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Ashes to Ashes

2004-10-29T21:03:56-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 118, Reviews: 1, Complete

you know you've stared at the screen too long when this appears...

Stones, Mixed Metaphors and Holy Days

2004-09-26T19:11:17-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 1, Complete

Brain fried. I was thinking on the cliche about glass houses and stones, and other mentions of stone, stones for Yom Kippur, and distortions in mirrors and life...

I'm a little Peon

2004-09-26T19:08:47-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Work
English, Rated: K
Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 32, Reviews: 1, Complete

a coworker was humming 'i'm a little peon, short and stout' i felt the need to finish it...

Quotes

2004-04-29T11:11:14-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 4, Complete

Connecting, playing with tying quotes together. Trying to get a bit of a point across. really.

Music Lessons

2004-04-29T11:10:14-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 72, Reviews: 2, Complete

Sort of Seuss meets hamlet in inspiration/bitterness. What do you want? I was at work!

when it rains, itshowers?

2004-04-18T20:30:26-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 64, Reviews: 6, Complete

uh. shower poem. late at night. gravity is my nemesis...

domesticated

2004-04-17T21:25:31-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 11, Reviews: 3, Complete

tonight was a bad night. i kept having to creep outside...

news

2004-03-29T19:59:16-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 16, Reviews: 3, Complete

the instinct to avert your eyes...

How we die

2004-03-16T19:33:33-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 84, Reviews: 3, Complete

two views. minimal morbidity, really! just a few thoughts. popped into my head while shelving self improvement returns. a bad time to get preoccupied!

spare change

2004-03-15T21:58:14-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Angst/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 42, Reviews: 2, Complete

gah. bloody formatting. sigh the nature of change. who controls it?

Alchemy of Corruption

2004-03-15T21:56:14-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 76, Reviews: 3, Complete

change of metals and the mind

two webs

2004-03-15T21:48:22-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 109, Reviews: 2, Complete

spliced poems on change, beauty and danger.

observations on a nylon flag

2004-03-15T21:46:52-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 53, Reviews: 3, Complete

i was stuck behind some grandpa with one of those flag on a sticks waving out his window. while he went 20 in a 50 no pass zone. so i composed this in my head to avoid road rage in a bad way. (he made me late for work...)

Vanilla is not Chocolate

2004-03-13T21:40:55-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
General
English, Rated: K
Angst/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 4, Complete

vanilla is not chocolate. that's what she said. this is where i went.

waterwords

2004-03-13T21:39:41-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Love
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 80, Reviews: 2, Complete

words popped into my head while i was driving. by the time i got where i was going they were almost gone. insanity. my only excuse for me writing something that could be seen as romance.

Barren Beauty

2004-02-25T14:06:27-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Nature
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 53, Reviews: 7, Complete

a look at truth and nature.

Radix Malorum

2004-02-21T21:48:00-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 161, Reviews: 5, Complete

An odd analogy that came to me reading other people's political poetry. I'm not advocating a violent revolution- I'm just starting to think we ought to go door to door telling people to look up from the TV and think for themselves! (Disclaimer- the Latin

Polish

2004-02-21T17:48:30-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Haiku
English, Rated: K
Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 8, Reviews: 2, Complete

A totally superficial attempt at haiku. Maybe there's something to those warning labels about toluene and formaldehyde?

Sunlight, Moonlight, and Wine

2004-02-20T19:53:23-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Adventure/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 2,699, Reviews: 1, Complete

One more try at reviving an old character. A thoughtful interlude with a snarky moment or two. An intro with more to come (eventually).

Highway Hypnosis

2004-02-20T19:49:29-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Religion
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 116, Reviews: 2, Complete

My train of thought driving home from work. (After a few rousing debates on belief and religion...) Take it as you will.

Venice

2004-02-20T19:47:54-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 129, Reviews: 1, Complete

Three POV of Venice, memories from HS.

colors

2004-02-20T19:45:36-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 20, Reviews: 3, Complete

17 word look at the world

Library Card

2004-02-17T22:13:29-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 87, Reviews: 1, Complete

Wandering in my mind. The stacks are too high. Sometimes I get lost. (another high school poem)

Semiprecious Stones

2004-02-17T22:12:11-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
School
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 58, Reviews: 2, Complete

disclaimer- I am soooo not one for astrology. But since my birthstone is pretty I might as well claim it ;) Yep, a genuine angst poem written while freaking out about going away to school. -Totally different from new freaking out poetry ;) - Noting a few

Furry Mammals

2004-02-17T21:44:00-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Nature
English, Rated: K
Humor/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 97, Reviews: 1, Complete

Sex lives of shrewmice...complete with hairpulling (all because I had to use muscet in a poem. shrug)

Gladiator II

2004-02-17T21:42:08-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Humor
English, Rated: K+
Humor/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 172, Reviews: 1, Complete

A man in armour. An angry woman... This has nothing to do with the movie... had to use obsidional in a poem.

