A Poem For Today - The Still Life of Appliances
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KEN DICKINSON
Jul 1, 2026, 1:04:09 PM (9 days ago) Jul 1
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The Still Life of Appliances
They know hours of frustration
Cords, curled, tense, along the counter
Switches itching,
Filaments recalling heat,
Cusped blades aching
For the soft flesh of fruit.
But what eludes them
In their bursts of solitary purpose,
(Acts one might mistake for violence)
Is the recipe, the greater scheme,
The contentment of the bigger box
The refrigerator humming
With the secrets, the contentment
Of his cool interior.
Rebecca Elson
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They know hours of frustration
Cords, curled, tense, along the counter
Switches itching,
Filaments recalling heat,
Cusped blades aching
For the soft flesh of fruit.
But what eludes them
In their bursts of solitary purpose,
(Acts one might mistake for violence)
Is the recipe, the greater scheme,
The contentment of the bigger box
The refrigerator humming
With the secrets, the contentment
Of his cool interior.
Rebecca Elson
Sent from my iPhone
John Jai Conley
Jul 1, 2026, 1:29:12 PM (9 days ago) Jul 1
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No wonder I find the hum of my refrigerator so comforting.
Thanx R and K
Jai
Keep a little room for wonder.
Mary Oliver
Keep a little room for wonder.
Mary Oliver
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