Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Quaggy Contemplations

I just discovered a new word: Quaggy.  It means soft and watery (usually in regard to soil.)  It's kind of representative of the weather we're having here right now.

Anyway, Monday's Child posted a picture as prompt yesterday (okay - so I'm a little behind. No sweat.)  Magpie Tales posted a picture today.  Both poems which follow have to do with water, hence the 'quaggy' contemplations.

Illustration by Ethel Mars and Maud Hunt Squire, 1900s, from a Children's Garden of Verses

My Bed is a Boat

My bed is a boat
where dreams may float
on currents calm and gentle.
The splendid sea
waves right at me;
its fish are ornamental.
And birds in air
place in my hair
a garland of pretty shells.
I'm drifting away
‘though heartdeep*, I’ll stay
amidst the placid swells.

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Quaggy Contemplation

These water droplets
make me think of damp golf balls
or Swiss cheese. How strange.

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(Note: heartdeep, per Webster's 1913 Dictionary, means from the heart.)
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22 comments:

  1. earlybirdApril 5, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    love your 'quaggy contemplation' !

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  2. RJ ClarkenApril 5, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Thanks, earlybird! ☼

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  3. ChristineApril 5, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Yes I could see both those images, perhaps also sponge toffee, the stuff in a Crunchy bar.

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  4. RJ ClarkenApril 5, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    Isn't it weird what you see in a picture? Everyone has a different point of view. Thanks, Christine!

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  5. flaubertApril 5, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    "My bed is a boat" is divine, RJ.

    Pamela

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  6. RJ ClarkenApril 5, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Pamela - thanks! ♥

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  7. HelenApril 5, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    This is a very sweet Magpie! I also saw a golf ball, moonscape .. then water on chocolate!

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  8. UnknownApril 5, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Quaggy... gonna use that one soon!
    RJ, our writing has taken a little shift lately, which I am really enjoying. I adore that first poem today!

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  9. Laurie KolpApril 5, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Thanks for quaggy... I love it. I really enjoyed both pieces, but especially the first one.

    ~laurie

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  10. LisaApril 5, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    Lovely contemplation! I enjoyed it very much.

    LisA
    InspiredbyLisa

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  11. Kristen HaskellApril 5, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    I love my bed is a boat. I would love to see that turned into a children's book and illustrated. It is just wonderful.

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  12. DeborahApril 6, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    A wonderful verse ... and I love the image of damp golf balls! :o)

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  13. kelvin s.m.April 6, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    ...o yes... my bed is a boat where i sail on in the moon river to catch that almost unnoticeable dream... i like it.

    Good day.

    -->>Kelvin

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  14. Tess KincaidApril 6, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Yes, wet golf balls!

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  15. TrellissimoApril 6, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    I'd rather have raindrops than golf balls fall on me! LOL

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  16. Isabel DoyleApril 6, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    great fun - and I thought both golf ballls and cheese too!

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  17. LynApril 6, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Heartdeep..just splendid! I feel as if I'm floating through your poem..lovely...

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  18. hyperCRYPTICalApril 6, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    I like quaggy too!

    Anna :o]

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  19. Tumblewords:April 6, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    I like quaggy and love your words.

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  20. vivinfranceApril 7, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    Both poems are lovely. I'd like to read your boat-bed to my grandson.

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  21. Hyde Park Poetry PalaceApril 7, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    so fun and witty word flow.
    keep it up.

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  22. signed...bkmApril 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    "Where the fish are oranamental"...what great line...that is a wonderful place to float....thank you...bkm

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