Monday, March 28, 2011

Amusing




A"muse"ing
Amusing?
Crowds clamour at your gate

Protected
Reflected
Enigmatic portrait

Beguiling
This smiling
For centuries we debate

Compelling
Not telling?
A secret worth the wait.





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23 comments:

anthonynorth said...

And the secret is as important - if not more so - than the smile. Great words.

Anonymous said...

Nice poem. Ah, what is her secret?!

Kathe W. said...

it's all about that secret smile! Nicely written!

Jinksy said...

One secret that will never be unveild...

Helen said...

Love your gentle rhyme/word scheme ...

Tumblewords: said...

And still we seek the secret. Nice work!!

Anonymous said...

We'll never know the reason for the smile, but you frame the mystery beautifully. Vb

Donna B. said...

Very well done. Great magpie!

Anonymous said...

Good to read and even better to listen to.

Tess Kincaid said...

This is so charming! It's that quirky smile that makes us believe she holds a secret!

RJ Clarken said...

I'm still trying to guess the secret! You wrote a marvelous poem with this prompt!

Laurie Kolp said...

Love this! Oh that secret... if only we knew.

~laurie

annell4 said...

Delightful! So well done!

cosmos cami said...

I love the scheme you created here, the echoing rhyming and the message. I really enjoyed this.

Louise said...

That's the thing, the secret, what's behind the smile, we are so drawn to things we don't fully understand. Nice take on prompt.

Reflections said...

The secret invites an answer untold.... Nicely done.

Martin said...

Nice. But I wonder how much the secret has been enhanced by our appetite for mystery?

Doctor FTSE said...

A very tight poem.

Carrie Van Horn said...

...the secret does make it such a wonder indeed!
:-)

Steve Isaak said...

Exemplary, perfect.

Lucy Westenra said...

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Sue J said...

You've captured it. I like the rhythm of this one.

Trellissimo said...

She keeps her thoughts to herself. Well done>

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