Limestone Eyes

2004-02-17T21:41:01-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 45, Reviews: 2, Complete

a short myth poem-it's what, 30 words? just read it!

Wild Hair Day

2004-02-17T21:35:42-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Humor/Supernatural
Chapters: 1, Words: 79, Reviews: 4, Complete

Something written for a myth poetry project in CW class. Oh the conversatiosn hair could have...

What I DON'T Want to do When I Grow Up

2004-02-17T21:15:20-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Work
English, Rated: K+
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 145, Reviews: 2, Complete

What goes through my head when I talk to my boss. I don't know what I want to do with my life. Only what I don't. Reviews welcome. Please. Answers to the meaning of life and job suggestions are as well!

song

2004-02-01T21:45:57-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 86, Reviews: 3, Complete

playing with the scarboruogh fair school of romance-asking for the impossible ;)

ice queen

2004-01-01T16:52:34-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 54, Reviews: 4, Complete

a sort of companion to 48 flavors. it's like 30 words, just read it. (and help me with figuring out the bloody stupid annoying formating issues...)

Acanthus

2003-11-15T22:56:21-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 422, Reviews: 4, Complete

A thorny mulligan's stew of very short poems. Rants, observations, midnight musings. A moment's reading at most. Please R&R!

Untitled at 1 am

2003-11-15T22:23:27-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Work
English, Rated: K+
Angst/Tragedy
Chapters: 1, Words: 162, Reviews: 3, Complete

a rough reaction to work, news, and a difference in degrees. (trying to be insightful)

Museum of Rejected Art

2003-08-12T17:54:56-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 249, Reviews: 1, Complete

Art for the sake of art. A slightly tongue in cheek monologue, a museum I'd like to makes someday. Not quite perfect works, but worthwhile... What gives 'art' it's value? What *should* give art it's value. Something that needs to be thought about in the

Tossed Colors an apologia

2003-08-12T09:44:31-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 163, Reviews: 5, Complete

A brief poem written in class after listeing to waaaaay too many pretentious people. Art is for enjoyment and beauty, and to each his/her own. That said, please R&R! :)

T, tourists, and Tshirts

2003-08-10T17:17:58-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 206, Reviews: 0, Complete

They warn against aerosol chemicals and enclosed spaces, but I had nowhere else to go... Musing on life, art, tourists, and patriotism in the city known for salty tea parties, loony mass transit and riots.

48 flavors

2003-07-26T19:32:46-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 63, Reviews: 4, Complete

A brief look at a slightly, but not too odd, topic. Results of talks with a few of my friends. What's really so wrong with having a different view or different tastes. When being 'normal' makes you look strange... (please can anybody help me with the damn

Unraveled

2003-06-17T12:55:58-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Mythology
English, Rated: T
Supernatural/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 627, Reviews: 5, Complete

(Egyptian mythology) How can order be destroyed? A bloodied goddess lies in the sand. A look at the end of the world.

Takeover

2003-06-12T20:28:01-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Action
English, Rated: T
Adventure/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 11,097, Reviews: 0, Complete

Eh, what the hell. REALLY early story I found in the bowels of my hard drive. Think Indiana Jane. Only insecure, neurotic, and without the cool hat. It was awful fun to write. R&R, let me know if it's worth trying to continue!

riddles

2003-06-12T20:24:05-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Life
English, Rated: K
Mystery
Chapters: 1, Words: 84, Reviews: 4, Complete

We were supposed to come up with riddles for class. It was a great thing to work on during other classes! Here are two of mine. Poetry, of course ;)

An Unfortunate Incident

2003-06-10T20:18:41-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Biography
English, Rated: K
Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,034, Reviews: 6, Complete

I am clumsy. I admit this. And people always tell me that I need to learn to laugh at myself. This was an attempt (written in high school) to keep my sense of humour about a painful and rather stupid mistake. On of the few times I think I might have succe

Post Mortem Florists

2003-06-10T18:58:13-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Horror
English, Rated: K+
Horror/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 772, Reviews: 4, Complete

A *really* old story I found on the PC dating from highschool. Why someone with a rampant (and particularly odd) imagination should not walk past a deserted shop everyday for four years. Really short, rather fun, have a look! And please review :)

A Dragon in the Living Room

2003-05-10T22:34:40-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
English, Rated: K+
Humor/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,465, Reviews: 4, Complete

What will two girls do to escape the dragon in their living room? I have issues. I know this. A short story that was begun as therapy when living with a particularly rude monster. Though that one had a (vaguely) human shape.

one damn thing after another

2003-05-10T22:28:51-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Essay
English, Rated: K+
Drama/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,070, Reviews: 1, Complete

A fairly random series of attempts at scenes/descriptive paragraphs. Nature, winter, freaking out housemates, and hiding bodies...

