Images & Reality

Julia Bodeeb

Virgin Mary hangs on the wall

A present from a family elder.

Jimi Hendrix wails on the stereo

and hot summer breezes blow.

Lives are being formed as

creativity trumps practicality.

Experimentation makes life fun

we have little yet are joyous.

There is no path to follow.

no one I know has made this journey.

Published by Julia Bodeeb

Winner, Pulitzer Center Global Issues contest (Washington, DC), semi-finalist: The Nation's poetry contest. Published in newspapers, magazines and many online websites. Sold jokes to a major comic. Over a...  View profile

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  • April Higney10/22/2009

    I really like this a lot, I think as Chelle said below, with the sense of beliefs and then rock and roll. =)

  • Branwen664/3/2008

    Fantastic!

  • Frank Mucci4/3/2008

    "Creativity trumps practicality." Great line.

  • Chelle4/2/2008

    the virgin mary & hendrix compliment each other well in this poem - great piece!

  • Sussy4/2/2008

    :>)

  • Charlie K4/2/2008

    Interesting piece.

  • robritt4/2/2008

    Interesting piece and you are so right. We all have our own trips to make and live to live. That is what makes life so interesting like your poem.

  • 3lilangels4/2/2008

    very nice!!!!!!!!!!!

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