My newest stream of consciousness poem....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Written under pressure, in class!


Eavesdropping


They were whispering

Over there

Beside the door


The sun caught their faces

It outlined their profiles

Their lips moved

But I could not hear.


How can I hear them?

I really want this--

I know, it's none

Of my business!


I'll edge over silently

Maybe they won't notice me

Heh--who am I kidding?


They know who I am!

That older lady with the

Open mouth and silvery hair--


Oh well, give it up.

Probably nothing anyhow.


Close that door, willya?

[UrbScotty]

1. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

Let me tell you

How skilled you are at poetry.


You may be a beginner

but you are increasing in skill.

Your potential

Is limitless.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear ih8thegop!

Oh my goodness.

You have rescued me from the no-response hell I was living in, and ...

You did it with love!

Thank you for your very kind comments, sweetie...

My evening is redeemed, indeed...

I am having so damn much fun in my class!

:hug:

[fizzgig]

3. excellent peggy

writing under pressure is hard, you did wonderfully

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear kagehime!

Ah, thank you, sweetie!

It was actually rather fun.....

:hug:

[Inchworm]

4. I love being forced into consciousness :)

You did well!!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear inchworm!

You do?

You crazy man you!

Thanks bunches, sweetie...:hug:

[Inchworm]

7. yes I do..

but be wary-- my stream of consciousness has tangents hehe... dark and bright ones.

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

8. VERY evocative

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. That was the general idea, my dear KitchenWitch!

Thanks, sweetie!

:hug:

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

10. I like it - fits the current state of affairs very nicely!

Good job!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear DeposeTheBoyKing!

I thank you!

It wasn't intended as a political piece......

But of course, you can interpret it any way you like...

That's the beauty of poetry!

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. Not much for poetry but, this is cool.

Was it a class assignment? I mean, did the Professor give you a topic or what? How did you get the start of it?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear Tuesday Afternoon!

Thanks!

Yes, it was a class assignment, to be done in class. We had the whole period of 75 minutes, to write three of these.

My teacher wrote a bunch of topics on the board, and we could use one of those, or make up one of our own. I used one of hers.

And then I sat there a moment, while I waited to see what I could think of to write!

This poem was the result...

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

14. Peggy... I don't want to hijack your thread

or change the subject. But, you inspired me to see if I could write one... under pressure... just now.

here it goes (btw, I really like yours... I could just picture it).

Yes, I seem to have insomnia again. :-(


"The Game"

Everybody needs it

And he thought she could play the game

But he was so much better at it

than she

and her sad song became too much

even for him

And the promises made

in the beginning

didn't matter in the end

You see, "Once upon a time"

happens in children’s books

When a person grows older

there is something they should know

it's not the same...

the show

It hurts a little more each time

someone goes away

But that’s life
they say

...so many clichés

But so very much more

pain.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear KC2!

Glad you like mine....

And I love yours!

This is very nice...

I do not consider this a thread-jack, either...

Yours is really great, very sad and evocative...:hug:

[Haole Girl]

16. Thank you

I should have substituted "Happily ever after" for "Once upon a time." But, I hate those little red "edit" remarks!

Late at night, if I'm feeling sad, I write poems all the time and then delete them (mostly on my blog).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I would strongly recommend that you NOT delete them.

Keep them, and look at them a day or two after you've written them, when your mood is lighter.

You might just be surprised at what you see there.

And try writing when you're not sad...

I write whenever the spirit hits me...sad, overjoyed, crazy, lusty, and so on...

You might be surprised at what you have inside you, sweetie...:hug:

[Haole Girl]

18. Sounds like great advice

I only feel like writing when I'm sad (unless it's politics or the Lounge).

When I'm happy (mostly when traveling or by some beach) I want to be outside enjoying life.

Does that make sense? :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Of course it makes sense...

I keep a little pad of paper and a pencil in my car, so if I'm hit by inspiration, I can jot down some key words so I can remember what the hoopla was all about...

I also keep pad and pen in my purse for the same reasons...

These have enabled me to capture my emotions and store them until I have time to write them down more fully...

Throw some writing materials in your beach bag, and make use of them!


:hug:

[Road Scholar]

20. My Dear California Peggy,

Thank you for sharing.I see that you have learned to accept the gifts that your subconscious mind gives you. Very good. Very good indeed. :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. My dear In_Transit!

Ah, thank you for your very kind words!

My subconscious mind is a place I love to roam in for ideas... :toast:

[Road Scholar]

24. I am a consulting engineer and sometimes I have encountered what

seemed to be totally impossible circumstances. Sometimes solutions would come to me in the middle of the night, sometimes while I am fishing or visiting with friends, but they just come to me without warning and I try to stay ready for them. I have gotten a lot of credit for being really smart, but I don't think I am any smarter than the next guy. One time I read that the greatest secret in the world wasn't even really a secret at all, just maybe unbelievable. Interesting huh? :shrug:

[Parche]

22. My Dear CaliforniaPeggy

Bravo!!!
Eavesdropping NSA CaliforniaPeggy.........:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:hi: :hi:












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[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear Parche!

Thanks!

This was a complete fantasy, sweetie!

I don't eavesdrop!

:rofl: