Sunday, November 11, 2012

Entrenched

R.A.D. Stainforth digs in...the poppies are a timely touch...



Find me, considering 
specks of dust in the sunlight,
dug in, making daisy chains

 with innocent passersby,
placing thought-bombs
in the minefield of my notebook.

After a long, sexy pause,
wave a red flag to my white one,
point your digital turret-tufts,

set your sights radiant,
take me hostage,
ramble me with

a midnight mushroom.

tk/November 2012
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38 comments:

  1. RebeccaSun Nov 11, 09:48:00 AM

    love this one

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  2. Amrit SinhaSun Nov 11, 10:46:00 AM

    Wow ... this is exciting !!!

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  3. R. Burnett BakerSun Nov 11, 10:49:00 AM

    "take me hostage, ramble me" is the ultimate surrender........!

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  4. HelenSun Nov 11, 10:51:00 AM

    Thought bombs ... if only.

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  5. VacciniusSun Nov 11, 12:00:00 PM

    SET

    Set radiant,
    brilliant, and
    I can’t copy.

    :-)

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  6. GailSun Nov 11, 12:35:00 PM

    Tantalizing...

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  7. izzySun Nov 11, 12:43:00 PM

    Interesting, thanks.

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  8. anthonynorthSun Nov 11, 12:46:00 PM

    Great, powerful words.

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  9. DaydreamertooSun Nov 11, 12:49:00 PM

    Completely different to what I was expecting but, brilliant!

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  10. Kathe W.Sun Nov 11, 01:22:00 PM

    powerful and provoking- especially like the words "thought-bombs
    in the minefield of my notebook" whew!

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  11. AnonymousSun Nov 11, 02:01:00 PM

    Midnight mushrooms from the summer kitchen. My thought bombs are exploding considering the side dishes.

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  12. Laurie KolpSun Nov 11, 05:51:00 PM

    This is delightful, Tess.

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  13. Stafford RaySun Nov 11, 06:29:00 PM

    'with innocent passersby,
    placing thought-bombs
    in the minefield of my notebook'.
    Brilliant, but I suspect, not so innocent!

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  14. relSun Nov 11, 07:41:00 PM

    "Thought bombs" No less powerful or destructive than sharapnel or mushroom clouds.
    rel

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  15. ninotazizSun Nov 11, 09:56:00 PM

    This is so unexpected and full of modern day personal wars. Made me think and blink as a different take unfolds after a second and third reading, Tess!

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Nov 12, 05:00:00 PM

      I'm pleased you found layers here, ninotaziz...

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  16. WanderMon Nov 12, 12:02:00 AM

    I like the image of thought bombs...and the mental battlefield

    Wander

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  17. Sue JMon Nov 12, 02:21:00 AM

    Romance with martial overtones. Nice!

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  18. ninotazizMon Nov 12, 06:16:00 AM

    I love all the different layers of this!

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  19. Silent Otto Mon Nov 12, 06:34:00 AM

    Shrooms would be an interesting prison through which to view a battlefield, i rhink it was tried in Vietnam. Alternatively, the last time a shroom was seen in a war, it was very bad , but i thought your words are an interrsting omelette!

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  20. kaykualaMon Nov 12, 06:57:00 AM

    set your sights radiant,
    take me hostage,
    ramble me with!

    This is sensuously beautiful. It's a yearning and an invitation blended into one. Nicely Tess!

    Hank

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  21. sukipoetMon Nov 12, 08:17:00 AM

    you are roaring with your recent poems.

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  22. annell4Mon Nov 12, 08:24:00 AM

    How magical the midnight mushroom!

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  23. LynMon Nov 12, 08:50:00 AM

    Tempted to join you..interesting path, full of feeling!

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  24. UnspokenMon Nov 12, 10:10:00 AM

    Gorgeous sensual longing.

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  25. HelenaMon Nov 12, 12:24:00 PM

    WOW! Wish I could find some midnight mushrooms.....!

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  26. CatalystMon Nov 12, 01:08:00 PM

    I'm not sure if it's sex or cooking but I like it!

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  27. AnonymousMon Nov 12, 02:26:00 PM

    What I'm about to say is not fluff and flattery. Having read Patina and traveled a bit through your blog I would not be the least surprised some day to hear you have been appointed our Poet Laureate.

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    1. Tess KincaidMon Nov 12, 05:02:00 PM

      ReBelle, the highest compliment ever...thank you...so glad you enjoyed Patina...

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  28. Dave KingTue Nov 13, 04:41:00 AM

    Brilliantly sketched in: a flick of the pen from daisy chains to thought bombs and mine fields. Strokes full of life catching at the thought of death. Me like!

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  29. Susan AndersonTue Nov 13, 06:05:00 PM

    Ah. Make love, not war. Or actually, both?

    Loved this delightful, sexy poem...especially "ramble me."

    =)

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  30. sageTue Nov 13, 06:29:00 PM

    Lovely--I like the invitation, "ramble with me" and the idea of "thought bombs in the minefield of my notebook"

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  31. The Blog of BeeWed Nov 14, 09:01:00 PM

    'Wow!

    placing thought-bombs
    in the minefield of my notebook.

    Brilliant - no other word for the above but brilliant!

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  32. AnonymousThu Nov 15, 11:56:00 PM

    This is a very sensual poem. :-)

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  33. Carrie Van HornFri Nov 16, 03:31:00 PM

    Love in war terms.....love it!:-)

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