"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Pipe Down! Magpie #27

Pipe broken
Millions of gallons spew forth
While greed flows

27 comments:

  1. hahaha. last line reminds me of 'the law of supply and demand' nice!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Excellent Magpie, succint and powerful.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh yes! "broken" "spew" "greed".
    Emotive words,. lest we forget!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Makes me think of the oil spill. Short and sweet I like it!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Timely piece, for sure! Nice work!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love this, great piece.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Short and powerful! Excellent magpie!

    -Weasel

    ReplyDelete
  8. So few words but a strong message.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Well written about a sad happening.

    ReplyDelete
  10. ah yes.. nice one this..

    ReplyDelete
  11. This is great -- so much in so few words.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Could your Magpie be more timely and relevant? I don't think so. Very powerful.

    ReplyDelete
  13. reminded me of BP somehow....

    ReplyDelete
  14. OUCH and yes wonderful Magpie let us not forget.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Driven back again by your little poem. Too good to be lost in comments.

    Quote: 'does this mean politicians will be recycled?

    Ashes to ashes
    Dust to dust
    When they come back
    They'll be someone to trust?'

    You're kidding! ha ha! LOL.

    ReplyDelete
  16. So well said!

    www.angiemuresan.com

    ReplyDelete
  17. Hmmm. Intense. Loving this variety on the magpies this week!

    My Piping Magpie.

    ReplyDelete
  18. That really says it..perfect...

    ReplyDelete
  19. excellent and timely--best c

    ReplyDelete
  20. Ooohhh, go get them Kathe - those who forget!

    ReplyDelete
  21. You hit the spot...great job...bkm

    ReplyDelete
  22. excellent work. Love "while greed flows"

    ReplyDelete
  23. It reminded me of the recent oil disaster, too. Nice interpretation of the prompt.

    ReplyDelete
  24. completely true. excellent magging!

    ReplyDelete
  25. oh great social commentary...is the corporation or ours that drives them...hmm...nice mag!

    ReplyDelete
  26. A nice take on a sad event.

    ReplyDelete

I love comments and will attempt to reply to each one. However, lately I have been getting "Unknown" comments that are linked to some sort of web page. I will never open this sort of comment and will immediately mark as spam. I am not interested in opening something that could be detrimental to my blog security etc. Never have enjoyed hackers! Thanks!