Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Light Verse

Ham

A timeless cloud 
embraced me
and on the other side
reality was softened by
morphine's laughing eye
surprise didn't strike me
I did gradually ingest
that that ham 
that hung before me
was my femur
very smashed.



circa 2006

Posted 2017/02/05

Submitted to Michelle Faulkner's 
What Your Poem Needs Now Is Love, Sweet Love Poetry Contest

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Kim Rodrigues February 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM Ooh, yikes!

Indiana Shaw December 21, 2019 at 4:13 AM As a contender of survival Mo you are up there with the best, but hey, so was the ham . . . ; ) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 21, 2019 at 9:12 AM Giggles, that leg is still kicking. I can still see the ham~ it was such a strange thing ;), oh the funny brain. Hugs! xomo

Jeff Connelly December 12, 2019 at 7:38 PM I'm not sure how to word this Maureen. I know this poem is about your accident, but it comes across in a theatrical way as if a dark comedy, but I'm not laughing. Ingesting the idea that that flesh is yours makes me grimace a bit, but now I'm not on sister morphine. I guess the best way to say it is that this poem has that doped up dream quality. I'm in awe. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 12, 2019 at 8:56 PM Awesome, thank you Jeff! I can still see it. And, life is a dark comedy, well family anyway ;), xomo

Line Gauthier October 10, 2018 at 8:11 AM A fun poem, Maureen. Congrats. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 10, 2018 at 8:57 AM Thank you Line, a true story! ;) xomo

Michelle Faulkner October 9, 2018 at 2:52 PM This is kinda dark but so compelling I couldn't look away, thanks for submitting it! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 9, 2018 at 9:36 PM Thank you Michelle! It is a personal favourite ;) xomo

Pat Adams October 9, 2017 at 10:26 PM Well put for I'm sure a horrible thing to go through. I've never broken any bones by some miracle but I've read that breaking that one is by far the most painful! IF that happened for real I hope you came out ok. If it's fiction. Well, never mind!......;0)........xxPat Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 10, 2017 at 11:05 AM Giggle I wouldn't know, I broke so much at once however I'm inclined to say the back bones may be contenders for top spot. I can recite the list for fun if like :) xomo!