Sunday 10 October 2010

that hammer

If I had a hammer, I would smash it
on your pumpkin patch, think it is your head
all blood and gore, a pulp, beauty to behold.

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a nail, essential in the centre of that wall
for your photo to be displayed for all
If I had a hammer, I would hit hard

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AppleHouse Poetry Workshop: 10/10/10: 3 lines, 10 syllables each
Saturday Centus: If I had a hammer

28 comments:

  1. I'd stay away if you had a hammer! Very expressive.

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  2. Your hammer is your words - very powerful..Jae

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  3. Very strong words for a very powerful object! Good work!

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  4. If I had a hammer, I would smash it on your pumpkin patch ... this made me laugh despite the blood and gore! great SC :o)

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  5. Quite the powerful statement with this offering. I feel the frustration and anger and I feel for the pumpkin, oh the hammer wrath! Great writing!

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  6. you seem to have some pent up hostility. hope you resolve the issue before you find my pumkin patch

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  7. Hard stuff. Hardrock, somehow. Related to Gospel ;-)

    Best wishes
    Ralf

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  8. Wow!! Better the pumpkin that the real deal...I like your style...Peace and blessings

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  9. YIKES! I was a bit scared! Well done though

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  10. We'd make a fierce team with our hammers! I'm sticking with you.
    Great piece.
    xoRobyn

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  11. Interesting use of the prompt

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  12. Interesting poetic style. I like it.

    As for smashing things, I think you've got that one covered pretty well too!

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  13. My goodness, the first part is kind of violent. I like the second part though. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  14. Sounds like your not too happy with someone, ha. Very powerful and interesting.

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  15. Nice poem(s).

    It is clear by your SC-post that this prompt is also very useable in poetry. Works well, even if it is a bit violent. (Somebody seems to need some 'anger-management' here!)

    Thank you so much for your kind words on my SC-post. With all this encouragement I may try to write a short story. It can't hurt to give it a try.

    Nice to meet you. I am now a follower of your blog.

    Best wishes,
    Anna
    For the benefit of other readers:
    Anna's SC Week 23

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  16. Hold it, let me have my say, then you can do as you like with the hammer :) !
    I liked it.
    Now, crash.....

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  17. Very well done, I could feel the rage. Nice twist on the prompt. Kat

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  18. Methinks it's a very good thing you don't have a hammer!

    ;)

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  19. You should do somethink about your temper really!

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  20. Another groovy idea for 10-10-10...nicely done :)

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  21. Well who rattled your cage then? I even noticed some very carefully chosen words in the preceding comments to avoid offending you further.

    Whatever the unseen motivation for such a powerful piece, it still captured the pent up feelings of your narrator so well.

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  22. I confess that today, I really like that first one, and I probably shouldn't think too much, or it would give me ideas. Excellent writing!

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  23. Oh so powerful is your hammer.

    Nicely written.

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  24. Love it! I've been known to break a dish or two but smashing a pumpkin sounds like a lot more fun!

    Powerfully and evocatively written.

    Thanks for linking up.

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  25. smash away, my dear! i used to buy breakables from the dollar store to smash with a hammer. i was grieving my husband's death and working through the anger stage. it helped!

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