Monday, November 20, 2017

So Dense


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So Dense

“If Tao is like a river, it is certainly good to know
where the rocks are.”--Ming-Dao Deng.

Geologists ain’t afraid
of no rocks,
because
they love
the hard stuff.

Slim women rock
their tight jeans,
but how do they
get them on?

Blues men gave
musical birth
to both
jazz and rock.

Yeah,
rocks in your head.
but not yet
dead.



Glenn Buttkus

Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub Q44  
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20 comments:

  1. brudbergNovember 20, 2017 at 11:50 AM

    Plenty of good aspects of rock... Hard stuff to love.

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  2. AmayaNovember 20, 2017 at 12:17 PM

    You covered the gamut: sedimentary, igneous, and METAMORPHIC.

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  3. tonispencerNovember 20, 2017 at 12:35 PM

    They inch them up one inch at a time, lying on their backs or standing up and jumping up and down in them, lifing themselves up inches at a time...you covered all the different kind of rocks Glenn! Good to see you back.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 20, 2017 at 12:55 PM

    rock on

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  5. Frank HubenyNovember 20, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    I liked the last stanza. I don't know how they get in those jeans either.

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  6. Alison HNovember 20, 2017 at 1:15 PM

    Toni is correct it is a labour.....hahaa...I think you covered this one well.

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  7. sarahNovember 20, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    Couldn't help smiling at those hard core geologists. Lots of fun.

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  8. VictoriaNovember 20, 2017 at 1:47 PM

    Love it. We recently lost a hard-core geologist friend. Loved visiting them because of the glorious collection of rocks they have.

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  9. GraceNovember 20, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    Those pants are stretchy, spandex kind, so its easily slipped on, ha ~

    Rock on Glenn ~

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  10. Frank J. TassoneNovember 20, 2017 at 4:12 PM

    Love the variation! Keep rocking!

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  11. MishNovember 20, 2017 at 4:23 PM

    You gave us much to rock out on here! Love the variety of density.
    Oh man, I wish I had painted those rocks...

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  12. Pat RNovember 20, 2017 at 5:51 PM

    Love the variety..

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  13. Arcadia MariaNovember 20, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    I really like this take on the prompt. Well done.

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  14. Sabio LantzNovember 20, 2017 at 6:44 PM

    Playful poem like the pretty painted rocks. (BTW, it is a pain using your verification thing -- is there simpler methods)

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  15. Vivian ZemsNovember 21, 2017 at 3:26 AM

    A happy ode to rocks- made me smile :)

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  16. AnonymousNovember 21, 2017 at 3:48 AM

    Nice moves Glenn...multiple rock references and questions to ponder. Dig it ;)

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  17. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comNovember 21, 2017 at 4:50 AM

    Love the different references by stanza! My hubby, geologist by trading/education, got a kick out of the first stanza! 😊

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  18. lynn__November 21, 2017 at 7:51 AM

    Gotta say...you rocked the prompt! Like the painted rocks photo too.

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  19. TruedessaNovember 21, 2017 at 7:38 PM

    Lying on the bed, to button and zip them up and then all is good as they stretch quickly haha..

    and I do like Blues and Rock...

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  20. Kim M. RussellNovember 26, 2017 at 4:27 AM

    I'm sorry for arriving late to the party, but I do love the image of the painted rocks and I adore your poem, Glenn, especially the opening lines which remind me of the theme from Ghostbusters and 'they love / the hard stuff'. You've squeezed many permutations of the prompt word into your quadrille and I bet you have more rocks up your sleeve!

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