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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Thursday, February 23, 2012

so much depends

so much depends
upon

a pink lined dip
stick

drizzled with morning
urine

atop the white
sink.


submitted for Poetry Jam, "So Much Depends Upon... "

13 comments:

Mary B. Mansfield said...

Now that's the kind of thing the rest of your life can depend on! Nicely penned,

Bryan White said...

An homage to the Williams Carlos Williams poem, I take it. Nicely done.

Brian Miller said...

oh snap...yes it does...

Ray Sharp said...

Yes! Brilliant! Pregnancy test!

Mary said...

Ah yes, indeed it DOES!! Smile

Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene) said...

Tell this to our Republican friends. :)

Mimi Foxmorton said...

I hope everyone catches the tribute at the bottom........

You're brilliant!
;)

Peggy said...

Most definitely! Excellent. I really like this poem. Thanks for posting at PJ.

The Bug said...

I love it! What a unique response to the prompt :)

Carrie Van Horn said...

This is awesome!....:-)

Helen said...

What a visual! Love this ...

Mystic_Mom said...

All I can say is, wow! Crisp, clear and yet life changes in that moment forever!

Anonymous said...

omg - so true! and I love that you took WCW's form for your own. Very, very well done!