Misfit

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Dave Bonta
This entry is part 9 of 16 in the series Postcards from a Conquistador

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Dave Bonta (bio) crowd-sources his problems by following his gut, which he shares with one quadrillion of his closest microbial friends --- a tight-knit, symbiotic community comprising some 500 different species of bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
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13 Responses to Misfit

  1. Lady P says:
    December 29, 2008 at 4:59 am

    Bloody hell, Dave. I keep thinking they can’t get any better, and they keep getting better.

  2. Jo says:
    December 29, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Wow. This one really disturbs me. It looks like flayed flesh and that last word really rings out.

  3. Mockingbird - Gadfly Revolution says:
    December 29, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Beautiful and chilling all at once. Truly Exquisite. You make me want to write!

  5. Dana says:
    December 29, 2008 at 5:30 pm

    This is the coolest postcard poem ever.

  6. Lucy says:
    December 30, 2008 at 2:09 am

    I think this might be the best so far…

  7. dale says:
    December 30, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Beautifully done.

  8. Dave says:
    December 30, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Well, damn. And here I almost didn’t post this one! Shows what I know. Thanks, y’all.

  9. Tammy Ho says:
    December 31, 2008 at 4:22 am

    Captivating image and memorable words.

  10. SarahJ says:
    December 31, 2008 at 11:30 am

    wow, is that stunning! It IS the coolest postcard poem ever. Love how the “stripped and beaten” appear to be the trees.

  11. beth says:
    December 31, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    Fantastic, Dave. Kind of reminded me of St. Sebastian!

  12. Dave says:
    December 31, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Thanks, Tammy.

    SarahJ – FWIW, they’re actually weed stalks. It’s a semi-macro shot.

    beth – Bill (via email) made the same comparison. I told him I hadn’t remembered the name of the saint, but it did definitely evoke medieval religiosity for me.

  13. Michelle says:
    January 5, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    Brilliant, Dave. This is one of my favourites too.