At Poetry Jam they asked to write about writing, compare it to something or tell how the writing comes to you.
When I Write
Sometimes the words come in pieces
Like broken candy canes
Take them apart
And put them together again
This morning I thought
I've an orange toaster and a purple chair
The toaster's in the kitchen
Cause I like it there.
There are moments
That a true poem is born
When I have no hand
In how the piece is formed
These are the good ones
I don't let get away
I'm always surprised
When I read what they say
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and your best work of all comes in your dreams. this one i like and understand.. good job... when i write a post, it has to pop in my head.. someone said, why don't you do funny post every day... the reason is it has to pop and i can't control it
That is so true!
I've always got scraps of paper on me or near me because when the words come calling it's a short visit and then they're gone never to be recalled.
This is very true of how poems come to us or don't. Sometimes I will spend ages in front of the screen and the end product will feel banal and contrived. Other times the words just flow and I hardly seem to have had a hand in what is on the page.
I totally agree with you, but one important question. Is your toaster really orange?
very nicely done.
"These are the good ones
I don't let get away
I'm always surprised
When I read what they say"
So true! Love this.
I know what you mean, now and again I paint something and then when I look back at it am surprised I am actually the one who did it, haha.
Lynne x
yeah i know what you mean about those good ones that grab you commanding to be written
Thanks for stopping over to read mine
much love...
I can really connect with what you've said because I too don't let the good ones get away from me. When a great idea pops in my head for a poem I'll literally stop what I am doing in order to write it all down. Or, at least take some notes on it if I can.
Such beautiful lines. I love the second stanza. And exactly at certain times these are the things that suddenly inspire you to write few lines.
YOU DID IT!
I think sometimes after a person WRITES something and reads it again after a while it really surprises a person & is often better than one first imagined.
By the way, I see you posted a link at dVerse. It doesn't lead anywhere...check it and change it if you want visits.
Oh, yes...the ones that seem to flow through us...those are magical. You captured this feeling well.
Yes, I get that feeling too! You've expressed it colorfully and well.
Yes these are the good ones that seem to form themselves. I enjoyed the details here.
personally i love it when my hand has little to do with the poem and it seems to almost write itself...i would rather like abit of candy cane right now though....smiles.
I love the color reference cool I bet you dont let the good ones get away to many times
This all rings true to me. And well done, too.
=)
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