so many messages out there so many gimmicks and pitches
i turn my ear away-i don't look, but i can recite them, like a child
the choices are too many, like a rainbow full of all the colors, all the shades and mixtures
i sometimes don't want variety, no give me the comforting monotones of existence, until
i don't want that any longer
the gray sky looms over me and tells me gray is sad and yellow is not sad
who told the sky, it was so smart----i guess i did
wealth, youth, my hearts desires, non of these can erase these challenges
and yes, such small insignificant challenges they really are
as i write and omit lines--something i rarely do---i know the knowledge of the questions i pose
but i ask myself, how many times will i come back to this and i full realize that answer is unwanted
Another thoughtful one. Your poems make me sit back and think.
ReplyDeletethat makes me feel, it is all worthwhile--thanks christine :)
DeleteI am glad you chose to write this today!
ReplyDeleteawww thanks annmarie--i knew i wanted or needed to write today, although i was aware my last couple of poems seem to sound alike
DeleteThis really fits my mood today, but I couldn't have described it near so well as you did.
ReplyDeletei am glad you can relate--although i am sorry you may be feeling like me haha---thanks for the nice compliment susan :)
DeleteThat was brilliant and thought provoking indeed.
ReplyDeletewow thanks so much!!
Delete"so many messages out there so many gimmicks and pitches
ReplyDeletei turn my ear away-i don't look, but i can recite them, like a child"
Can't remember breakfast, but I can remember that my "Bologna has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R"
haha exactly---i hope you are feeling better juli :)
DeleteI question everything, but I know what you mean about not wanting answers.
ReplyDeleteor not wanting the answers we have--thanks ms. a :)
DeleteSuch an interesting poem. I love it when a poem or any kind of writing makes me stop, listen and think. Very nice!
ReplyDeletethanks monica, i am happy it had that affect on you :)
DeleteI like the line "the gray sky looms over me and tells me gray is sad and yellow is not sad
ReplyDeletewho told the sky, it was so smart----i guess i did".
For some reason, I find it thought provoking and really so true with gray being associated with sadness and yellow happiness.
Very nicely done!
betty
thanks betty--i just started thinking, about how we give our power to so many things and experiences--glad you found it thought provoking :)
DeleteI like your poetry! Keep writing it!
ReplyDeleteawww thanks sherry, i think my heart is really with poetry :)
Deleteyou're one talented lady! I get sick of having so many choices. LOL
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great week!
awwww that is so nice of you to say marie--i know--i sometimes, hate choices--unless i won the lottery and had my choice of everything and anything haha--have a great day :)
DeleteReally liked this one! Thanks for sharing your words and thoughts
ReplyDeletei'm glad you did--thanks for reading :)
Deletecontemplative! expressive! eureka!
ReplyDeleteenjoyed reading =)
haha thanks for the expressive comment tara ;)
DeleteVery nice and evocative! It's funny but for some reason I've been feeling like poetry these days. Yesterday I wrote one that left me crying... It feels so good!
ReplyDeleteNever stop writing, Lynn. I love reading you. =)
i love poetry too--it has always been my start and first love in writing---i would love to read your poem, i am going to go check and see if you have it on your blog---thanks for the encouragement gina, it means a lot :)
DeleteGreat poem! You sure do have a way with words! I too long for the comfort of something simple. Not so many choices to overwhelm me. Beautifully put Lynn!
ReplyDeletei am glad you liked it theresa, thanks---i know, it really does tend to overwhelm me too---i just had to make myself get off of pinterest---it's too addictive haha and way too many choices :)
DeleteLynn, You are such a beautiful writer (and person). Thank you for sharing your poetic words. They really helped me during a day where I'm feeling overwhelmed. I need simplicity, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you so much for your encouraging and prayerful words about Zane. I truly appreciate them and you.
thank you so much susan, it means so much to me that you feel this way---i know, i am really feeling the need for simplicity more and more---i hope you and zane and all of your family are doing well and just know you are in my thoughts and prayers <3
DeleteI like--very much. Very beautiful. Keep going. :)
ReplyDeleteawww thanks teresa--:)
DeleteI can relate to the desire for simplicity, too. Sometimes there's just too much stuff going on in the world!
ReplyDeletei know--it just never ends does it:)
DeleteAn insightful poem that longs for quality not quantity! This rings true on so many levels. Julie
ReplyDeletethat's a great point!! thanks julie :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Lynn. This is the way I feel when I go to the grocery store, especially the cereal aisle. Or the paint store to pick out a color for the kitchen. It's all too much.
ReplyDeleteomgosh--i so feel it at the grocery store--i am much more comfortable in food lion than say walmart --oh and paint, forget about it--thanks patricia :)
DeleteNice poem - I sat here and read it through a few times, gathering more meaning each time. I can so relate to feeling overwhelmed by the abundance of choices, that dont' really feel like choices at all.
ReplyDeletethat is so true--what a brilliant thing to say--too many choices are not choices!!! thanks katie :)
DeleteI've read this wonderful poem half a dozen times, it is so rich with imagery. I enjoyed it too Lynn, you did well here. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteoh wow thanks so much anthony :)
DeleteKeep up the poetry, Lynn! You have a serious gift!
ReplyDeleteawwww thanks for the encouragement meredith :)
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