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"What about mirages?"

Friday, February 11, 2011

Elliot Smith.

Acoustic guitar
trickles down.
Lackluster,
half whispered
vocals.
Something else
is hiding in the mesh,
between the lines
of an Elliot Smith
song.

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Three new poems tonight. This one is the best of the three I think, but I put so much emotion into each one that despite their choppiness, they had to be posted. Some things just cannot sit and go stale with dust in a notebook.

2 comments:

  1. Never operate machinery under the influence of Elliott Smith. The choppiness is nice.

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  2. "Lackluster" - great word. Capturing the song within the poem. Always a challenge. Good post JB.

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