it never got dressed, the muse,
it hid itself in naked reprecussions
while a teacher's voice was like wind
blowing through a vacant lot;
I pretended to understand, but
the myth is that most things
learned are first a shock in disguise;
zooming out is better than not
paying attention.
had the post-its been the same color,
it would have stood to reason;
but the scratch sheet, the vanilla-scented pages of day -
just didn’t belong to me and
boredom was wrapped in purple and gold
pleading for eruption.
instead, there were islets of cloth
on the fruitwood desk
begging for art in motion,
and I was due for vacation
so that's when I knew there was
nothing else to do in my head ...
but dance.
Author notes
Dienush
.."the scratch sheet, the vanilla-scented pages of day - just didn’t belong to me"
A contest entry
- Greeter's Group Contest March by Miss Faerie.
800 points, ended March 29, 6 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Interesting.
This is very interesting indeed to read. To end it with I just this was the day for dancing. What a philopsophy.
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Thank you so much for your time and statement.
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Wow...what an amazingly original expression of daydreaming when bored in class. You flourish your thoughts with a deft pen and came up dancing in the end.
Your experience as a writer shows though in golden beams here. A pleasure to read...alby
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Interesting
I like your style. You keep your figures of speech in the same line as the story, creating a down-to-earth effect. The contrast between this effect and the daydreaming implied in the poem is unique, and impressive!
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Thanks for Participating!
I'd say you amaze me, but I know how brilliant you are
Your words are poignant and full of a lesson from life that is worth learning. You always write perfectly.
Shari
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AwHHHHHHHHHHHH...........sissy. Thank you so much.
That's a very high mark. Not sure if I am going to engulf that
statement.
Precious............Dianne/Cookie
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You always amaze me Cookie... you are truly awesome in so many ways. I know I don't always comment but when I read your words (and I do often) I just feel your beautiful soul speaking...
art in motion, yes.
Gorgeous.
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. Why, thank you dear one. That's quite a superlative comment. Mostly because I so respect what you say.
Thank you for reading this and what took over without me knowing it..lol.
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This is a great poem I love the imagery that you use, and the opening is really powerful, it had me hooked! I really like the inspiration that you used for this poem - the picture is lovely and the way it ties into your last stanza is awesome beautiful!
Polly
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dancing in your head, is always fun,,, o.o
this was very awesome cookie!
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very good
i think comments here would seem ridiculous from me. as clearly you are a pro. this is a very happy piece of work, perhaps saying that life is more, a lot more than merely writing, which is true, the label 'poet' or 'writer' seems absurd when all else we do in life is considered. congratulations anyway for succeeding in this craft of poetry, you display a great intelligence and a great 'spiritedness'. a pleasure to read
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