White pickets pose
Tapered in alternate angles
Once stately, now weathered
Rain soaked
Naturally white washed
Time and sun chip away
Leaving peelable flakes
For someone’s obsession
Or therapy
A precarious division
Unstable, still standing
Warped, still grounded
Surrounded by the green
Of unruly blades, wind-bent
Identical meadow grasses
On either side
Today at dVerse Poets Pub, Victoria has asked us to write a poem using imagism. This highly descriptive style originated in the early 1900’s and focuses intensely on a single image. Metaphors are usually not included although an underlying meaning may be interpreted.
mishunderstood 
You did so well with this. That’s exactly how those dilapidated and sagging fences appear. I like that the grass on both sides are wind-bent too…excellent, really enjoyed!
Thank you!
Nice click..!!!
So perfect. I liked the peeling aspects of the poem. I almost wrote to a photo I took of a white picket fence, too–but it didn’t have the character this one has.
Thank you. I was hoping I would find a purpose for this photo.
I really enjoyed the prompt! 🙂
A gorgeous slice of poem, Misky. There’s a “peeling” nature to the second stanza, which is just wonderful.
Thanks so much~
~Mish~
This is a really great image of a that fence, really love how it calls for a possible therapy – isn’t a that his it often is?
Thanks Bjorn. That part seemed to come out of nowhere, but I am sure that for some it is very therapeutic.
I happen to love fences and gates….so much meaning in a dilapidated state, once new, needing repair and TLC.
You fenced your way through quite beautifully 😉
Thanks, Sanaa. 🙂
“Time and sun chip away
Leaving peelable flakes
For someone’s obsession
Or therapy”
You had me here! Love this idea and this description. Could have ended here for me. The rest was “icing on the cake!”
Enjoyed this very much.
Thank you, lillian. You made me question whether I should have ended there as well. Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
I do like this! So true – so often all is the same on both sides of the fence! And one wonders why the division in the first place.
Thanks, Mary. 🙂
love how you weave the words….
Thank you. I appreciate your comment. 🙂
I like the juxtaposition of fence and grass.
Thank you! 🙂
Outstanding Mish! Love the peelable part.
Thank you, Candy. 🙂
Great word picture (and photo as well). I like
“A precarious division
Unstable, still standing”,.
Those words could apply to so many situations, from personal to international!
Yes, I agree! Thank you.
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White pickets pose Tapered in alternate angles Once stately, now weathered The imagery of the once stately, now weathered is so beautiful. To me it’s like an old statesman, who has weathered the storms of life. People come by and are fascinated to pick his brain (paint chips), for wisdom.