Though I thought I was rational, I
Knew better than doubt my shrink. Why
Question expertise so?
My mind’s strip tease will show
That sweet gravity helps me to fly.
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Though I thought I was rational, I
Knew better than doubt my shrink. Why
Question expertise so?
My mind’s strip tease will show
That sweet gravity helps me to fly.
Diagnosis: Bi-Polar
Madness comes, and madness goes
Sometimes I rant and rave
And sometimes I embrace the pain
Because it is all I have
When you fall apart folks disappear
You learn just who your friends are
Am I mad? Am I insane?
Nobody asks or cares
Pendragon 3/10/2016
I'm in a warm confused blanket
peering at the still—
swarming thru this blink
OK OK OK
Deadline end of day this Tuesday PDT... 1-Tuesday only... 4/12.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Yes/No - Good use of rhyme and enjambment
Pendragon - Enjoyed the sight rhyme: rave/have. Definitely a poem wrenched from experience.
M4ngo - Wow. Good use of language and imagery.
Great poems all ! Stepping off the cliff edge myself on this one for M4ngo. Congratulations all !
I'm sorry it has taken me this long to get this thread rolling again! I appreciate the recognition tailor.
Next subject: Risk
Some demon will upend my thoughts with fear
When some nice dream looks like it’s meant to fade
Or was it some mistake that I had made
That sentenced something good to not appear?
And was that something better than what’s here
Already at my side without some trade?
Perhaps some angry angel must be paid.
What currency would tempt her to come near?
A seed will sprout and hope that it will grow
Not knowing that its chance to rise too high
Is shaded by the parent oak above.
It simply does what it has come to know
Is how it should behave before the sky
To win or lose what it is dreaming of.
Throw the disc
at the risk
of hitting the mark.
Fancy China
I keep my fancy china locked away
For who knows what special occasion.
A special visitor or a dear old friend
May just happen by at any time now.
I take good care of this set of plates:
I can't afford to buy another one.
I have locked it in a wooden case,
An unwelcome gift from my mother.
Every now and then I meet someone
Who's worth putting out my china set.
It's such a risk to put it out for strangers
Who may not know its true worth.
What if it slips or breaks?
Or is used beyond repair?
I can't afford another set,
Nor do I know how to fix
A broken china plate.
Risk
with consequence affixed
calculate your risk
pray don't roll the dice
if you can't pay the price
5/9/2016
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Great entries so far! Hope to see some more! Alright, let's set the deadline for Wednesday (5/25).
To day is 5/28. What happens now?
The deadline is a demarcation of the suchness of when, in general terms, poems may no longer be submitted for the contest whenceforth and hereto with; after which a mulling over is begun by the arbitrator for an indeterminate period of time, or longer.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
"for an indeterminate period of time, or longer". All sorts of things may happen during this time, starting with everybody forgetting about the contest.
Hi, Pendragon. I'm not sure if this member is still active on LitNet. It would be nice if you took over and decided, what happens now.Quote:
Originally Posted by M4ngo