Set the table for two
Hope for the presents of you
Plate’s color is blue
Set the table for one
Now that the funeral’s done
Company is none
Set the table aside
She no longer abides
Taken with the tide
Table now cast away
Looks like tear drop soup today
At any place cafe
© 2011 Michael Yost
Love what you did here, Michael–so sad that “tear drop soup.”
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very smart one…
well done.
come on in and share…
🙂
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Michael, this really moved me. The passage of time, the implication of the table setting, and the sad cafe… lovely and so sad. Amy
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I imagined an older Japanese couple and the struggle for the survivors in the aftermath.
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tear drop soup,
how sad.
lovely delivery, A++
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Glad you liked it Ji!
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Very poignant.
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My little piece for Japan and their problems.
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this has emotions running through it like the ebb and flow of a river…powerful,swift and all consuming. Beautiful
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Thanks David. I appreciate the comments.
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powerful and bittersweet as well … thank you for visiting and leaving a “crumb” to yours … 🙂 becca
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I got it… didn’t for a sec.. smiles..
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Well done.
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Always happy for you to drop by!
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This is great.
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Thanks for saying Ina!
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Touching. Tear drop soup is the order of the day instead of shark’s fin.
I am in awe how your mind worked on this. Love it 🙂
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Chicken soup for physical issues, but the closet food I found was turkey to help with melancholy.. Just didn’t sound right.. smiles..
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this is beautiful booguloo.. how you use the table to convey the story.. i like this! here’s my potluck http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/paper-scribbles/
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Thanks fiver! Glad to see you stopped by.
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a lovely rhyme to this deep poem.. I liked it, and the story behind the poem too, which I read in one of your replies.. admirable!
Here’s My Potluck
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Thanks, I enjoyed yours as well.
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Left me with a sweet sadness. Beautiful, thanks! hugs, pat
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Thanks Pat. Hugs back at you!
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oooo ! gr8! written wonderfully … I could feel that feeling…
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Thanks so much.
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This is so powerful just the simple act of setting a table a different number of places is heartbreaking
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Gratitude accepted and given.
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Incredible form and the story was fantastically sad – I enjoyed the piece immensely
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Thanks Anthony. It was a sad time for a lot of us.
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so poignant and sad.
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Posted before, but added the tsunami, because of original confusion.
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Very nice writing, Michael. I’ll share some teardrop soup with y’all.
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Thanks for support!
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ENjoyed this poem simple but profound elegance!
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Thanks. Appreciate the comment and the visit!
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Nice one, Michael. I could have seen the picture without the picture. Well done!
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You went back a bit to read. Appreciate the effort and the comment!
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