Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Poet Imagism

Luck Is a Girl's Best Friend

In the stark semi-private
Shared by rotating hip replacements
Her bed was along the far wall
Boasting a south facing window
With a view of a fallowed field
And the phases of the moon whose light
Set the specks of windshield
Embedded in the helmet
On her bedside table
To sparkle like diamonds




9/12/2019

Life Poetry Contest
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Cliff Letts September 17, 2019 at 11:44 PM Now there's a moment to ponder. Nice one. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 18, 2019 at 6:46 AM Thank you Cliff. xomo :)

Brenda Chiri September 17, 2019 at 12:29 PM Loved it Mo!;) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 18, 2019 at 6:44 AM Thank you Brenda <3

Caren Krutsinger September 17, 2019 at 7:35 AM I am dancing through this poem with utter delight, and Trixie is kicking her feet and playing a tambourine for you, Maureen. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 17, 2019 at 10:53 AM Thank you Lovely! My first go at imagism :))) Hugs n' Love xomo

Indiana Shaw September 16, 2019 at 6:10 PM Unlucky to be lucky, I love your brain, can I eat it . . . ; ) Indiana Shaw September 17, 2019 at 6:25 PM Ooh mush . . . ; ) Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 17, 2019 at 10:50 AM Probly tastes like bruised banana x

Silent One September 15, 2019 at 2:48 PM Erm.. I'm sure I commented on this poem. How strange. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 16, 2019 at 7:39 AM Sipping strange brew perhaps? ;) You're here now! Get your hug. Hugs! xomo

Anna Hopper September 15, 2019 at 9:09 AM This is so incredible! I wish I could say I was clever enough to know exactly what you are describing, but I have an idea. Truly enjoyed! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 15, 2019 at 9:47 AM I've read your poetry. You are very clever. One of my favourites here. xomo

Gershon Wolf September 14, 2019 at 10:08 PM You've turned the proverbial lemons into the proverbial lemonade, my friend. Nicely done! Cheers, Gershon Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 14, 2019 at 10:17 PM Thank you Wolf Man! Have you written Imagism? This my first, I must say I enjoyed the brain workout. Didn't work my brain into a tizzy as tis prone to do ;), Hugs!

Rhona Mcferran September 13, 2019 at 9:42 PM This one hit me all of a sudden... when I realized it was YOUR helmet with the diamond-like sparkles... Whoa! Luck really is a "girl's best friend"!! Great write! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM I was overwhelmedly lucky to survive. Though in fact what happened was a coworker asked if that was glass in my helmet when I was back to work eight months later. Replaced the helmet promptly ;), Hugs and thank you! xomo

Jeff Connelly September 13, 2019 at 6:06 PM Maureen, I feel a car crash that has put that women there in hospital bed. The line that hit me most, but then I'm reading myself into your poem, was "set the specks". I know this is only me conjuring my own feeling; but my eyesight is very poor, and at night even the moon's glare blinds me. Wreck me Maureen. But this poem feels strong. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 14, 2019 at 8:19 AM Thank you my friend. I feel for you, I too have light sensitivities, literally hurts, otherwise I actually have excellent vision (lol?) xomo

Rico Leffanta September 13, 2019 at 4:17 PM Lying in an hospital bed provokes everyone in to seeking the light. Well scribed, Maureen! Aloha! Rico Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 14, 2019 at 8:16 AM Well said my friend. Thank you! xomo

Pashang Salehi September 13, 2019 at 3:48 PM How lonely and painful... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 14, 2019 at 8:15 AM It was, save the drugs and the visitors ;), xomo

Bobby May September 13, 2019 at 11:34 AM Your words flow like magic creating images I can only imagine, wonderfully written my friend!! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 13, 2019 at 12:16 PM Thank you Bobby! My first foray into this form ;), xomo!

Vijay Pandit September 13, 2019 at 7:45 AM You painted the scene well Maureen..I see the images in your words. Images of emotions...fallowed field...and specks of windshield. All the best. Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 13, 2019 at 7:56 AM Thank you Vijay! This my first attempt at Imagism :))) from your words I glean a measure of success, yay! Again, thank you! xomo

Chris Green September 13, 2019 at 7:22 AM I love how you did this. I could see this scene clearly in my mind. I think this is fantastic my friend. Best wishes in the contest Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 13, 2019 at 7:28 AM Thank you Chris! My first crack at Imagism. :))) xomo!