A Walk in the Woods

2003-05-10T22:14:27-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Biography
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 303, Reviews: 2, Complete

Hmm. Graduating must be making me maudlin. A brief description of the nearby woods. How they mean a lot more than just trees and a swamp. An attempt at description without going overboard.

A Moment of Silence

2003-05-01T10:46:16-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
War
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 52, Reviews: 2, Complete

We had a moment of silence in class that morning

The Right Rite? of Spring

2003-05-01T10:44:09-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K
Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 174, Reviews: 1, Complete

Passover, Easter, Eostre, Spring rains, rebirth, and War. (Apologies for the format- anyone know how to keep unusual formats from getting switched to left alignment? Please?)

fall of babylon

2003-04-30T19:48:44-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K+
Tragedy/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 91, Reviews: 3, Complete

some thoughts on the recent museum lootings in iraq, mixed with my ancient near eastern religion class. history is vital to knowing who we are and where we come from, if we don't know that, we can't move on... the past is always worth protecting...

Multimedia War

2003-04-30T08:39:24-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
War
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 107, Reviews: 1, Complete

A few observations made while checking my various e-mail accounts that day. How sites 'decorated' and tackiness. War as the new reality show. Sorry 'bout the format. Took me ages to get it just so, then 30 seconds of fp.net washed it away. *grr*

The Bard and Brinkmanship

2003-04-30T08:33:12-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
War
English, Rated: K+
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 176, Reviews: 1, Complete

Politics in Shakespeare class, day 1. Rather interesting... Similarities between the two? Same disclaimer as ever, read responsibly (so much more dangerous than drinking)!

What is a poem?

2003-04-30T08:24:41-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
General
English, Rated: K
General
Chapters: 1, Words: 51, Reviews: 4, Complete

A late night attempt to pin down exactly what poetry is...the emotions behind it...because rhyme and meter are part of it, but don't define it...

Alchemy 101

2003-04-29T18:53:01-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Humor
English, Rated: K
Humor/Parody
Chapters: 1, Words: 255, Reviews: 2, Complete

A freeform remembrance of a few events in high school chem class....

Two Wrongs

2003-04-29T18:48:49-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K
Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 172, Reviews: 2, Complete

Yet more observations on politics from campus. I rather like this one. Same basic disclaimer, you don't like my opinions, deal. Constructive criticism only. Flames are for Balrogs.

Les Fleurs Empoisonees

2003-04-29T18:38:14-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
French, Rated: K
Supernatural/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 90, Reviews: 1, Complete

Je suis desolee... Truth is, I don't remember enough French to write a coherent summary. Three poems written during summer French classes. My vampire role playing character was supposed to speak French. I tried...

Rain, rain go away

2003-04-29T15:05:15-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Politics
English, Rated: K
Drama/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 96, Reviews: 4, Complete

Another political poem, observations on campus one day awhile ago. Again, poetry is a personal thing. I like comments, but don't flame me because we have different views. Flames will be used to toast marshmellows. Yum!

Snow Sorrow and Shakespeare

2003-04-29T14:59:08-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
War
English, Rated: K
Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 223, Reviews: 1, Complete

My Shakespeare prof kept talking about politics in class, modern politics and Shakespeare are odd bedfellows... This is a poem I wrote during class. Read responsibly. *Constructive* suggestions welcome. Please Please Please?

Blue Roses are rarest

2003-04-13T20:27:50-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fantasy
English, Rated: K
Fantasy/Adventure
Chapters: 1, Words: 1,972, Reviews: 3, Complete

A strange gift, a strange dream. Determination through lives.

Heaven

2003-04-13T14:52:19-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Fable
English, Rated: T
Supernatural/Humor
Chapters: 1, Words: 643, Reviews: 6, Complete

now, that would be telling. it's really short, just read it... a bit of irony, a bit of sarcasm. a bit of heaven, a bit of hell. you know you want to read it... :)

Chains, Chinese, Housing and Hairdriers

2003-04-13T14:41:19-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Humor
English, Rated: T
Parody/Drama
Chapters: 1, Words: 754, Reviews: 1, Complete

'being chained to a wall isn't very much fun.' (contrary to what some may think) This was the line I got in cw class to start a story. What to do? A rant/ parody of the roomies situation at that time.

Not with a bang but a whimper

2003-01-20T10:55:10-08:00

Author: Magpie Poet
Mythology
English, Rated: K+
Supernatural/Angst
Chapters: 1, Words: 903, Reviews: 2, Complete

This is the way the world ends. A quick sketch. Apocalyptic I suppose. Two gods sit on a sand dune and watch their world unravel. What could they have done? This is Egyptian Mythology, I do not claim to own these fellows, I'm just borrowing them!