Sunday, July 14, 2013

Heat

i think
the heat makes us
crazy or maybe i
just want it to be heat not hate
not fear.

heidi
written: 7/14/13 for dVerse Poetics

Claudia invites us to write about heat and mirages this week on Poetics. I am a little too sad today to write something mirthful,  just something that I wish were a mirage.
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  1. Brian MillerJuly 14, 2013 at 6:44 AM

    ooo wicked little short...yes, give us something to blame other than our own failings...

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    1. HeidiJuly 14, 2013 at 6:52 AM

      thanks brian! i get my feelings hurt when humanity doesn't live up to my expectations.

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  2. brudbergJuly 14, 2013 at 7:29 AM

    to much hate indeed. A great little piece...

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  3. Kathy ReedJuly 14, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    Perfect and I agree; especially when i think of the summer 50 years ago

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  4. ClaudiaJuly 14, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    oh hey...hope the sadness disappears quickly... and yes..better crazy because of the heat than because of other things...

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  5. aka_andreaJuly 14, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    Lots of things make us all crazy and you really nailed that in these few lines. and to your comment, who doesn't get hurt when others don't meet their expectations?? hope the heat helps you leave that hurt in drops of sweat on the floor...

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    1. HeidiJuly 14, 2013 at 1:56 PM

      thanks andrea. i like the idea of sweating out the disappointment. my problem is that i forget that humanity is fallible. glad you stopped by for a visit.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 14, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    yep, let's blame it on the heat. sometimes it's just too hard to face things - there is a time and place for everything, and it doesn't always have to be now. so, for now, let's blame it on the heat.
    tightly penned, so much between the lines... a great write.
    ~Miriam

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    1. HeidiJuly 14, 2013 at 2:01 PM

      thank you miriam! sometimes it does help to deflect before you meet something head on.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Blame it on the heat, yeah and Be-Bop away the guilt! Fun read.

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    1. HeidiJuly 14, 2013 at 2:07 PM

      welcome to the lasagna! it's always nice to have a different perspective.

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  8. grapelingJuly 14, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    a true and sad little gem, Heidi ~ M

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    1. HeidiJuly 14, 2013 at 2:13 PM

      Thanks M.! i have a soft spot for a cinquain.

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  9. LaTonya BaldwinJuly 14, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    Feeling the same way, Heidi.

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  10. Madeleine Begun KaneJuly 14, 2013 at 11:31 PM

    I like your perspective. Well done!

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  11. BoneJuly 15, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    You're back! OK, so as I look, it appears you've been back for a couple of weeks now. So I guess I should say, "I'm back!" :)

    I think one of the toughest things to do, for me anyway, is to say a lot in a few words, which you've done here.

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    1. HeidiJuly 16, 2013 at 7:08 AM

      Hi Bone! Welcome back! It's like facebook here. I think part of the reason that i like cinquains is because of my own very short attention span. I had to learn to say what I wanted to say before I became distracted by some other thought.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 15, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    Fantastic Heidi I love this short and extremely powerful and thought-provoking =)

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    1. HeidiJuly 16, 2013 at 7:12 AM

      Thanks mlm! I am going to participate in you prompt, I just haven't decided if I am going to write something or post a reworking I did a while ago of the Robber Bridegroom.

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  13. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJuly 16, 2013 at 3:21 AM

    Oh, that's powerful! Not a word too many, not a word too few.

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  14. LeoviJuly 16, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Nice poem, I like the heat!

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  15. Buddah MoskowitzJuly 16, 2013 at 10:58 AM

    Bril, just bril.

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  16. Susie ClevengerJuly 18, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    So much in such few words...I too wish/hope it was/is the heat making us crazy.

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