With the Mother of all Headaches...

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Sat, 21 Mar 2015
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27 comments
 
woke up this morning
 
Got out of bed
after making love
with the boy
I found there –
called me, Sweety-Pie
 
Had two daughters
one goldfish
three rabbits
and a stick insect
 
Played house 
cut the grass 
painted the fence 
three times  
 
Took out the trash
 
Mended the Hoover – 
cremated the toast
mowed a rat – alive
never made a Yorkshire rise  
 
Learnt to drive – 
and how not to ride a horse – 
gave up giving up
on Yoga.  
 
Went ballroom dancing;
the teacher disowned me
so took up sketching instead – 
my pièce de résistance –
off-kilter rainbows
 
Knitted a bedspread
three scarves
and a tea-cosy
 
Took out the trash
 
Got hooked
on little pink pills
and then beat it  
 
Read Tuesdays with Morrie
and thought of him as God
 
Saw Thelma and Louise
and thought of them
as angels disguised
as Bonny and Clyde  
 
Buried one child –
baked sour dough bread
and took up macramé
Went to see a shrink 
 
Took out the trash
 
Planted an olive tree
talked to it, but it never
understood me
 
In my mind took a ride
in a hot-air balloon, but
it soon went off, ‘pop’
when I hit the Antarctic 
 
Put my life in a drawer
 
I’m sure I did, or
might have been a cupboard...
just somewhere safe;
the thing is...today 
I can’t find it
 
Certificate 12
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Philosophy

Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Oh, I remember this one, Tina - or at least parts of it. I love the run through life of it, so matter of fact, almost glibly throwing in the shock and sadness as part of the parcel - gives it an edge of understated anger, along with the humour throughout. Witty and very effective. 

Excellent! 

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Bee. smiley  Did a bit of a rewrite on it, to say the very least.  Pleased you enjoyed.  Just wanted to support the competition, and life's a touch fraught at the moment.  Such is lifefrown

Tina

 

Submitted by Linda Wigzell Cress on

Just the right tone Tina, so matter of fact as Bee says, yet revealing heart breaking truths. As ever, your work is a delight to read.

Linda

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Linda, and may I wish you every success with your entries to the competition...win or lose, they are a credit to you, and to ABCtales, itself.

Tina

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Good of you to read, t, and to comment so positively.  Appreciated.

Tina

 

Submitted by torscot on

Well, hello     "...Sweety-Pie..."

Pleased to read you have decided to post a comp entry.

Kind regards

torscot

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Gosh, Torscot...didn't know you caredsmiley  We shall have to stop meeting like thissurprise

Seriously though, couldn't not support such a good cause as ABCtales, and all its wonderful members, so, at the eleventh hour, yes I did.

Once again, all the best of luck to you in the competition, but as my old dad always used to say, 'It's the taking part that counts'.  

A peaceful evening to you,

Sandlady (alias Sweety-pie)

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our winning poetry entry - congratulations!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you insert, so very much, and all the editors, of course.  You have made one rather 'jaded lady', more than happy today.smiley

 It must have been quite some task, reading all those entries, however enjoyable they all were, and you have my heartfelt thanks, too, for that alone, especially with the busy lives, each and every one of us leads.

Tina

 

Submitted by tibi popovici on

Congratulations, Tina! smiley

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thank you, tibi...I'm cock-a-hoop!!smiley

 

Submitted by scratch on

Well done Tina.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Scratch - thank you, so very much.

 

Submitted by Bee on

I just loved this poem - big congrats Tina.

x

Bee

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Appreciated, Bee...more thansmiley

 

Submitted by prettyrose on

smileyloved this and made me smile,so pleased for you, you won,as always such a delight to read, well told, and true to life and simple to read. So deserving of cherries and winningyes.

Hope your Monday is as special as your Sunday as been :)))

 

Take care

Trish xx

smiley Keep Smiling

Keep Writing xxx

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Trish, you are unfailingly a little ray of sunshine.  Thanks for shining on me.smiley

Tina

 

Submitted by prettyrose on

smileyThat's lovely of you to say Tina, thank you.

 

Take Care

Trish xx

smiley Keep Smiling

Keep Writing xxx

Submitted by Geoff Smith on

It's really great - reminds me a little of the 'choose life' speech from Trainspotting.

Fantastic work well done Tina.

Thanks for reading. I am grateful for your time.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Loved that film, and hey...thanks, Geoff.

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

So pleased that this was picked, Tina, as I missed it last time. Wonderful throw-away life. Hope things become less fraught. Great choice for the comp.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Indebted, PT...and one can but hope.

Tina

 

Submitted by harveyjoseph on

Amazing. Great poem. Knocked me sideways.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

...as your lovely comment, harvey.  Appreciated, so muchsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by celticman on

run of the mill, but you're in at the kill. Bit of sinner and all kinds of headaches to the winner!. Well deserved. 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

...and you're a poet and you didn't know it...or maybe you didsmiley

 

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Hi, Nathan.  Your words more than appreciated, and I do so hope things are well with yousmiley

Tina