Right Mind

In my right mind,

In my left mind,

In my north, south, east or west mind

 

Some of these thoughts

have been assigned

while others still

are unrefined ~

and even some

that are maligned,

though I guide them

to be kind

 

Whatever their nature,

musings unwind ~

thoughts just can not

be confined…

Author's Note

Rambling, unconfined thoughts...

Reviews

[Frieda P]

I like your random ramblings here Rita, are you/we ever in your right minds, ha...whatever it is, let it all hang out in poetry, such the sage you, nice job!

[Rita L. Sev]

The phrase "In one's right mind" has always puzzled me... thus, I suppose, these thoughts. Thank you, Frieda!

[Pryde Foltz]

Marvellous write. No, minds should not be confined.

[Rita L. Sev]

Ever... anywhere. Thanks, Pryde!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this reminds me of the poem "mind" by richard wilbur, i believe.


the mind is likened to a bat in a cave, flitting and soaring all over the place...but finding that a graceful error may correct the cave...

we are safe when we let our minds do this..we will not, as he says, conclude against a wall of stone.

quite an insightful piece, Rita.

jacob

[Rita L. Sev]

I just searched for, and read, Wilbur's poem. Great analogy - I do love the "graceful error may correct the cave".
In the classroom, I have to constantly find the balance between "right" answers and free thoughts...
Thank you so much, Jacob!

[Angel]

And I, for one, am grateful that your mind is not confined, for when you let your thoughts unwind, love and laughter are what we find...

[Rita L. Sev]

Angel, you are much too kind! ;)

[Angel]

When the day has been a grind, your poetry helps me to unwind...

[Angel]

Oh, wait...I used that one already...
ROFLOL!!

[Rita L. Sev]

LOL! Like the blind leading the blind, you are in a rhyming bind...

[Angel]

My brain, you see, is all entwined in every single verse you've lined

[rutherford]

Great way to capture the ramblings of the mind. WIth a whimsical sign off.

[Rita L. Sev]

And ramble on it does... Thanks, John!

[Sheila Kline]

And it is unconfined thoughts that bounce around from the left, right parts of our mind and sometimes even settle in the middle! I seem to stay mainly in the "Applachian South" side of it!....lol
Cute!

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! "Appalachian South" - I like that! Thanks, Sheila!

[Michael G. Smith]

You my dear should be writing for SNL. You have funnier stuff than their dribble. I have a funny poem I haven posted yet called Goat cheese boat, maybe tomorrow.

[Rita L. Sev]

:) Thank you so much, Mike. Life is just too funny not to write it that way...