It's not about watercress - repost from #10

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Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

0 posted 2004-01-05 10:55 PM

it’s not about watercress

it’s a tap, tap tapping
there on the pane
of her window-brain
an ever incessant
knocking on wood
her own personal
woodpecker, if you would
if you could
if you should
this incessant rhyme
time after time and
it could, it should
if it would
go away…

perhaps sanity would
return one day

so her thoughts ramble
and amble along
lingering and
pingering a regretful
song
along the lines of
where and when
there and then
confused and chagrined
she takes it again
on the chin

past sins

who’da thought
who’da bought
now she’s caught
the lesson’s taught
but it’s not what
she sought
for

closed doors

nevermore
comes to mind
one more time
as she hears
the sorry rhyme
and wonders “if”
she should and
“when” she did
and continues to
ramble incessant
like a katydid

and wishes it
were over

she hates to think
or dwell in drink
when it’s not fun
when she’s the one
to pay the price
a handsome price
for loving him
who won’t forget
there was a where
there was a when
before his time
but not since then

it’s the elephant
in the room

a big gray and
obstinate elephant
who rants along
rumbling and grumbling
and getting big foot prints
in her sand
on her land
at its command
not hers

she’s unsure

who let the elephant in?

it’s not about watercress
and finger sandwiches
it’s not about
her mom’s time
and it’s not
about her time
‘cause she
never really had one

but it’s more about
your time
and a heed
to this call
to grab it up
and grab it all

‘cause it’s not about watercress
it’s about the elephant
that someone left
in the room.

Karilea
If I whisper, will you listen?...KRJ

Bridget Shenachie
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since 2002-01-23

Posts 1056
Kansas USA

1 posted 2004-01-05 11:13 PM

Some elephants spread such confusion. Woe to the elephant when we start sorting it all out. There was an expression that my grandfather used, which was "show them the elephant" which meant simply...make them face their fears. So what will the elephant do when he is faced with himself?

Great write!
Shenachie

kayjay
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since 2002-06-24

Posts 2015
Oregon

2 posted 2004-01-06 12:03 PM

Whisper away, Karilea! This is beautiful. KJ

Through rubble and trouble and dark of night
The yawn of a dawn will hasten the light

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2004-01-06 02:28 AM

when she’s the one
to pay the price
a handsome price
for loving him
who won’t forget
there was a where
there was a when
before his time
but not since then

So very sad this one, but an extremely interesting format and rhyme scheme Karilea. I really enjoyed this one, its very different.

Carpe' Diem

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

4 posted 2004-01-06 08:52 AM

I couldn't agree with you more, Karilea.

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