Sunday, November 27, 2011

Magpie Tales #93: Useless


Little red couch
Discarded
Left at curbside
Rejected by AmVets
Too shabby
Too dirty

Little red couch
Dropped at the dump
Homely and unwanted
Useless

Little red couch
Missing cushions
A loveseat
Haven for same sex lovers
Homeless vagrants in need of rest
Stained by Jack Daniels,
Bacardi 151

Little red couch
Under the overpass
Hidden from view


This poem was inspired by Tess Kincaid's Magpie Tales. Photo courtesy of Christine Donnier-Valentin. Your feedback is appreciated.
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25 comments:

  1. bermudaonionNovember 27, 2011 at 5:24:00 PM PST

    I love it! That little read couch could be on the front porch of a house in a college town.

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  2. Tess KincaidNovember 27, 2011 at 5:48:00 PM PST

    We donated a perfectly fine sofa (it was good enough for us) and it was rejected by AmVets...go figure...

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  3. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaNovember 27, 2011 at 5:59:00 PM PST

    Love that little poem. I always feel so sad when I occasionally see a piece of furniture tossed on the side on some country road. Not for the sofa, but for the environment.

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  4. ChristineNovember 27, 2011 at 8:12:00 PM PST

    we've stopped at the back curb of homes that are discarding furniture they feel is useless, now they sit lovingly in our home, terrific Magpie

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  5. AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 8:54:00 PM PST

    Loved it! So sad and poignant!

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  6. @parridhlanternNovember 27, 2011 at 9:26:00 PM PST

    Poignant.

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  7. BerowneNovember 28, 2011 at 5:57:00 AM PST

    A very nice mood piece...

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  8. Felicity Grace TerryNovember 28, 2011 at 6:41:00 AM PST

    Never did I ever think I'd find myself feeling sorry for a discorded sofa, such is the power of words. Thanks for such a moving piece Suko.

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  9. ZibileeNovember 28, 2011 at 9:18:00 AM PST

    Oh, I am so sad for the little red couch :( What a great and evocative poem today, Suko. Thanks!

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  10. @parridhlanternNovember 28, 2011 at 12:13:00 PM PST

    Little red couch

    maybe once was a ship
    carving waves to a new world.

    or a bright shiny car, that
    one day someone would sing about.

    a large fortress, it's buttresses
    a shield from dalecks, cybermen
    and other monsters.

    Maybe a trysting tree,love
    moulded into its very frame
    hands held by demure sweethearts

    forgotten now. Battles won or lost,
    monsters & cybermen retired to
    some corner of the dark, closed now.

    A fortress, worn down by love &
    time, then discarded.

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  11. JinksyNovember 28, 2011 at 12:35:00 PM PST

    It does look somewhat forlorn, tucked away out of sight, on the wrond side of the dividing line...

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  12. JinksyNovember 28, 2011 at 12:35:00 PM PST

    Oops - make that wrong side - I'm a rubbish typist!

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  13. Brian MillerNovember 28, 2011 at 12:56:00 PM PST

    you defined for that sofa a life...each stain earned...smiles...

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  14. AnnieNovember 28, 2011 at 1:00:00 PM PST

    Beautiful and sad shot and poem ! Thanks, Suko.

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  15. Other MaryNovember 28, 2011 at 1:15:00 PM PST

    A lovely way to express the 'one man's trash...' idea.

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  16. bookwormNovember 28, 2011 at 1:55:00 PM PST

    I like this sad little poem Suko. Nicely done.

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  17. kaykualaNovember 28, 2011 at 3:13:00 PM PST

    Nice poem, Suko. Sadly furniture are throwaways eventually!

    Hank

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  18. SukoNovember 28, 2011 at 5:22:00 PM PST

    Parrish, you're a natural!

    Thank you all for the supportive comments.

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  19. dsNovember 28, 2011 at 10:13:00 PM PST

    Yippee, a Suko Magpie! Poor little red couch--I feel for it, which is proof of how well you tell its story. Thank you.

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  20. TrellissimoNovember 28, 2011 at 11:13:00 PM PST

    So much sadness in your little red couch.

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  21. Olive TreeNovember 29, 2011 at 1:45:00 AM PST

    Thank you for visiting my red couch piece. You are absolutely right, this image of red couch can sure evoke so many emotions (and ideas) from its viewers. We seem to be expressing a similar voice. I enjoyed reading this, and others that I have seen so far.

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  22. indiwriterNovember 29, 2011 at 7:50:00 AM PST

    And the little red couch is still around! :)

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  23. Carrie Van HornNovember 29, 2011 at 10:46:00 AM PST

    Lovely writing.....:-)

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  24. hyperCRYPTICalDecember 1, 2011 at 2:48:00 PM PST

    Lovely writing indeed!

    Anna :o)

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  25. AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 11:27:00 AM PST

    i particularly like:

    Rejected by AmVets


    Stained by Jack Daniels,

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