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Post by David Nelson Bradsher on Jan 22, 2008 18:35:05 GMT -5
A Study in Rodin
She strolled with grace—a goddess in a fur—
holding a handbag and a champagne flute.
My Ego elbowed Id, said, “Look at her!”
so I proceeded, in my warm-up suit,
to turn my sneakers on the slick parquet
and sidle up to the Rodin display.
The Thinker brooded there, a studied pose
of Man’s reflective mood (without his clothes).
She stood, absorbed in art, admiring him,
his bundled muscles bronzed and set in state.
I touched my baseball cap, then tipped the brim,
flashed a grin, and asked, “Could this be fate?”
The sleek Parisian smirked and, with a scoff,
she shook her head, mouthed “Non”, and sashayed off.
I watched her, slumped to sit, and cocked my wrist,
and pondered the rejection, chin to fist.
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Post by Jonathan Morey Weiss-Namaste47 on Jan 22, 2008 18:57:07 GMT -5
Oldie but goodie
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Post by Tina (Firefly) on Jan 22, 2008 19:14:17 GMT -5
I remember this so well, David, because it is one of my top favorites of yours. Mainly because it is written to perfection in every way, but also because I am a big fan of Rodin and have seen a few of his masterpieces. Great piece!! Tina
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Post by David Nelson Bradsher on Jan 22, 2008 19:51:25 GMT -5
Thank you, Jon and Tina. I only reposted this one because I've done a revision to it, and I wanted to make sure it still worked. I'm pleased with this one, and it definitely counts as one of my favorites, too, Tina.
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storyweaver
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Post by storyweaver on Jan 22, 2008 20:49:37 GMT -5
I remember this one too, oldie but goodie for sure!
G.
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Post by Sherry Thrasher on Jan 23, 2008 12:24:16 GMT -5
I knew you changed it and yes it still works. I always enjoyed this one.
Sherry
PS: You should have worn your dazzle shorts!
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Post by johnnysaturn on Jan 23, 2008 16:41:03 GMT -5
Neat and very very funny. But you really need to do something about your chat-up lines.
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Post by David Nelson Bradsher on Jan 23, 2008 17:23:58 GMT -5
Thank you, Johnny, Gina and Sherry. Sherry, I had them on, but under my warm-ups. Johnny, perhaps I should have approached with verse in hand rather than rely on my oratory skills.  G, would this work on you? |
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Post by alfredo on Jan 24, 2008 0:21:38 GMT -5
Absolutely delightful...
Too many are too serious...
More please. ( I much prefer farce to overdoses of self absorption)
PS Have you been to the Rodin musem in Paris?
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Post by ramadevi on Jan 25, 2008 8:42:44 GMT -5
How did I miss this one before? Super-witty, David, and perfect on all levels... Thoroughly enjoyed this. was chuckling within from the time your ego elbowed ID, and chuckled aloud by the time your chin touched fist.
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Post by David Nelson Bradsher on Feb 2, 2008 23:35:39 GMT -5
Thank you, Alfredo and Rama.
Alfredo, unfortunately I haven't been lucky enough to see the original. This inspiration came from seeing, of all things, a door stopper fashioned after "The Thinker."
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Post by MichaelFirewalker on Feb 2, 2008 23:52:48 GMT -5
IT still works, revision or no.......but YOU, my bruddah-man, YOU is workin' muuuuch bettah!
michael
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Post by David Nelson Bradsher on Feb 4, 2008 9:23:31 GMT -5
Thank you, Michael.  |
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