just about the cutest Christmas poem I have ever read...
ReplyDeletethey've got a medicine for that....
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
polka dots of love! Great line!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and thanks for the gift of Maglie Tales!
I like polka dots of love! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tess. This may be just what I needed this morning. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteTess,
ReplyDeleteGreat pic choice! Lee must have given lots of thought to create this picture, what with the shadow and all. Beautiful verse!
Hank
A Christmas Concoction... ha, what we do for the perfect decor, perfect setting. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteI hope a bit of the resplendent manor will be photographed this Christmas for us to enjoy! :)
Love where you took the photograph ... always an education for Magpie followers, I have learned much about Mr. Friedlander. He did like using shadows in his photography!
ReplyDeleteI hope the polka dots spread.
ReplyDeleteLove the newspaper idea!
Awe, sorry ... hope you feel better soon ... {sniff}. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to enjoy the jungle without the polka-dots.... Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleterel
You could count the dots, ink ex them out to avoid a miscount, and know how many dots it takes to fill the Holy Day.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Tess. All the best of the season to you, after you're finished with the worst of it.
ReplyDeleteKay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel
Penicilin would probably clear this up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the interesting photo prompt, Tess. I never read the other posts until mine is done, always anticipating the varying interpretations. This one totally amuses me. I saw something completely different. Love divergent thought!
ReplyDeleteholiday season is like a jungle
ReplyDeleteangelic rash and polka dots of love..we should all have this allergy...nice work
ReplyDeleteYou did with this image what no one else would do, that's for sure! This amazed me! (great reading, too)
ReplyDeleteAfter exposure we are glad when it is done- but it's good to let our 'kid' have their fun!
ReplyDeleteYou have certainly covered it all Tess :-) Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your closing line! HATE allergies. :)
ReplyDelete~Shawna
(rosemarymint.wordpress.com)
Me too...don't touch the holly..pass the tissues, please!
ReplyDeleteHope you polka dots clear up in time for a visit from the bearded fellow!
ReplyDeletepolka dots of love - a quaint and charming phrase! Love this one.
ReplyDeleteThe more I read this the more I liked it. More than a touch of Sylvia Plath, I think...
ReplyDeleteLove your "seasonal itch"! Thank you for this one.
ReplyDeleteThis is alegra for the poet's soul....love it Tess!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteAha! Allergic predisposition, hence the protective clothing! Have a great Christmas, Tess!
ReplyDeleteThis is no allergy, Tess, it's a poetic reaction. Love it.
ReplyDeletePolka dot rashes of love back atcha!
ReplyDeletePEACE!
'tis the season to be .... oopsie! ;-)
ReplyDeleteDear Tess: Poor dear; lot of flu going around...chicken soup for the soul as definitely your words and pictures so profound are just that! (remembers a Xmas with the measles! no fun!)get thee to a dr if a fever persists! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI do like polka dots of love!
ReplyDeletelol! I actually sneezed on the last reading line!
ReplyDeletenice!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!
JJRod'z
Thank you, gentle readers. It's always pure pleasure to share my stuff. You're the best, you really are. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours...<3
ReplyDeletean itch and seeing polka dots?
ReplyDelete2 pills, and visit your nearest vagabond ee-meed-ee-ate-lee!
I was itching to read this one ... Christmas will never be the same again ... how you string these simple words together so powerfully mystifies me ... and compliments of the season to you and all your gentle readers ...
ReplyDeleteR.A.D., you take my words to a lovely plain. I'm looking forward to more of our creative collaboration in 2011! Thank you!
ReplyDeletewhich is precisely why though I yearn for a real tree and the experience of obtaining one...my experiences of polka dots tell me not!
ReplyDeleteDear Tess and everyone,
ReplyDeleteMerry merry Christmas!
So nice. I like this a lot!
ReplyDeleteMerry!