"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live." ~ Lin Yutang
"You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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trained to always be on time-
Grandma grabbed her bags and ran
to meet the morning train- she ran right
by the trainers and the trainees
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Sometimes I feel a little moody.. a little dark..
today has been one of those days.. days when nothing seems right..
and yet nothing exactly is wrong.. dark days..
Darkness-
I listen to troubles
not my own...
I cry for your sorrows
woes begone..
this too shall pass
I pray is true..
for you.. for you
for me.. for you..
darkness fades
you smile in the light..
begone darkness
for me.. not quite..
phone rings and smiles
you hear in my voice..
for I am me
and I have no choice..
so never think me
just mad or mean
I too have darkness
and no where to lean...
Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-11-2010
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today has been one of those days.. days when nothing seems right..
and yet nothing exactly is wrong.. dark days..
Darkness-
I listen to troubles
not my own...
I cry for your sorrows
woes begone..
this too shall pass
I pray is true..
for you.. for you
for me.. for you..
darkness fades
you smile in the light..
begone darkness
for me.. not quite..
phone rings and smiles
you hear in my voice..
for I am me
and I have no choice..
so never think me
just mad or mean
I too have darkness
and no where to lean...
Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-11-2010
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The Blemish
no mark upon her
no blemish upon her skin~
chalk outline remains
Written By: Patricia Sawyer
10-11-2010
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Patsy
13 comments:
These are all wonderful poems. You really do a great job of creating a mood with your writing.
well done :-)
Those last two poems are haunting! A sense of dark mystery there!
Also meant to add that I loved your toying with fragments of meaning behind the word "train"!
Oops! Can you delete the comment with my Akismet key in it? Very embarrassed...the comment still stands though: powerful, resonant, heart-stopping poetry!
well written poem!
Aha, I never thought of playing with the word "train"! Very good idea. I can see I have a lot to learn about this microfiction think. No, I won't say I need to be trained.
Kay, Alberta
Clever! Love it :O)
Darkness with nowhere to lean...I get it now. That crazy ole lady that keeps telling me that the hard times pass might very well be out of her mind, but she's right, Boss. They do pass. If you lean a lil on me and I lean a lil on you, neither one of us will fall down. I'm a good listener. My Aunt taught me well. Love you!
Loved all of them...
the "blemish" haiku is my fav... :)
Loved your second poem especially. All three are lovely!
brilliant...
love your smiles.
your poetry rocks.
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