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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The Tuesday Platform



We'll burn all of our poems
Add to God's debris
We'll pray to all of our saints
Icons of mystery
We'll tramp through the mire
When our souls feel dead
With laughter we'll inspire
Then back to life again 

-- Patti Smith, from “April Fool” 

On this and every Tuesday in the Imaginary Garden, the rules are simple: Share a poem with us, and visit others during the week. Everyone is welcome!
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14 comments:

  1. grapelingNovember 29, 2016 at 12:34 AM

    great inspiration, Marian - thanks ~

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  2. Rosemary Nissen-WadeNovember 29, 2016 at 1:16 AM

    Thank you, I love Patti Smith. (Didn't use her as inspiration; just glad to see her here.)

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  3. Kim M. RussellNovember 29, 2016 at 3:43 AM

    What a coincidence - I've been reading lots of Patti Smith recently - I'm into the last chapters of M Train, and was planning to do a 'cover' of one of her poems! It's not written yet but I've shared something else in the meantime. Have a wonderful week!

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  4. brudbergNovember 29, 2016 at 4:13 AM

    I will come around later to read..

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  5. TimoteoNovember 29, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    Greetings of the season to you, Toads. Stay warm!

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorNovember 29, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    I'm sharing a few 'memories' today.

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  7. Kerry O'ConnorNovember 29, 2016 at 8:05 AM

    @ Tim
    Easy to stay warm this week with temps reaching 38C.

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  8. Sanaa RizviNovember 29, 2016 at 8:56 AM

    Hey everyone,

    Hope you're having an amazing day so far 💝 sharing a haibun this week "Cloudburst" thank you Marian for the lovely opportunity 💝 xo


    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  9. Stacie EirichNovember 29, 2016 at 9:16 AM

    Hello Toads! I hope you're having a wonderful new week. I've linked up a Thanksgiving poem from last week. :-) Happy reading/writing!

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  10. MarianNovember 29, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    How fortuitous that I shared this photo of Patti wrapped in an American flag. I did not realize how timely this iconic image would be! Good thing she ain't burning it, as this morning we learned that our president-elect favors prison or stripping of citizenship for those who employ flag burning as their method of FREE SPEECH!
    (Sorry. Whew. ARGH.)

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  11. Gillena CoxNovember 29, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    Thanks for sharing the photo and words of inspiration, since its open mic, i just cashed in on the word "laughter" and did a grandma's haibun, Hope you in-joy it

    much love...

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  12. MargaretNovember 29, 2016 at 11:59 AM

    Late playing with my "Artistic Interpretations" so am posting it here as well.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 29, 2016 at 6:12 PM

    We should not criminalize burning the flag. Poets, on the other hand...

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  14. MarianNovember 30, 2016 at 5:06 AM

    *wink*

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