Wednesday, 2 January 2008

squiggles-----3WW/Friday 5

My first post for 2008. Another unpoem. My muse needs to be shaken, I suppose.


Button
Luck
Pretend

walking around that parapet,
i chew on my pencil pretending
to look like a scrivener.
fixing my eyes on a distal point-
superficially plucking on my gilt button,
thinking luck is on my side-
i trace outlines on those loose sheets-
squiggles, which do not make sense.

“who said it was easy to decipher mind?”
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18 comments:

  1. Sassy Lucy2 January 2008 at 08:13

    I love it, wonderful, the last line is what made the most impact. Great 3WW, my very fisrt is up:
    http://wannabeawritersomeday.blogspot.com/2008/01/3ww-volume-1.html

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  2. Square12 January 2008 at 09:01

    I agree with Sassy. The last line ties all of this together quite nicely.

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  3. Paul2 January 2008 at 09:28

    Really neat the way you brought this full circle.

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  4. Michelle Johnson2 January 2008 at 09:39

    You take the simplest words and turn them into such great works. This poem is no different. Thanks for incorporating my Friday 5 with 3WW today. Have a nice day.

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  5. LittleWing2 January 2008 at 09:46

    i like the style and lightness of your theme....most enjoyable

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  6. Rose Dewy Knickers2 January 2008 at 10:16

    Perhaps it is the paper, that is at fault. The wrong color or grade. There is no pretend after all, only you and your thoughts.

    Rose

    xo

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  7. rwellsrwells2 January 2008 at 10:47

    LOL! Not I, I never said it! Thanks Gautami!

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  8. pia2 January 2008 at 11:03

    Am just here to say "Happy New Year"

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  9. Linda2 January 2008 at 14:02

    Oh, I can so identify with this poem. I can see you on that parapet trying to write and I can see those loose papers.

    You are doing the right thing: writing about not being able to write; it's the only way through it!

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  10. tumblewords2 January 2008 at 15:01

    How fun and don't we all know that feeling... I like the way you tied Poefusion words into this prompt, as well. Nice!!

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  11. lissa2 January 2008 at 18:09

    Unpoem or not it still sounds good to me.

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  12. mariacristina2 January 2008 at 19:08

    I like how you draw me into the mind of a writer engaged in a creative act.

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  13. Truefaith19633 January 2008 at 00:18

    HAHAHAHA!! I love the idea of prtending to look like you're busy being creative - this is me at work!! Happy 2008

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  14. pjd3 January 2008 at 07:43

    Very nice, clear imagery, plus you've shown well the tension within a creative person's mind when creating.

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  15. TC3 January 2008 at 08:16

    Definitely not easy to read minds :)

    Happy new year!

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  16. Bone5 January 2008 at 10:15

    I agree with what a couple others said. "Squiggles, which do not make sense" is such a wonderful line.

    Hope you have a wonderful new year.

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  17. MeeAugraphie6 January 2008 at 13:51

    Gautami, I like your unpoems... This was so easy to identify with, such a clear picture of a writer's mind. I also like how easily you combined the two prompts.

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  18. A Tag Along Traveler8 January 2008 at 13:58

    are you really a chewer?! so am I!!! I had myself broken of the habbit and then finals hit! :( enjoyed how you got ALL of those into such a small, simple but strong scribble :)

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