It’s in the Bag

~~ 1 ~~

an old demimonde
brown paper bag in her hand
munching stale bonbons

~~ 2 ~~

bag of oranges
spilling on the kitchen floor—
mouse runs for cover

~~ 3 ~~

rainy afternoon—
groping for her knitting bag
in the grey half-light

~~ 4 ~~

in the asylum
inmates picking through a bag
of cast-off clothing

~~ 5 ~~

in a marketplace
somewhere east of Africa
wisdom by the bag

~~ 6 ~~

for her transgression
a silken bag of demons
slicing up her heart

~~ 7 ~~

abomination—
a paper bag of dog shit
tossed on my front porch

~~ 8 ~~

for wannabe men
seventeen rites of passage
hidden in a bag

~~ 9 ~~

the old believer’s
unwavering allegiance
to God’s bag of tricks

~~ 10 ~~

everlasting shame—
nothing grand about the bag
that holds his jewels

~~ 11 ~~

candle in a bag
sending out a feeble light
on this holy eve

~~ 12 ~~

how she fears to be
reborn as a cricket’s leg
or an empty bag

~~ 13 ~~

(myself)

© 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher

More Poetry Pantry #214

More Sunday Scribblings 2: “Bag”

More The Sunday Whirl, Wordle 174

Posted on August 17, 2014, in 5-7-5, Sunday Scribblings 2, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl and tagged abomination, Africa, allegiance, asylum, bag, candle, demimonde, grand, gray, myself, oranges, reborn, rites, transgression. Bookmark the permalink. 27 Comments.

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annell4 | August 17, 2014 at 6:53 am

I like the way you used only the number and the word…just one words can be so full of meaning….perhaps that is why some whisper?

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- magicalmysticalteacher | August 17, 2014 at 7:00 am
  
  Except that I’m going back now to expand those single words with more words. Oh, dear! No more whispering! 😉
  
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humbird | August 17, 2014 at 7:34 am

This 12th just makes to read all over again somehow…are thoughts contagious? 🙂

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- magicalmysticalteacher | August 17, 2014 at 7:41 am
  
  Thoughts, I think, can be dangerous, which is why despots fear them.
  
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Leovi | August 17, 2014 at 8:10 am

I really like haikus dedicated to bag !!

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) | August 17, 2014 at 8:18 am

what a great series.. even the first one — pulled me in.. more gritty than your usual self.. I like that

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ZQ | August 17, 2014 at 8:25 am

You’re always amazing!

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Sumana Roy | August 17, 2014 at 8:35 am

bag speaks volumes here…

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alan1704 | August 17, 2014 at 9:16 am

munching stale bonbons – what a great line and great scriptural images, I like this and i love that line.

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Sasha A. Palmer | August 17, 2014 at 9:59 am

Always enjoy your haiku. That mouse running for cover is great, but my favorite is #13 🙂

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Gillena Cox | August 17, 2014 at 10:03 am

this bag thread is quite interesting, the multi purpose bag hold from wisdom to charity; have a good Sunday

much love…

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jae rose | August 17, 2014 at 10:29 am

A trickle of rotten bonbons and yet I loved everyone..especially the last…which is far from rotten

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Melissa B. | August 17, 2014 at 12:02 pm

And I know you’ve got more tricks up your sleeve! Love the 12-part haiku, with the self-centered ending. Hey, I’m hosting a Poetry Slam tomorrow. Love it if you stopped by!!

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Audrey Howitt | August 17, 2014 at 12:18 pm

Your images are amazing!

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Cathy | August 17, 2014 at 1:05 pm

I love what you did with the wordle words I pick out and you one the people I was looking forward to read. Excellent jog but I hope # 7 never happen to you.

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C.C. | August 17, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Very clever title for this twelve part haiku 🙂 And, the idea of ‘a silken bag of demons’ is so evocative….and if you think about it, how else do demons come but wrapped in pretty attractive things that make us want them and the wares they are selling?

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Belinda Broughton | August 17, 2014 at 5:17 pm

what an interesting series!

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Sherry Blue Sky | August 17, 2014 at 5:45 pm

I think your verses get better and better, if that is even possible. My fave this week is the old believer and God’s bag of tricks. I resonate. Hoping he has one more trick in His bag for sometime soon.

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oldegg | August 17, 2014 at 5:49 pm

Number 11 has a saucy “double entendre”, was that intended?

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- magicalmysticalteacher | August 17, 2014 at 7:09 pm
  
  Yes! 😉
  
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vivienne blake | August 18, 2014 at 1:07 am

A lovely linked set. Bravo

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Bastet | August 18, 2014 at 9:23 am

splendid .. loved this grea series!

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keiths ramblings | August 18, 2014 at 11:42 am

Just loved 12! Actually. I liked them all but 12 stood out for me!

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Belva Staples | August 18, 2014 at 5:41 pm

I’d like some of that wisdom by the bag, please. These are all so good that I can’t choose just one or two!

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Cheryl-Lynn | August 22, 2014 at 4:39 pm

I really enjoyed this series…each one got better and better…darker and darker.

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keiths ramblings | August 24, 2014 at 1:11 pm

The Sunday Whirl seems to have disappeared but thanks to its Facebook page I’ve found this weeks’ words. As a temporary measure I’ve put them up on my site along with a Mister Linky thingy-dingy should you wish to participate. It’s all at

http://www.keithsramblings.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/once-upon-happier-time.html

Spread the word brothers and sisters!

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purplepeninportland | August 24, 2014 at 3:04 pm

Love them all, but particularly was drawn to number 7.

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