Tuesday 8 February 2011

The One-Eyed House

WILLOW's MAGPIE TALES No. 52

A doll’s house, cream-edged,
with walls the shade of green
which would turn blue in different light.
Four sturdy steps to guide you in.

Walking past on the other side
his strong arm helped her through the snow.
Young lovers searching for a home.
They slowed their steps and turned to look.

“It is too small”, he said.
“It is of noble proportions”, she said.
“It looks forbidding”, he said.
“It needs warmth”, she said.

They stopped and stood behind the tree.
“The trees are shielding it”, she said.
“The trees will steal its light”, he said.
“And give it shade”, she said.


They stood and stared, thoughtfully, silently.
The tree obscured the view, they stood, not moving.                                                                                                                      
“A pretty house”, they said, “a pretty one-eyed house”.
“And that eye blind, without a light to give it life".

38 comments:

  1. It's like that glass that's either half full or half empty - depends which way you look at it

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  2. yours is not blind , that is certain.

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  3. What a wonderful dichotomy, presented so we can see all sides. Beautiful!

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  4. She really wanted that house, didn't she? Nice one, Friko!

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  5. hmmm i really like you close...without a light....nicely done friko

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  6. Not a match made in heaven, then?

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  7. friko i really admire the dance you choreograph here. the back and forth, the side to side. the syncopation of dissonant perceptions. steven

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  8. I love this poem, Friko, Entertaining, enlightening, fun, and beautifully rendered.

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  9. They better check it out in the summer made need the shade. That little house looks just like the little library in my little hometown. Had to write about it. I loved it Friko.
    QMM

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  10. Nice he-said, she-said take on the house. (I'm with her.)

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  11. I enjoyed your Magpie Tale. You've given the photo an interesting interpretation. The house does seem to have its good and not-so-good points.

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  12. Love the banter... the seeing of both sides of the fence. Nicely shared.

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  13. What you have made out of . . . a picture of a house . . . so well done!

    I'm with your "she." I like houses of all descriptions. They are all nests-in-waiting to me.

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  14. Great story about two who will live together, hopefully, for a long time.

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  15. Made for each other? Maybe opposites can do more than attract! Really liked what you did with this...

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  16. You made a lovely poem out of the picture. Did they or didn't they?

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  17. What a well balanced young couple .... may they have many happy Ikea moments in the years to come .

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  18. Wonderful, I really enjoyed it. :-)

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  19. Lovely description of the old house, and an interesting conversation between the couple. Two different opinions, yet they came together in the end.

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  20. nice story looking from both sides.

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  21. Wonderful yin and yang here, with a clever "in unison" end.

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  22. Wonderfully done! Seeing both sides...

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  23. Lovely story of a young couple....the beginning of compromise....bkm

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  24. This is a wonderful blend of image and words. Thanks for sharing.

    All the best, Boonie

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  25. Obviously a relationship built on the attraction of opposites :-) Perhaps they looked elsewhere for somewhere to call their own.

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  26. Friko, I love the theme here, of the one-eyed house. I see it, too. Amazing Mag! ;)

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  27. Awww... I am glad they finally agreed that they both liked the house...
    I liked the progression in the poem... I kept thinking.. Will they? Won't they?

    Infact, I kept imagining my hubby and me having this conversation.. :)
    Thanks for sharing this sweet piece, Friko..

    Very nice!

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  28. I like the image of a one-eyed house. Symmetry says so much about character, or at least surface impressions of character.

    http://swordsintoplows.blogspot.com

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  29. Well done. I also saw that tree in front of the door as a possible impediment!

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  30. das Haus ist wunderschön, dort könnte ich leben. Wie kann man da noch zögern! Ja, die Menschen, sie sind so verschieden, ein Wunder fast, dass sie zusammen auf einem einzigen Planeten leben können...
    Renée

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  31. Delightful. How to turn the negative into the positive and positive always wins.

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  32. At the beginning of these comments, her at home wrote "beautiful."

    Seeing this post some time later, I will also simply write

    Beautiful.

    xo

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