Spinning
By Beeme
Tue, 16 Aug 2011
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What have you seen today?
Your mother wipes the same dishes
turns them over between her hands.
The indents on the china
creased like her palms.
Sometimes she can't let go.
You offer to help,
stain dish cloths and buy
her some new.
Fresh and white she admires
them like a work of art.
The fresh start of her body
moves across the kitchen.
Her hair swirls in circles
beside the dishwasher.
Spinning dirty water-
filtering to find something beautiful.
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Some wonderful descriptions
Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Some wonderful descriptions here Beeme, especially:-
The fresh start of her body
moves across the kitchen.
Her hair swirls in circles
beside the dishwasher.
Spinning dirty water
hoping to find something beautiful.
Great read.
Jenny.
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Dish cloths? I like this
Permalink Submitted by simonbarget on
Dish cloths?
I like this except the last line which is a little clumsy.
S
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Really nice Beeme- like
Really nice Beeme- like especially
"The indents on the china
creased like her palms."
very good metaphor
;)Pia
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A really beautiful piece,
Permalink Submitted by MistakenMagic on
A really beautiful piece, Beeme. This had a certain starkness and honesty to it, it almost has to be whispered. Very well done!
Magic xxx
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