Photo by Eliana Anthony
Crab cakes, crack cocaine
Hairspray turns your locks to wire
Complex Charm City
Itty Bitty Gritty
27 Sep 2011 20 Comments
in Haiku/Senryu/17 Syllables, Poetry, Word Prompt Tags: Baltimore, charm, Eliana Anthony, Hairspray, Poetry, The Wire
wordcoaster 
Sep 27, 2011 @ 15:16:04
A nice one…sort of anti charm 🙂
Sep 27, 2011 @ 23:04:00
Thanks–that’s an apt description 🙂
Sep 27, 2011 @ 20:10:22
I love the way this springs out and hits you!
Sep 27, 2011 @ 23:11:53
Thanks! So glad you enjoyed my coiled words of wire 🙂
Sep 27, 2011 @ 21:50:10
Oh, yes, complex indeed!
Dare to Charm
Sep 27, 2011 @ 23:14:44
I’m sure every city has its complexities, but Baltimore’s seem very evident 🙂 Thanks for the link!
Sep 27, 2011 @ 22:26:17
Weirdy thoughts…I thought you were talking of baking…and we are on the same wavelength I supposed…but no! This one’s another thing!
Great words to think about!
Sep 27, 2011 @ 23:15:21
Haha–now THAT would be an interesting recipe 😀 Thanks!
Sep 28, 2011 @ 02:08:34
That’s not just poetry on adrenaline – that’s poetry on crack!
Sep 28, 2011 @ 13:56:32
Hahaha–thanks? 😛
Sep 28, 2011 @ 06:24:14
A really knotty problem!! Not as simple as Sponge Bob’s crabby patties!! The complicated city lifestyle, it really holds no charm for me.though I live in one!! 😦
Sep 28, 2011 @ 16:11:20
So true! I agree–the city life’s not for me. Hope you can find happiness where you are, and if not, that you can move 🙂
Sep 28, 2011 @ 10:57:17
Ahh, perfect inner city and/or large city complexities … a few choice cities came to mind, now I know to add Baltimore to the list … unfortunately! Great word choices for barbed charm!!
Sep 28, 2011 @ 16:51:19
Unfortunately, so many cities struggle with similar issues: failing education, drugs, urban decay. But there are many many hope-filled stories as well. 🙂 Thanks!
Sep 28, 2011 @ 12:12:48
A great read.
The charm of our cities!
Sep 28, 2011 @ 16:52:34
Thanks! Yes, there is charm–we just have to look a little harder 🙂
Dec 08, 2011 @ 22:51:41
That last line was the cherry on top!
Dec 09, 2011 @ 08:02:12
An ice cream metaphor! Thanks 🙂
Dec 09, 2011 @ 15:50:17
Wow, packs a punch. I love the snow falling on your page:)
Dec 09, 2011 @ 19:09:23
Thanks! Apparently I’m almost as good at packing a punch as I am at packing a lunch 😉 I like it too–enjoy it while you can; it will be forced to go on January 4th.