When mind is quiet, I'll be gone;
no search for words to egg me on,
wrapped in works I can not write,
to mock me, taunt me, in my plight
Epitaph: No speech to "show 'em" ~
bequeath my spirit to a poem.
Wind-wing sky with angel and bird;
send images soaring without a word.
Author notes
Yes! A very Happy Birthday, OrangeMarmalade!
A contest entry
- Bring on the humor! by ourgirlFriday.
600 points, ended February 9, 7 entries
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vwery Nice piece. LOved it loved it
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That's it!
That Muse is such a fickle wench. And she won't just leave you, will she? No! She sits across the danceroom floor and winks and flirts with others while casting those teasing looks our way. We want to loath her, but we can't. So, we just sit and pine and dream, in hopes she will return. And, when the music starts - her hand in ours - we forget that the dance will end. Oh, you got it SO right with this one! -
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Deb!
I love your comment. Thanks for the read and the BIG SMILE. You have been gone a while, and then some. ~ Karen
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An amusing way to write about writer's block
I liked it Karen, I like your sense of humour
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This is beautiful Karen, I love your poetry it so speaks to me in so many beautiful ways. much love to you my dear friend. I miss you.
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Thank you, Luv. Be safe. Beautiful picture, Bec.
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Parra says: "The poet's job is this, to improve upon the blank page. I doubt if it is possible."
I think he would be delighted by your search and how you caught the process with your pen.
Love, Tom B.
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Who has writer's block? Poor them. I never get that...I do however often get "Life sucks so much right now that I can't concentrate of writing" block.
I find what taunts me most is when I write the most. All the horrible poetry pointing their fetid words at me.
Happy birthday OrangeMarmalade. She/he doesn't know me but that is just a technicality.
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When I want to write most is when I usually am called to other pursuits, and I go mind spinning, into a place of thought divided like a split infnitive! One usually gets called on split infinitives, too. Thanks Yem! I'm smiling at your pluck and light, thinking how much you add to the life of these pages, and knowing it can't help but come back in a good way.
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Ah if they all felt like you! My friends seem to be running and hiding from me at present. I suppose I can't blame them. I do get boring after a while, lol
Here is to friends, new friends and to the return of old ones.
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I've always had the fantasy to be surrounded by beautiful women, and it seems the comment area of this poem is just the place to be.LOL
Great poem! The Marmalade Lady is a great gal herself!
Best of luck in this fun contest.
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John, how right you are! Beautiful women abound on this comment page, and there are some very big-hearted men who grace it with generosity, too. Thank you for reading. Good to see you here!
Thank you.
Karen
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Excellent poem - gentle humour wrapped around a core of inner truth.
Best of luck with this fine entry.
Warm regards,
Bill
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An instructor told me to write after I've gone for three days without sleep...a poetic zombie for sure! It hasn't been close to that length of time, and look whatcha get!!! I appreciate you, very much. ~ K
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Beautiful!! This poem has wings...it's both light and deep. Loved the last stanza - "wind-wing sky"....yes, the soul is but a bird...
~ Nicolette
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Aww, Nicci.... Soul is the one thing that truly takes heaven by storm. In the beginning was the word....
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The humour is great, it seems the more we want to write, the deeper our thoughts go, the more difficult it is to set them in words. I love that last couplet, such freedom of imagination.
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Margaret, you know so well, and I am always blessed when your words come, for you hold the light in such a permeatingly gentle way.
(Feel better!)
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Dear lady you always make me smile C
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Light is Good. Nothing grows without it, and when it smiles, too, the heart stretches! Small seed to blossom ...
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Awesome Imagery
Wow, darling Sis, this is an incredibly good poem. The imagery is crystal clear, as is the raw emotion and, technically, it rings with rhythm and flow and everything that makes a poem outstanding! Great to read something new by you!
I declare this worthy of GOLD!
Much luv & hugs, SisBon 
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Bonnie! You are so good to me! Thank you for the moments you spend boosting me into better places. It's not my best, but the best I could do at the moment...
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interesting imagery...more than meets the eye here.
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Adara, thank you for peeking! It's nice to meet you...
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