POETRY: FITTING FOR A HOT TEXAS EVE
Texas is hot. Everyone knows it gets hot in Texas every summer. But, this year seems worse than I can remember...IT'S HOT!!! I'm not joking when I say you CAN fry an egg on the pavement on days like this! I'll embellish on Texas heat another time. With that being said, I decided my 2nd blog post would be one of my poems about staying indoors: A WRITER'S RATIONALE. There will be 2 additional poems immediately following the poem: OVERWHELMED and SHELLS. Thank you for reading. I'd love your comments if you have time. They will be added to my poetry list as well.
~ Enjoy and stay cool.
~ Enjoy and stay cool.
A WRITER’S RATIONALE
Didn't go out today - didn't leave my room, writing -
Home is where I feel most at ease.
Truth being, haven't really gone outside -
For quite some time now, peaceful self-soothing -
Is what I prefer.
Constant in my head, analyzing, composing, editing -
Dreams, passionate anticipation of new assignments.
Content - thriving, despite lack of social interaction -
Humans are social creatures, yet habits challenge theory -
I am a challenge.
A writer socializes intimately with his designed characters
Companions gathering together, singing, drinking - fulfillment.
In truth, I sit with pen and paper, dismissing those who call -
Embrace solitude, content with little musings.
Hope I’m understood.
Writers, particularly poets are reputably hermits -
Seeking privacy, solitude, therefore...seclusion.
My excuse anyway, it's a good one – so,
Excuse the mind-set, accept my world, my words.
This is my desire.
OVERWHELMED
The mess on my bed
Is the mess in my head...
Chronic disarray
Dreadful habits unshed
Accumulating things unsaid, unread...
Swirling melee
Purge, to cleanse my purpose said
Out loud and in my head...
Again, I'll disobey
SHELLS
We are the smallest
Shells not found until
Hardened over grit
Sculpted in truth
As grains of sand
Engrave the soul
Secret pearl masks
Hidden tales, love
Pieces left behind
Magnificent journey
Unique metamorphosis
Memories culled
Re-arranged, displaced
Longing for the shore
posted by Mary Pettigrew | 4:27 PM
4 Comments:
Your A Writer's Rationale is incredibly spot on. Candid. I like it. I think that writers are maybe too good at being observers. We observe. We absorb. We write. But we are at our most comfortable place when we are solitary, removed from interaction, and busy watching.
I think that might be one of the things that makes online interaction so perfect for writers. :-)
Overwhelmed--I can relate. :-) I see it. I know it. I ignore it. I deny it. :-)
Shells--very nice. One thing leads to the next... :-)
Thanks for posting these poems. I don't usually read poetry but I found these texts interesting and enjoyable. They are very different from each other! I hope you post more. Also, I liked the sketches very much. Keep it up!
Thanks, Teresa!
It seems you and I are on the same wavelength re: my words & their meaning. People interpret poetry differently & in their own way - how it relates to them. That's what I love most about poetry...there's no right or wrong "definition" of what the writer writes.
Eduardo,
The fact that you don't usually read poetry, yet you read & enjoyed these makes my day!!
Thanks! There will be MUCH more to come...more art & music too.
Cheers!
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