Tic Tac Toe?

A hankerin’
an unscratched itch 
which one doesn’t wish to scratch for one
a need for heat and warmth
a turnstile dreamer ushers night to morn.

A what the hell
why not devil may care
for who else does?
The siren calls Ulysses to her gate.

Flower scents surmount
the desert dryness of aging heroines.
Lotharios play grinding tic tac and toes
searching for the golden fleece.

And neither Heaven nor Hell 
concerns themselves
with such mundane matters.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Shango Avatar
February 9, 2010 at 10:08 AM
The noble poet rises to join her voice with the discourse of the ages ... love the mythography lifting the local like a Hercules to view.
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January 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM
Deborah, This one made me think. And I think that Heaven and Hell do care. That's why they play tug-o-war with our spirits so often. Question: Could this poem be be an Epyllion form poem? It's a poem with a little mythology entwined. What do you think? Love to you. Dane Ann
Cheeseman Avatar
January 24, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Winners and losers we are but no one cares nice write Daniel
Devonshire Avatar
January 23, 2010 at 3:46 PM
We are all players in this game, Deborah. And you certainly bring your message home well in the last verse! Love, Carolyn
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January 23, 2010 at 2:05 PM
'this reminds me of something, from a play, a movie? Can't put my finger on it. YOu sure employ clever images, Deborah. I love that last little stanza. Luv, Andrea
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