Daily Lives: Missed Opportunities, Part 1

Bone has moved 3WW to Wordpress! Today’s words are:

clumsy — fire — overlooked

I have a feeling the writers will come up with some interesting posts with those three words. Check them out here: 3WW

Missed Opportunities, Part 1

He was so clumsy about women
(and life in general)
he overlooked
fire dancing in her eyes
and saw only boredom
on her unsmiling face.

She was so focused on
baby’s drool
she had merely flicked
off her shoulder
as she rushed toward work,
she never felt the
fire in her own eyes.

MeeAugraphie
12/19/07

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11 Comments

  1. Rose Dewy Knickers
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

    Very interesting poem Marcia. True life perhaps?

    Rose

    xo

  2. paisley
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 2:53 pm | Permalink

    mee,, that was perfection… you captured it.. better then a snapshot ever could….

  3. TC
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 4:57 pm | Permalink

    I feel his pain… I’m clumsy about men so I understand well!

  4. pjd
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 6:06 pm | Permalink

    Ooh, very nice. There is so much of real life hidden in there, wrapped up in such an efficient and lyrical package. I love this.

  5. Linda Jacobs
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 6:19 pm | Permalink

    Oh, I have so been there! And yes, he missed the fire in my eyes, too! Great poem!

  6. Tumblewords
    Posted December 19, 2007 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

    Yup, this is good. I hope there is a part 2…

  7. black-eyed susan
    Posted December 20, 2007 at 4:24 pm | Permalink

    Whoa! It is easy to overlook the necessity of the fire.

  8. UL
    Posted December 20, 2007 at 5:40 pm | Permalink

    Oh this was really nice, Marcia….so many missed opportunities. But somehow I believe that if it was meant to be…fate would bring them together again. Thanks.

  9. gautami
    Posted December 20, 2007 at 11:08 pm | Permalink

    It has a depth of meaning..I look out for next part..

    amnesia

  10. LittleWing
    Posted December 21, 2007 at 4:16 pm | Permalink

    awesome post…wow, you have portrayed so clearly a small moment…very moving…

  11. a.tag.along.traveler
    Posted December 28, 2007 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

    hum…I like how you let us know just enough to get our imaginations running!! wonderful job!

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