Over at Poetry Thursday this week, the prompt is about talking walls. Specifically, what would walls say if they could talk. It's pretty interesting, if you think about it. Maybe a little frightening, too.
They'd say "MY GOD WOMAN, RUN!!!!"
No, really. I try not to listen to the walls, it's enough that I talk to myself, I don't need the walls to talk to.
Since I've been conspicuously not writing much lately, I was pleasantly surprised to be able to run with two (count 'em 2!) poems this week.
Hodge podge of tastes,
feelings,
words,
Soaked into the walls.
Do I dare ask what they know?
And...
Intimidation
New construction
No voices to fill the silence.
Untouched by
squeals of delight
and four-letter words of anger.
"First impressions are everything"
even to the walls.
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10 comments:
I especially like the second poem- did you and G. talk?
The second poem is
intimidating indeed ;)
No, don't talk to walls. You're doing a nice enough job talking to us thru your blog. Besides, walls are just jealous.
i really like the image in the second poem of the first impression given to walls.
oh these are wonderful..intersting comparison..good one!!,..m
Hey Jayne - great job on the poems - I especially love the second one :)
I'm back to blogging now, but not the poetry blog yet - but I wanted to stop in and compliment your good stuff anyway!
I loved reading your poems that came out of you unexpectedly! I was prompted to visit by your visit to my blog - and sweet, sweet words. I haven't written in - what, has it been three months????? You have inspired me to re-enter the blogosphere. There are certainly new, wonderful people to meet - and after reading your blog list, I realize we have many common blog friends. Thanks again for stopping by, you fellow Texan.
I love this:
"First impressions are everything"
even to the walls.
So glad you got some nuggets out of the exercise!
I enjoyed the writing and the premise of the second one. New construction/clean slate/no history... interesting take on the prompt.
Wonderful poems, Jayne. The first with the "hodge podge of tastes" wondering what it must think & the second with the apprehension of what lays ahead ... brilliant! much peace, JP
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