What lives behind that ornate door
that's carved of snakes and vines?
I see them writhe and feel a shift
in its symbols and signs.
Ominous [Common Meter]
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Tag Archives: Door
Green Door [Free Verse]
What mysteries lie behind
That old green wooden door:
Carved elaborately
In bygone days?
On a street that features only sights
Both newer and more decrepit,
It stands out as a grand entrance
That begs something special
Beyond.
I’d hate to think it’s just
Old paint cans —
Half empty and congealed
Beyond usefulness.
I doubt it’s a brothel or speakeasy —
Too silent…
But a vault of lost masterpieces,
Inhabited by a hairy-legged spider,
Might not be too much to ask.
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Little Doors to Nowhere [Lyric Poem]
I love a little door to nowhere, with no apparent reason to be. Not under a sign or in the square, but in a privy wall or thick tree. Somewhere one would least expect a door. Somewhere that begs the question: "Where to?" A place for mean rogues, scamps and whores? A hideaway that offers no clue. It would probably just disappoint: to learn the sanctum's private intrigues. Not some tough, sleazy speakeasy joint, or bohemian savants' league. And so, I never, ever knock, but let the story form in my mind - a tale to titillate and shock, one that leaves no misanthrope behind.
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Dream Door [Triolet]
I dreamt the door looked out upon treetops and I could walk out on blue sky and cloud and see the world as would a tall cyclops. I dreamt the door looked out upon treetops, but in my dream I plunged into the copse. Sky walking proved more dream than was allowed. I dreamt the door looked out upon treetops, but could I walk out to blue sky and cloud?
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DAILY PHOTO: Gate and Doorway, Szentendre
Taken in Szentendre in the Winter of 2014.
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DAILY PHOTO: Nepali Doorway
Taken in May of 2018 in Kathmandu
FUN w/ FLAGS FACT: Nepal’s is the only non-quadrilateral national flag. A fact that is much less fun for the Foreign Ministry / State Department minions who have to find a way to fly it.
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DAILY PHOTO: Red Door in the Indo-Islamic Style
Taken on March 14, 2015 near Commercial Street in Bangalore
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DAILY PHOTO: Blue Door
Taken on June 21, 2014 at Russell Market in Bangalore.
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DAILY PHOTO: The Red Door
Taken March 29, 2014 at Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe.
Doors stir the curiosity. One wonders what’s on the other side–particularly when the door is as pimped out as this one. This isn’t even the main door. It’s a side door, hidden by vegetation and easily missed.
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