The Real Deal

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Micro-Poetry~A Poem As
(posted by Kerry)

Can words convey
that taste
of cold salt
on your lips
fresh
from the ocean?

Can words be as lovely
as the rush and tingle
of falling in love?

Can you pen a Monet?

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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22 Responses to The Real Deal

  1. kanzensakura says:
    August 16, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    Can you pen a Monet? that is quite a question Sara. It is certainly making me think.

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  2. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    August 17, 2018 at 12:28 am

    Beautiful, Sara. I loved it.

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  3. Pat: willow88switches says:
    August 17, 2018 at 1:51 am

    Like Toni, I too really like the last line. Wow, that was unexpected and adds a really fascinating touch – leaves me thinking on the impressionistic works, their beauty for the sensuous, of light, colour, form, and how in some way, they touch you without you being able to quite understand exactly how …. so to “pen” a Monet – well, that would be pretty incredible … this is a really cool little poem Sara 🙂

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  4. mhmp77 says:
    August 17, 2018 at 4:26 am

    kaykuala

    That is a tall order, Sara! The challenge will face a lack of participation. Not many can delve into an artist’s mind!

    Hank

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    August 17, 2018 at 4:42 am

    It was already lovely, and opening up some good almost-rhetorical questions … and then that last line made me laugh with simultaneous surprise and agreement.

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  6. sanaarizvi says:
    August 17, 2018 at 6:57 am

    Exquisite write, Sara! ❤

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  7. Kerry says:
    August 17, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    The images go straight to the sensory perceptions.. cold salt.. that is very good indeed.

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  8. Susie Clevenger (@wingsobutterfly) says:
    August 17, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Beautiful… I think you have painted with beautiful ink.

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  9. MrsBednar says:
    August 17, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    awesome last line!

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  10. SatyaPriya says:
    August 19, 2018 at 11:58 pm

    That last line! It says it all. Monet painted the simple, as you do here, both of you in masterful strokes and dabs.

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  11. priscillaking says:
    August 21, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    Well, I remembered a whiff of the ocean while reading it…

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