a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Crystal And Mushrooms...

Crystals and fungi
Lay on a log
First they were silent
Then came dialog

Shrooms spoke first
Offering a prophetic scene
Crystal counter-offered
With a clarifying dream

Neither vision was truthful
Both of them lied
Each could deliver a trip
But it could be the last ride

For Poetry Jam:  Poetic Visions 

28 comments:

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Ah snap- I love it!

Brian Miller said...

hahaha...um, yeah...i know nothing of what you speak of...ok, it was a long time ago....ahem.

Peggy said...

Love the idea of a mushroom-crystal dialog on a log!! Love the creativity in this!!

Lynne said...

I bthought this was creatively good!

TexWisGirl said...

too funny. :)

Anonymous said...

Ha1 Would ne an interesting conversation.

Anonymous said...

Although I can't spell. Should be Ha! and be not ne. Oopsy : )

Sandy Livesay said...

Yet another great poem.

Talk about final trips :-)

Sherry Blue Sky said...

This is so clever! Smiles....

alan1704 said...

Made me smile and has a lot of hidden truth. Well done.

Buttons Thoughts said...

Oh Gail I love this you are such a great poet. Hug B

LilliStJohn said...

Neat poem Gail with dialogue between shrooms n crystal. Smiled while reading.

MadSnapper said...

and I will just say what Terri said

Ah snap- I love it!

Laurie Kolp said...

Oh, yes... hallucinations indeed!

aspiritofsimplicity said...

you make one wonder what the conversation would be like if you could sit on that log with them.

Sumana Roy said...


a good one :)

OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirts said...

Hot damn....you sure are good at this. Oma Linda

Sandee said...

This is excellent. You do this so very well.

Have a terrific day. ☺

Pat said...

Far out, man!

Maude Lynn said...

This is so clever!

Susan Kane said...

Both told lies! I'll never trust a 'room again.

Mary said...

Very, very clever! But very, very true! Loved the poem. Loved the rhyme!

Anonymous said...

Amusing and clever use of the photo!

Susan Anderson said...

Well done. You must keep getting better at this.

=)

Anonymous said...

This is very creative, Gail!

Aditi said...

Wow this one is so witty!! Who would have thought of such a conversation :)

LindaG said...

Never saw a crystal like that before. Great photo and great poem, Gail. :-)

Josie Two Shoes said...

Very clever word play here, loved it! The photo, as always, was awesome too. You have a gift for serving as the camera's eye!

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