Friday, September 21, 2012

Fences


                                                             Photo by Philippe Giabbanelli
Image: Lismore fences - fenced up graze lands
Source: Licensed through Wikimedia Commons (here)

Pent up emotions
Fenced in feelings
Forced on lovers

Curious incorrigibles
Fenced out hoodlums
Bent on mischief

Selfishly protective
Fenced up graze land
Fattening the beef

Menacing event
Fencing in whites
Duels of honor

Over the shoulders
Fences with suspicion
Trading on the sly

Written for Mary's Mixed Bag at Real Toads with prompt -fences-

24 comments:

  1. Wow, Hank, you captured so many aspects /meanings of 'fence' in this poem. I am in awe. If I had to choose a favorite stanza, it would be the last...as I had forgotten about that kind of fence!

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  2. MARY
    It's the next best thing to do to make up for the absence of the high flown sophistication of poetry writing.

    It's colloquial,nearly missed it too but managed to slip it in. Thanks!

    Hank

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  4. Love the variety offered in this one.

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  5. So many different reasons for fences in this one Hank.
    Great interpretation of them :)

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  6. The many variation of the fence
    To keep a dog in and the hoodlums out
    Who can be rather dence
    Is all I'd use it for at my boat

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  7. "Fence" in all its many meanings... good work, Hank.
    I hope you are well.
    K

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  8. Well done, Hank......so many kids of fences.

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  9. Heh, Hank, I LOVE your level of sophistication!! Suits me just fine....smiles.

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  10. This is really cool! I love that first stanza.

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  11. nice....you really explore just about every way to use a fence in this one....you def have the sophistication...

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  12. Excellent array of the negativities of fencing: the fattening cattle, the emotions we keep locked in, the need to keep hoodlums at bay. I liked your terse lines - they have a lot of impact.

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  13. Loved your dual (duel) use of the word "fence." Saw a documentary on Henry VIII the other night, about his huge jousting accident. Yikes!

    The boundaries are so great, between peoples, between "haves" and "have nots," I want to shout, "God, tear down these walls!" But it's up to us, right? Peace, Amy

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  14. This is great. It was a nice read and I liked all the uses of fence. Most of the time I don't stop to ponder the functionality of a word and you really brought out all the possibilities, so it gave me lots to think about.

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  15. Very nice use of the different fences we have in our world...!

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  16. Oh, I Love what you did here~
    Taking us on so many fields of thought~ Wonderful!
    Hank you knocked this one out of the park! :D

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  17. Loved the different uses of fence ... well done !!!

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  18. Hank , most enjoyable many issues written here,

    Yvonne.

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  19. You presented fences to us in every conceivable variation ... great!!! I hadn't thought of the 'fencing' angle. En Garde!

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  20. So many "fences" in this one...the first one is so painful...I enjoyed all of them.

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  21. this poem epitomizes the mixed bag... well done!

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  22. ...I'll never look at a fence the same way again! :)

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  23. Great interpretation of the multiple meanings of the word "Fence." Really enjoyed this.

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