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From Anchorage to Zebulon: In Search of Missed Connections

Missed Connections in Boulder, CO: Safeway Parsnips

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Safeway Parsnips
Missed Connections in Boulder

It was not that I was completely shy around the parsnips,
but that perhaps the baby carrots might not have understood.
I came back for some more produce,
but alas it seemed to have been picked over.
Still, I might need some more this fall.

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

Hmmm… Why do I get the impression this message isn’t really about buying vegetables at Safeway? However, a good point is made – if you don’t take action and seize that shapely zucchini when it presents itself, others will gladly take it into hand and what remains (once you get around the changing your mind) will be well past the expiration date. Maybe try your luck in the frozen foods aisle, poet?

 

Lovelorn Poet in Boulder, CO: Pearl Street Bagpiper

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Pearl Street Bagpiper

Pearl Street Bagpiper
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Dear Pearl St. Bagpiper,
I am a lover of bagpipes and bagpipe music.
Obviously, so are you.
The only problem is, you are killing my love of bagpiping.
Please practice a little more.
Good Luck!
A saddened Scottish girl

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

Poor Boulder bagpiper. Somehow I don’t think this is the intended response to their busking…(or maybe the locals can’t tell the difference between good and bad piping?) The problem with bagpipes, as I see it, is that they’re loud – so there’s no real way to ignore what’s happening other than to steer clear of Pearl Street!

 

Missed Connections in Boulder, CO: 1099 Miles and 2 Years

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Me In Time by Vincent van der Pas

1099 Miles and 2 Years
Missed Connections in Boulder, CO

it was 2 years ago today that i met you
just walked up to you and kissed your handsome face
what a week that was, what a man you are…

NOTE FROM THE MISSED CONNECTIONS CHIEF BOTTLE FINDER:

I cannot tell if this is a happy message written in appreciation to a person currently in the writer’s life or if it’s more wistful in tone lamenting time and distance that has kept them apart. The Me in Time Image by Vincent van der Pas bring out some of that mystery that we may never know the answer to.

 

Missed Connections in Boulder, CO: Take Care

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I’m taking a bit of a vacation through July 15 so I thought it would be fun to dig through the missed connections archive and re-publish some of the gems you may not have caught the first time around. Music Guru Guy Benoit suggested a different Doors soundtrack song but when I couldn’t locate a decent video of it I decided to go with this one. I’ve never been much of a Doors fan but Indian Summer just melts my heart in a sad way. Kind of like this MC from Boulder.

Take Care
Missed Connections in Boulder, CO

I found myself traveling south on a familiar stretch of highway while running an errand this afternoon.
I thought of you, and how I’d never make that drive to see you again.
Though I loved you with all my heart, I knew I’d have to let you go someday.
I just didn’t think it would be so soon.
I believe that things are as they should be, but my heart still aches when I think of you, and I can’t help but wish that there was some way I could have kept you, if only for a little longer.
I’ll miss you, kiddo.

Missed Connections in Boulder, CO: Scarlet Begonias

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watercolour sketch - anatomical series (E) by Patrick Pearse

Scarlet Begonias
Missed Connections in Boulder, CO

She had rings on her fingers and
bells on her shoes,
And I knew without askin’ she was
into the blues
Scarlet begonias
tucked into her curls
I knew right away
she was not like other girls
where are youuu?

Lovelorn Poets: Her Two Cents

Her Two Cents offers daily commentary on missed connections selected to appear on Lovelorn Poets.

Her Two Cents on Scarlet Begonias

I was so excited when I found this illustration from Flickr Creative Commons artist Patrick Pearse – does our lady not look like she’s singing the blues? What fascinates me about this image are the columns of symbols and characters found in the background. I wonder what these mean? Is it a secret code of some sort?

Gentle Readers: Every once in awhile I like to ask readers what they like / don’t like in a particular illustration that I pick to accompany a MC. What are your opinions on this piece? What do you think about the symbols in the background? Do they add or detract from the image?

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