awakening jack - day four by Kristina Woodhill carved negative space orange orb feels probing point an eye opener cavity revealed life is not a stenciled face thick skin softens scars honing stone scrapes steel keen knives keep shaving, shaping Jack-o-angelo candy-corn shaped teeth curved tongue licks crooked set smile symmetry is mocked 10/21/2009 Posted on 10/21/2009 Copyright © 2026 Kristina Woodhill Member Comments on this Poem Posted by Julie Adams on 10/22/09 at 03:21 PM the season brings so many wonderful poetics to the mind, to the page, to the craft...poignant...a pleasure to read u again, peace, jewels (ps: love the title) Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 10/25/09 at 12:24 PM crooked set smile and all, I love every square inch of this ode, from the fuse you light at the beginning to the detonation at the end ( symmetry is mocked ) and I am rocked. Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 10/26/09 at 12:00 AM Very creative description of carving a jack-o-lantern from a pumpkin. Return to the Previous Page   pathetic.org Version 7.3.2 May 2004 Terms and Conditions of Use 0 member(s) and 2 visitor(s) online All works Copyright © 2026 their respective authors. Page Generated In 0 Second(s)