we order Cognac
I ignore how you ignore
her texts

13 Responses

  1. Eileen Says:

    cool — how "ignore" used twice in a tinywords poem works so well.

  2. janicedsoderling Says:

    Good one.

  3. Magyar Says:

    The keys are 'I' and 'you'. Your double negative… reaches to a positive; the first sip.

  4. Magyar Says:

    text clouds
    letters begin to fall
    alpharain
    _m

  5. Janice Campbell Says:

    Ten words
    the story of infidelity

  6. Maria Says:

    Yes, sometimes just a few words are needed to tell universal truths.

  7. Martin Says:

    So subtle so sexy so smooth.

  8. Maria Says:

    Thank you all for your kind comments.

  9. Alan Summers Says:

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    Ah, what we do around alcohol. :-)
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    sunday lunch
    the chatter of children
    among hard drinkers

    Alan Summers
    Haiku Harvest  vol. 4 no. 1 (2003)
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  10. seaviewwarrenpoint Says:

    Ooh – a lot of backstory here. If he can be unfaithful once, he'll find easier the next time!

    marion

  11. Maria Says:

    the "her" is not necessarily the wife ;)

  12. seaviewwarrenpoint Says:

    The plot thickens! :) :) :)

  13. hammerandtongs Says:

    and we are left conjuring who the 'we' are who order cognac together, and one studiously ignoring the action of the other.

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