Gnome

Wrote this silly lil poem about a garden gnome who just wants to relax however his Gnome “responsibilities” are holding him back hehe

I am a gnome in a garden of roses who whispers to the orchids of my jarring, stern stillness. I converse with the birds of the symphonies of the sky and wail to the insects of my stiffness. I am a gnome whose porcelain heart has cracked under the years of bleak and windy days sick and tired of watching life go by while I stand and waste away. So here I stand with my chipped hat and my withered discoloured overalls watching the bees fly and the spiders crawl. For I am a piece of decoration, an ornamental trophy, a painted smile from ear to ear I wish to be free. I witness life drift forward where I take not a step. I make not a sound. I shall now be saying this with a frown, I am a gnome in this garden and I wish I could back down.

Author's Note

Ignore my spelling, punctuation and grammar !!

Reviews

[W. Barrett Munn]

This has a lot going for it. I don't know where you stand as far as seriousness of writing, but I have found that for me writing is nothing but revisions. And I normally don't care as much for prose poems but this one caught my mind. Nice job.

Winston

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Thank you winston your comment was very kind, at the moment I’m just having fun with writing and poetry so I don’t really have a real grasp on it yet I’m just going with the flow. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Some of us wish we could be this useful without moving an inch.

j.

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If only 🤣

[John the Baptist]

Could be worse. You could be a troll. Believe me, gardens are much nicer than the undersides of bridges.

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Very true!, glad you enjoyed it

[Lorry]

A gnomes life is a little like ours, but a bit more static. We all paint on a smile and pretend we are just a veneer layer of thin decoration, as we flit in and out of other people's life's, like extras in their forever changing scenery, because they are the main character in the movie and all else are just bit part players, because they are in their heads and they don't realise that is the same for everyone, and I must stop talking now because I think fourteen commas in one sentence is a bit much! 😊
Gnomes must look at cats and dogs and wonder how they scored an indoor gig, especially when you think that gnomes would be the ultimate pets that don't need feeding or walked.
Maybe all it would take is a few more like minded individuals to rebel and give them the indoor gig they crave and they could stop fishing in puddles, where even the most optimistic of gnomes know there's very little chance of them catching anything. 😊
I like the out of the box thinking and perspective on this piece I for one will be showing my support to our diminutive garden friends in future! 😊

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I enjoyed Your comment about the “indoor gnome” !! Thank you for taking the time to tell me what you thought !