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May 26, 2009 |
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Ode to Broken Hearts
FOUND by CJ
in Library Book
Is there a remedy for the brokenhearted? If not, then precautions seem to be in order...take note: Measure the depth of the fall by the anxiety level of the 'fallee.'
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
The Tin Man..he didn't even have a heart.
p.s. this could have been a sort-of poem if the writer had reworded the first part: "Replacement hearts out of stainless steal, that won't rust, chip, crack or peel."
(But oz never did give nothing to the tin man
That he didn't, didn't already have)
Stainless steel heart? Sign me up!
And some others, fools for love,
find they are fated to set off the metal detector at the airport.
I'll take an artichoke heart any day.
I agree that this could be a poem but in fragments like the writer was figuring out what to say. Or this could be the list of things that an illustrator (student or pro) wants to put in a piece. I find lists like this in my college a lot and have made some myself.
The writer would like this previous Find:
http://www.foundmagazine.com/find/732
"Take away our hearts o' stone, and give us hearts o' flesh!" (from Juno and the Paycock)
I wonder how Juno would have felt about stainless steel--and how did an Irish peasant woman end up with the name Juno?
@Sammy Davis Junior Jr - that would be much better. As it is, he's tried to rhyme "crack" and "splat". I heard part of a lyric from the Disney "Hunchback of Notredame" which ran "We've all gaped at an Adonis
But you're shaped like a croissant is..."
Not a lot of call for croissants in poetry. Or splats.
From a really, itty, bitty, teeny division of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
No parachute for me, and no "splat." I simply fall into a blackberry bush and pick the stickers out of my ass.
uaranteed not to rust, dust, must, mold, scratch, cake or mildew. Fully bonded so as not to chip, graze, peel, or fla
Anna's heart had just been broken, and she realized heartbreak was very marketable. If only they made hearts that never broke, so you wouldn't have to worry. If only there were parachutes to protect you from falling in love.
I'll take "Literary devices for preventing a broken heart" for a $1000 Alex...
It's haiku:
"Replacement hearts made
out of stainless steel (That won't
rust, chip, peel or crack)
"Some people use par-
achutes when they 'fall' in love...
others just go 'splat.'"
"It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old."
-Neil Young
Others use those big, giant stunt air bags. Or a pit filled with foam blocks. Still others settle for simple gym mats, or packing peanuts. Myself, Bungee-cords.
thanks, CJ, for submitting.
must remember to pack my parachute on my next excursion. . .
"The Replacement Hearts" would be a good band name.
I'm going to see Neil Young live in one months time! I cannot wait.
This is sad, But I disagree. You don't always use a parachute or go "splat". I jumped out of a plane and was swept off my feet. :)
The heart I have now doesn't rust, chip, peel, or crack. And ss is cold. Who wants a cold heart, huh? Mine's all warm and pumpy, I like it.