Somewhat Uninspired

Rocks
Finger from howanxious

They’re rocks, just rocks,
No matter how I look at them,
Not stalks, but blocks
Of aggregated grainy phlegm.
They’re chewed and spewed
By earth as it expectorates,
Amused when viewed
As angry-looking paperweights.

More Inspired Interpretations
Melanie Blackwell: Rock
mindlovemisery: Finger Bones and Fairytales
timzauto: Fingers

Link to prompt: Right2Write Prompt 4: Finger

21 thoughts on “Somewhat Uninspired

  1. scottishmomus's avatar

    I thought the middle one looked like an elephant, trussed up, with his trunk in the air. And I won’t tell you what I thought the one on the right looked like.
    aggregated grainy phlegm expectorated
    Very graphic imagery. I am not closing my eyes to imagine this one!
    Fab vocab.x

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Wow, I can actually see that…an elephant raising its front legs, standing on its back legs, with trunk in the air. You wouldn’t want to look for shapes in clouds with me…everything looks like a cloud…or dessert.

  2. anmol's avatar

    ‘Angry looking paper weights’- that is a good one. What an enjoyable read!
    Thanks for participating. 🙂

    1. Cubby's avatar

      My initial thoughts really were “They’re rocks, just rocks”, but then I thought, I think I can work with that. Thanks for such an interesting prompt! 🙂

  3. Joshua Long's avatar

    That image plus your title made me chuckle out loud.

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Hehe glad you found it amusing. 🙂

  4. davidconfidential's avatar
    davidconfidential August 5, 2013 — 12:17 am

    I thought it was fossilised pooh at first. I guess phlegm is better though…

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Hahaha now that’s something I would never have thought of. It could’ve gone in a completely different direction. 🙂

  5. Wordifull Melanie's avatar

    🙂 Cubby i disagree with your title… “Of aggregated grainy phlegm.
    They’re chewed and spewed
    By earth as it expectorates” is quite inspired wording!

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Somewhat uninspired can also be interpreted as somewhat inspired. 🙂

  6. Georgia's avatar

    Rather remind me of your experience of potato face fertility goddesses…but as you rightly say they’re Earth’s expectorates, that is if they’re from volcanos, otherwise I wouldn’t be sure…they may be sky droppings.

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Yikes, if they are sky droppings, we should all wear helmets when we go outside. It could be a great insurance business…when the sky drops, the money will plop. The slogan may need some work.

      1. Georgia's avatar

        Hmmm…yes, I’d say a little work on the slogan is indicated. Of course we have sky droppings all the time, but they’re usually all burnt up before hitting the Earth…or so the scientists tell us.

  7. pilbra's avatar

    Some interesting comments made me smile. I liked them all. The poetry is certainly original and made me think.,

    1. Cubby's avatar

      Frankly, I think the comments are more interesting than the post itself. 🙂

      1. pilbra's avatar

        Hahahahaha I like your answer

  8. kwicksand's avatar

    That middle one looks like it is giving the finger and say f….ooooffff….but hey that is just me!

    1. Cubby's avatar

      It would be a good mascot for Fukitol.

      1. kwicksand's avatar

        Indeed!

  9. justhappeneduponthis's avatar
    justhappeneduponthis August 7, 2013 — 8:48 pm

    Take the things we view and give them a twist. We are surrounded by miracles, once the poet brushes of the sand and flotsam. Good piece.

    1. Cubby's avatar

      You wax poetic even in your comments. Glad you liked it. 🙂

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