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Scarecrow

Blackened Crow circle
  frightened   hardly
     -plucking nightly
the fruits of her harvest

pitchforked hollow eyes watch
   behind the disguise 
   of a red worn bandana
        impaled 
   and left to molder

Copyright © Tim Smith | Year Posted 2016

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Sara Kendrick Date: 10/5/2016 4:31:00 PM In < ten lines you have created magic with this winner…Way to go poet friend..Congrats on you being in the winners’ list..Sara Login to Reply

Beautiful Scars Date: 10/3/2016 2:35:00 AM oh deep! Double congrats- POTW and congrats for this win also :) well deserved :)-luloo Login to Reply

Phillip Garcia Date: 10/2/2016 6:55:00 PM Damn, Tim - I hope it doesn't sound childish or irreverent to say that this was a cool poem - I mean it in a way the word doesn't quite capture but I'm very impressed with this. The formatting is a whole extra layer of flavor to enjoy - great all the way around Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 7/12/2016 11:23:00 PM Tim, Congratulations on your 101 in a ROW contest number 3 win, Luv SKAT Login to Reply

Kim Merryman Date: 7/11/2016 4:14:00 PM Visually vivid! Great work, Tim! Congrats on your win! Login to Reply

Bl Devnath Date: 7/9/2016 3:45:00 PM Congrats on your win with this beautiful visionary poem. A 7. Loved always, bl Login to Reply

Charlie Smith Date: 7/9/2016 8:41:00 AM Congratulations Tim, brilliant work... Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 7/9/2016 4:30:00 AM Tim,, Congratulations on your win. Stop by my blog "The Garden Spider" if you like. Nice to have you join my contest. Luv Linda Login to Reply

Lin Lane Date: 3/22/2016 3:40:00 PM A case when the scarecrow is scarier than the crows, and I'm NOT a big fan of crows, or scarecrows for that matter ;) Thanks for pointing this one out, Tim. Login to Reply

Danai Daisy Date: 1/28/2016 3:17:00 AM The eerie atmosphere surrounding this peace makes me see it for possibly more than it is. "Plucking nightly the fruits of her harvest" I could write a whole paper on this. Weldone! Login to Reply

Alexis Y. Date: 1/27/2016 11:06:00 AM Hi Tim, Congratulations on getting the poem of the week! Enjoy the honor- Alexis Login to Reply

Constance La France Date: 1/26/2016 8:49:00 AM Tim, a big congratulations on Poem of the Week with this wonderful write, enjoy the honor !! Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 1/25/2016 10:05:00 PM TIM, THANK YOU for blessing my comment with a reply. THAT WAS NICE OF YOU!!! PD** Login to Reply

Jan Allison Date: 1/25/2016 2:12:00 PM Very impressive imagery Tim such a turn about from your usual romantic style:-) congrats on POTW:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply

Carol Eastman Date: 1/25/2016 10:59:00 AM WOW... Must be taking a break from romance-a-Tim. Kinda scary... EWWWWW... Login to Reply

Aarushi Pandey Date: 1/25/2016 10:02:00 AM really this poem deserve every award :) loved it Tim :) :) and congrats :) Login to Reply

Charmaine Chircop Date: 1/25/2016 8:04:00 AM Congrats. on podw cuz its an original poem and it truely deserves the honour. Hooray. B-) Login to Reply

Ralph Sergi Date: 1/25/2016 7:27:00 AM Hi Tim: A very unique poem; I enjoyed it! Login to Reply

Marilyn Williams Date: 1/24/2016 3:21:00 PM This is different, and a surprise. Congrats on your POTW. Login to Reply

Kp Nunez Date: 1/22/2016 2:03:00 AM Maybe the story can be expanded when the farmer wakes up...He gets busy, scarecrow there or not, the black birds will not crow anymore. Excellent. Login to Reply

White Sage Date: 1/21/2016 7:10:00 PM only if scarecrows can walk....nice write Tim Login to Reply

Charmaine Chircop Date: 1/21/2016 8:53:00 AM This gives me an eerie feeling..and makes me wanna solve the mystery. Does the crow eat the fruit of her harvest at night cuz at night the crow fails to see the ugly scarecrow in the dark ? It doesnt mean the scarecrow is gone jist cuz he isnt seen . Did I get the msg or am I failing to see yr scarecrow tale ? : ).Love it when a poem makes me think. Guess you can even make a tanka out of that scarecrow and crow. Login to Reply Tim Smith Date: 1/21/2016 9:15:00 AM Thanks for your in-depth comment. Have a splendiferous day : )) Tim Smith Date: 1/21/2016 9:13:00 AM You got most of it. The scarecrow is left to rot because he isn't doing his job. Eventhough he csn see them but he is helpless. And the crow are being scandalous by picking the fruits at night hence they are blackened

Andrea Dietrich Date: 1/20/2016 9:02:00 PM oooh, that last stanza. Very good imagery there!!! Login to Reply Tim Smith Date: 1/21/2016 12:55:00 PM Thanks Andie

Dalia Shahein Date: 1/20/2016 2:55:00 PM Very brilliant and beautiful, well done my friend, hugs / / :) dalia Login to Reply Tim Smith Date: 1/21/2016 12:56:00 PM Thanks Dalia

Poet Destroyer A Date: 1/20/2016 12:12:00 PM they give me the creeps regardless I know they are not human lol I just need to lay off the horror movies, enjoyed this nevertheless :) -*Luv Linda* Login to Reply Tim Smith Date: 1/21/2016 12:59:00 PM I'm a wimp on horror movies...2 bottles of wine and say "baby I'll hold you" so you don't get scared. Eventhough I'm the scared one.

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