Change Box

wooden box

shoe sized box

tannin oiled, golden hued 

hand rubbed box its

sharp edges worn smooth

time and events 

oils and pheromones preside over the

opening

honeycombed interlacings

all in nothing left

dripping

wet

tannin oiled, golden hewed

chiseled

never opened 

it seems all those changes

flux identity in a

wooden box.

9/02/2017

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Author's Note

Reviews

[Moonie]

I could have pictured it quite well, even without the image ;)) .... Interesting how you describe and pay more attention to the box, never giving any details about the contents. Proves how even mundane objects can serve as artistic fodder! Nicely penned!

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...very astute of you my Moon friend! this was a projsect from a class i took that asked us to pick an object and use it to say what we wanted to say ...no matter the theme ... and i left it empty for a reason ... as well as unopened ...two hidden but important things in this one ..love having you back ... its spring time here in the Ozark Mountains ;)
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[John Alexander McFadyen]

An interesting piece using the theme of the Cremation Ashes Casket as a metaphor for life and its phases. The box indeed has character, charm and beauty. Nicely described.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much for taking time John .. cremation ashes!! how interesting to think of it so ... at my mom's funeral i took a few moments to be with my four children in the basement where it just happened to have urns displayed .. i took the opportunity to ask my kids what they thought if i wanted to be cremated ... as we mulled that around a bit i started looking at different urns .. and pointed to one that was a mountain with different woodland animals on it .. it came with as many smaller urns of the same genre so i said see...most of me could be in this big one and if you guys wanted some to take home we could get these smaller ones ..they all looked at me kind of wierd and after a moment of silence my older son piped up and said ... "Well.... I get a leg Dad!" ;) he always has been the wise a*s in the bunch.
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[John Alexander McFadyen]

Love you lads sense of humour. I was dating a lass a few years ago, she was a tad eccentric and her dad was still in the funeral parlour as she and her mother could not agree what to do with the ashes. I knew Sharon wanted them at home so I said to her to bring him home even though that gives me the willies (I was living with her). So we commissioned a special pot from a well known potter and when I tried to spoon him in discovered it was too small; so we asked the potter to make a larger pot and transferred him into that. Then I spent many an hour seeking his counsel as to the sanity of said daughter lol!

[Einstein Noodle]

yes..humor is good ... you must have summond up reverence and courage to undertake (hee hee) such a task .. sounds like the potter must be a pretty good person too ... my neighbor was selling all of his possessions except his bicycle, cart and back pack with essentials ..he was going on a tour across the country by bicycle .. he was selling his jeep, his rifle, his camo gear, socks, shoes and yes... his mom and dad's cremation urns .. i didn't quite know what to say...they were kind of cool,,cheap ..maybe i should pick one up for later i thought ;}

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Warp-speed life time line first- and all encapsulated in a precious wooden box of memories. " oils and pheromones"- presiding over birth and death.Great form, flow- fast and slow cadence. Identity enclosed in a wooden (funereal?) box...profound and pondering write. Kudos!

[Einstein Noodle]

yes..it sure seems like warp speed to me Annette ..at 68 so much has slipped right on by ... but its all there just the same ;) thank you for reading and reviewing always an important part of our cafe :)
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[emmajoy]

First line longer than long.. zooming through life, through events, through love and.. and.. and.. then the ultimate.. good night all.

What a ride though - as is said. Your box, like your words, holds meanings we each have to identify.. hand-worn, heart-touched, protective, revealing.. and more.. and more.. if you've had a wisely unwise life! But if left unopened, never used. what then.. stagnant time.. static time.. i'm not sure of your intention but your words, the song.. Life in all its magicial whats and whys!

[Einstein Noodle]

hi emma! thanks for wading through the longer than long line ;)) really appreciate it and also your remarks ... you read with sensitivity and intuition .. love and health my friend ... love your questions of the "box" ;))
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[SleeplessVolcano]

such mysteries can be found in a wooden box, hey? A subtle hint, for me, of the famous one of Pandora.....though no one would really be able to say whether it was made of wood....:P

I like the line "Sharp edges worn smooth" which is exactly how wooden furniture is - the marks of time actually add authenticity and enhances value....

Beautifully written :)

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Volcano! love your take on things ... and always appreciate your time taken to read and review .. love and peace sir
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