Best Automat Poems

an automat whose orbs of light
reflect and touch the void of night

a refuge from the twenties’ roar
trapped in her thoughts without a door

a table, cup and gloveless hand
alone together in her land

a bowl of fruit that sits behind:
the 'still life' and her state of mind....

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Inspired by the painting Automat by Edward Hopper in 1927.
The painting shows a lone woman sat at automated restaurant table.

Viewing the painting will make sense of the poem. I should also add that I was inspired to write this poem by viewing Gary Radice's poem...

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sipping cold coffee
staring into emptiness
counting tiny grounds

Copyright © 2009 By Caryl S. Muzzey...

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Evading sleep...dress,
Walk in the dark cold night, street lamps 
Out of the darkness
Welcoming open doors of the automat
Stop and sip the hot bitter, sweet nectar
Reflecting my soul in your panes
While the city sleeps...
Because...I can.

For the contest by Brian Strand...

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Sadness has come to steal

The moment that time has to reveal;

Until life becomes gradually futile

With depression that creates a nil.

Words have made one to feel

The love that has long been sealed,

But the risk has brought an ill

Response that almost killed…

Oh, heart that made love to...

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Autumn at an Automat
     
Austere aloofness.
Assessment approbation.
Allays apathy.

Inspired by Brian Strand’s Imagine Contest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automat_(painting)

Poetic Form: Ekphrasis (Art Inspired) Haiku with Alliteration....

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Inspired by the painting Automat by Edward Hopper in 1927.

The painting shows a lone woman sat at automated restaurant table.

Viewing the painting will enhance the poem.

Centre stage yet unseen, star still observable when no longer there

Air stands still
Urban anonymity heightened
Toils of the day weigh heavy
Obfuscation...

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Do I exist without shadow
Am I anything without light
He talks of my decadent glow 
Should I step out into the night

Frozen with knowledge and foresight 
No trust in words he does bestow
No doubt of love he does incite
Do I exist without shadow 

I risk everything...

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A lonely lady at the automat
The hiding lights obscuring
Outside and inner thoughts...

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Air stands still
Urban anonymity heightened
Toils of the day weigh heavy
Obfuscation of scene with light and shade
Mechanical servery de-personalises 
Attempts to leave stalled by self only 
Thoughts drift but don't settle...

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Centre stage yet unseen, star still observable when no longer there....

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The in-between time
Soul searcher sits solemnly
Soft focus, lost time...

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