At the end of the day
At this point in time
The truth of the matter is
it will be an uphill battle
to identify the foreign object
in your eye
You have taken this to another level
You need to find out who you are
There will be outcomes in your
key performance indicator optical region
basically from pushing the envelope
and smashing the glass ceiling
I just wanted to touch base with you
not make a groundbreaking medical discovery
I know this camera is at the cutting edge of technology
but even so, we are not on the same page
I have issues with your attitude
You need to own your emotions
get in touch with your feminine side
your backside, your grass roots
Basically the bottom line is to
confront your demons
win back your self esteem with a
good ego massage and a voyage of
self discovery
Find your inner self,leave your outer self
at the doors of perception
It's the journey
journey
journey
journey
that counts
We all have to move forward
Left
Left
Left Right Left
These recurring bouts of cosmic wobbles
are going to leave you visually challenged
unless you seek a support mechanism
You are in denial concerning your self medication
These things happen for a reason
Don't just talk the talk
walk the walk
I have to run
I need closure
Have a nice day
Lurve you
Lurve you
Lurve you
Don't you just lurve the talk?
It was smashing the glass ceiling wot done it! Gotta dash. Must do lunch. Missing you already!
ReplyDeleteAnd why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye,
ReplyDelete"cosmic wobbles"!!!!
My poem is a short one
http://briarcat.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/amity-concord-esteem/
but the post before it, eyesing, goes with your prompt, too.
Ah yes, it seems that both Derrick and Barbara have a seasonal dose of the 'cosmic wobbles' no doubt brought on by the heat.
ReplyDeleteI had a poem published last year, called In Defence of Clichés, containing quite a subststantial proportion of yours! I very much enjoyed your take on the picture (!)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine - very short! http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com
Oh Rallentanda, This is funny. Each piece you write possesses such a strong voice! I love it!
ReplyDeleteYou had me laughing out loud.
I did a terza rima sonnet. Yes I did!
You'll find it here:
http://bozone-bw.blogspot.com/2010/07/her-cursed-eye.html
Rall this is quite funny and I enjoyed doing this prompt!
ReplyDeletePamela
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2010/07/click-pow-10.html
Another identity crisis averted. Confidence restored, I feel fully motivated...
ReplyDeleteHere's mine: TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY
Rall, if you ever tire of poetry this would work in stand-up. So much truth here.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that we have "professionals" here making $120 an hour for their mastery of these lines (not that I would know, I've only read about it...)
Love the ekphrastic form:
So, You Really Want to Direct?
http://jdmackenzie.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-you-really-want-to-direct.html
My days of public performance are well and truly over JD.Thank you for the compliment.
ReplyDeleteIf I change my mind you can be my manager.
Oh Rall, this is just too good.Love this - 'get in touch with your feminine side'
ReplyDeleteOK. Mine's up!
ReplyDeleteHa, I liked that too Uma..' your feminine side your back side '. Years ago a friend of mine went to a masseur who suggested that he massage her buttocks because it would heighten her self esteem.I still laugh when I remember the expression on her face when she was relating the story.
ReplyDeleteYour poem is good fun. I couldn't do anything from this prompt, I'm sad to say. I will come back to it in a few months and try again.
ReplyDeletehttp://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com
(trying to figure out a way to get a butt massage into a poem. ) I liked that juxtaposition, too, but wasn't awake enough to spell it.
ReplyDeleteGrand and fun poem, Rall! So many awesome lines. Loved this: "You need to own your emotions, get in touch with your feminine side, your backside, your grass roots." But I must know, where is this photo from???
ReplyDeleteYou can find my poem here.
http://herwordsbloomed.blogspot.com/2010/07/pow-prompt-10-this-photo.html
I like a housewife with a sense of humour!
ReplyDeleteMarianne, this is a personal photo.
ReplyDeleteYep Barbara got to keep everyone awake and on their toes! You will be able to use it for the prompt next week.
ReplyDeleteDo those cosmic wobbles need curing? Thrown together the cliches due take on the ring of nonsense.
ReplyDeleteMine is a strange little creature:
Look here, into the eye of my soulless contraption
Erm,Francis your poem is beyond strange! Mine is conventional in comparison.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your comments.
ReplyDeleteI didn't want to give up so I had another go and came up with a senryu.
ReplyDeletehttp://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/it-doesnt-take-much-to-make-a-wife-annoyed/
Good for you Tillypops! Now you can get all Frenchified for next week.
ReplyDeleteHi Rall--It's been a while! Loved your creative poem, which has a ton of great lines. I particularly enjoyed the 4th and 5th stanzas.
ReplyDeleteI've written a very short one (another fast write--hopefully better than no write at all...), and I'm a day late to post, but here it is. I'll be back to read everyone's poems later but rushing out the door now.
http://rrosenchang.blogspot.com