between the lines

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monotone trivia jigsaws through my brain

need to get it on paper

before it flies into never never land

and has an affair with peter pan

or burns at the end of my long-ago cigarette

leaving only ashes and embers of thought

my little girl shoulders are weary

my emotions speak in code

nouns scratch the back of my throat

daring me to put them on paper

verbs kiss my neck

adverbs caress my back

words slipping away through the keyboard

and yet

it’s all a fantasy that will only be real

if seen between the lines of a poem

 

Reviews

[Tom]

Thoughts, emotions, memories and images can often suface simultaneously at the most inopportune of times and form an eclectic mix of creativity .... So prudent to have a pen and notepad handy to jot down these forming ideas into stellar words before they quickly evaporate into the ether!

Ingenuity at its poetic best Lydia !!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Tom. Lydi**

[barleygirl]

This one is really intense & powerful! I can feel the narrator throwing herself painfully on her pen, so to speak. So many writing ideas lost before we can pick up our notepad & scribble a few lines. I love the way this is conveyed to feel like a physical struggle between lovers, yet at the same time, a fight between one's muse & one's creative flow or writers block. The first line is zinging with bright originality.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Margie. Always appreciate your reviews. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydi... between the lines of a poem, where birds twitter and
lovers coo with twilight's song as Peter Pan flies to the window
of dreams where Tink flutters enticing smiles. Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

Such a lovely review. Thank you, Pat. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

I loved this poem dear Lydia.
"daring me to put them on paper
verbs kiss my neck
adverbs caress my back
words slipping away through the keyboard
and yet"
The above lines. Perfect. I was reading Donne yesterday. Great writers need to know and taste love. Thank you Lydia for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Lydia Shutter]

Indeed, you are right. Thank you very much for the review, John. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

You are dear Lydia.

[Lisa Lindsey]

Don't let those words fly away, or get stuck in your throat, or vanish in a senior (or blonde) moment lol I can totally relate Lydi. Lately I can't remember where I put my memory... but you did an excellent job gathering your little brainchildren and making fantasies come true between the lines of your poem. They breathe! Very creative!

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate the review, Lisa. Lydi*

[Robert Haigh]

Words are versatile building blocks, but it is not always easy to make creative, poetic statements with them. You have done a good job here Lydi!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Robert. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your description of the nouns, verbs and adverbs are mind-blowing...and there's something about a woman smoking a cigarette that just catapults this into another world for me! I like it, I mean I really like it!

And the mention of a poem within the context of a poem, is pretty cool, too!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Kelly. Lydi**

[Ken Simm.]

Looking through our lives and finding the poetry. That is creativity. Only few are called and you are.

[Lydia Shutter]

What a lovely thing to tell me, Ken. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[diana Apiyo]

short and clear i love it
"verbs kiss my neck,adverbs caress my back"

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Diana. Lydi**

[Papaya]

This has such deep meaning, between the lines. In what is not said, often is where we linger...

[Lydia Shutter]

Indeed...and when the reader interprets the words, often the interpretation has nothing to do with what the poet intended. Thank you for the review, Ana. Lydi**