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Fuchsia Blooms Suckle

fuchsia blooms suckle scenic whiffs on sultry wind in cloud-filled dreams still shaken with a poignant sting trapped in seaside's rustic pine

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Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 9/1/2016 12:08:00 PM

That was fun for me, to find out what your poem personified, thanks! Once I knew, a lot of your lines made sense. Very cool how you wrote that. Suddenly I am brought back to reading Encylopedia Brown, using the clues. Thanks for bringing attention to that write of yours, Tim. I hope I am right? Enjoyed it!

Tim Smith
Date: 9/1/2016 12:24:00 PM

Yes you are right...Love how you used those "Encyclopedia Brown" talents :)

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 9/1/2016 12:06:00 PM

and then I kept coming back to the 2nd stanza (scuff marks) then white jumped out then mudstained canvas. And then I knew. Soccer ball (then I recall you mentioend before about attending your kids' games or something?) I don't know much about soccer or any sports for that matter, so you got me looking up gallows, if in any way it could be connected to soccer. Ding ding ding! Heading gallows being a ball suspended on a rope! "locked away weekend"---pertains to lockers doesn't it? cont'd

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 9/1/2016 12:02:00 PM

First, your tanka, Tim. I think you managed to incorporate some subtle sensuality in this nature write of yours, nicely done! As for "The Last Bell Tolls" like I said, sneaky with the title-- but I enjoyed deducing what you meant. At first I thought kite because of the string (but nah, the 2nd stanza sort of didn't jive if it were) Then I thought, could it be about school? The flagpole and the 2nd stanza implied the chalk board (white chalk perhaps?) then I deviated - the sail on a boat? Nope