Tuesday 1 October 2013

At night in the Map Room

We moved in this house with only 3 rooms: 
Map Room,
Mirror in the Sky 
& Elephants are Everywhere-

This how our constellations construct - 

We start our morning in
Mirror in the Sky 
where everything falls 
into our bodies like magnets:
autumn leaves, goose feathers & apple seeds      

Then by afternoon, we scamper  
to Elephants are Everywhere-
Here, you fix broken appliances   
and watch world war II documentaries
while I search for 
Elephants in crossword puzzles
& worn books & labels of bottled jams-   

And at night, we sink into  
Map Room, where you would unfurl
our mast & scatter compass points across the table-  
under a single flame,  
your pirate's eyes search for latitudes:     
east for spices, west for oil        
north for mountain peaks        
finally south, for my diamonds-    

& i would sigh for every X mark you find - 





Posted for:  Imaginary Garden for Real Toads - For Margaret's challenge - To write about Place & D'verse Poets Pub - OpenLinkNight - Thanks to Karin (Manicddaily) for inspiring me to write about Elephants, smiles ~ 

48 comments:

  1. oh wow grace - this is a very cool write ... love all the images..the sureal atmosphere you create... and now...where did you say is the way to the diamonds..? smiles

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  2. Ah that sounds just like a place to live in.. and spending your days like this.. Like a day of thoughts and adventures. Great write... (and fun)

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  3. What an imaginative write, Grace. I love the three rooms and their purposes. I think I would like to spend more time in the "Mirror in the Sky" surrounded by autumn leaves and goose feathers!

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  4. Grace, this was a wonderful poem. I loved the imagery and the ending was superb. >KB

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  5. Grace,
    What wonderful imagination and suppleness of language you demonstrate, week after week. Very fine writing.
    Steve

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  6. Oh my gosh - I love this - from beginning to end, it captivated me. Wonderful! K

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  7. Wonderfully imaginative. Love this!

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  8. this is far & away one of your best, Grace; just damn stunning, leaving us in/on a surreal landscape within, or a part of, some domicile, some magic lair where poetry is spoken and the fantastic is the mundane, where a bobby pin becomes a stanchion, where doves fly through rooms & the fluttering of their wings is overshadowing by the trumpeting of pachyderms.

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  9. intriguing piece...i like how you set it up and then break each one down for us...the scattering in the map room was a cool part for me...also like hte whole constructing constellations section grace...its got authority to it...

    happy tuesday

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  10. Wonderful thought - I want to live in a house like that! Especially when elephants are my favourite animals... and a very steamy ending in the Map Room.

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  11. Love this, that last stanza is outstanding. Sigh indeed!

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  12. Wonderful imagination, a very cool write Grace. I love it. :)

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  13. I sense a spicy metaphor. ;) Well done.

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  14. Oh, I like this, Grace, especially the image of "autumn leaves, goose feathers & apple seeds" "falling into our bodies."

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  15. and from such we make a life...
    beautiful imagery here

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  16. So imaginative and magical, Grace.

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  17. oh, if elephants would only be everywhere....

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  18. Amazing Heaven, as usual I'm incredibly impressed, oozes sensuality.

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  19. Love. Love. Love. (Did I mention that I love this?) Oh sensual and wonderful and complete. Perfection.

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  20. Maybe i would have love to have a visit too..... *smiles

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  21. Truly wonderful write! Your ingenuity seems limitless!

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  22. Mirror in the Sky
    where everything falls
    into our bodies like magnets:
    autumn leaves, goose feathers & apple seeds


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    Wonderful! and such a perfectionist on your words of poetic vision.

    :)

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  23. Loved, loved this Grace--so very wonderful and creative

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  24. A creative write and that picture is amazing..

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  25. I agree this is may be one of your best. A beautiful read Grace with a suggestive close. Wonderfully done.

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  26. Really--this is about as good as it gets. The images are unusual and very effective. Excellent work!

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  27. I love all the magic in this... Really beautiful. I want to live in a house like that!

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  28. Very adventure-esque at your sea, enjoyed it much

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  29. This otherworldly feel doesn't seem as foreign as it maybe should, but I think that is because you so adept at describing it all.

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  30. An incredible write-- I love all the shapes and textures in this, it is really inspiring. I agree with Nico, as good as it gets! ~peace, Jason

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  31. Hey Grace! Elephants, crossword puzzles, worn books and JAM all qualify as my favorite things--how did you know???? These is such an interesting idea for a poem, which you execute with great fancy and wit and that little bit of heat that you apply so well. This is Karin of Manicddaily--I will probably use an old google account as I am typing from iPad. Thanks. K.

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  32. LOVE! So much. Wonderful words Heaven. xx

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  33. What wonderful imagination you have. Very cool and sensual write. :-)

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  34. So diamonds can be a man's best friend too? Ha. Liked this and the art both. Always so creative

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  35. Beautifully imagined - a new perspective that contains so much truth.

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  36. I admit, I had to read this one twice. Very well done. As always, thank you!

    Have a beautiful week, my friend!

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  37. I love the idea of landscaping one's thoughts!
    So sensual and well crafted!

    I love your poem and the art!
    Wonderful Grace

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  38. Sensual, moving and so creative, one of my favorites.

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  39. Imaginative, fun, sensual. Enjoyed reading this.

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  40. super use of imagery! this feels surreal and loyal to love at once. intriguing write, Grace.

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  41. Always such a pleasure to read, this was so creative and inventive and fun.

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  42. ... think most of my time would be spent in the map room... :) Quite the dreamy place! Thanks for participating in such a unique way.

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  43. I suppose 3 rooms is enough for any 'couple'...Bedroom..Kitchen...and something to do room...

    'We' started out with five rooms..and ended up with 3 rooms of life...and 2 rooms of stuff instead of children....

    That's for taking me to that analogy2...or 3 if you will...

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  44. An interesting read Grace and amazed how you diversify in your work. Agreed with all the other comments a few gosh damn *sigh* moments in there. x

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