IF only I had listened, Ravin' Ink Group' Prompt

for 12/14/2024

The email arrived. Was far too busy to open it.  

Signed, Bemused.

The wire arrived. Was far away from home. 

Resigned, Useless.

Arrived home three days later than planned

Had assigned chore - elsewhere.   

I don't usually swear but - did, very loudly at

end of garden, fairy far.

Right hand up.  Left hand up.  Both hands up.

Ever the fool. *If only I had listened*

Forgot the moat was being dug whilst absent.

Home. Pitch dark. Stepped onto the drawbridge.

Found a roundabout had been dug whilst away.

Put my foot in it. Flightless. Hospitalised.

So,  this story is briefer than intended - in

fact it's been abridged. Too far? 

Signed, Oddly D. Moted. 

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

sounds like a quirky day for you Em…..something came too late, didn’t want to open that…..things were going on that you had no idea about… look, i have many of those days, where “ i should have listened “,…….
big hugs🌷🌷🌷🌷
B😊

[emmajoygreen]

Hello! Good morning at far too early an hour, My brain may well say something even more stoopid than usual, Betty! Should always listen..mostly!
Hope all's well in your present place and state! Perhaps one should have an odd day not listening, have a little off-piste fun! Hugs back. Take care -look out for the bouquet: petals like confetti on their way!

[Betty Hermelee]

OOOOH!!! I like the petals..we all have off day EM!
Hugs to a happy one!!!
Warmly, Me xoxo

[Poetic Beauty]

This sounds like one of those s**t weeks. Where nothing goes right and everything goes wrong and in hindsight had attention be closer inspected some of the trials could have been avoided. The signature gave me a chuckle

[emmajoygreen]

Many, many thanks, I enjoyed writing this whatever it is - maybe try some ?!

[nadia dmitri]

Simple yet loaded, timeless language feels like it could apply to someone 100 years ago or today. beautiful as always!

[Yahya Oulad Aouid]

Intricate yet complex but with fantastic lucidity and comprehensibility. Your pen belongs to you dear poet, your fire can never be extinguished. We can only reach the soul through ink, and yours made me reach your gentle beautiful soul through these words; you are a marvel of a craftswoman. Thank you for sharing the fruits to your marvelous tree of humanism. This has been both breathtaking and mesmerizing. Keep them coming!! Great job!!

[emmajoygreen]

Many thank yous, sir.

[poetgurl]

You show some raw core talent with this amazing write.
Hope you are okay by now. I like your writing style.

[emmajoygreen]

You could be an Olympian - such a speedy review exchange, poetgurl! Many thanks for such generous words! Happy new everything.. ..

[poetgurl]

......you too.

[emmajoygreen]

Dancing away. smiling.. ..

[andrew mitchell]

A fall from grace, are we not all vulnerable at sometime or another, caught up in some moment only to deprived from paying attention to another only to pay the consequences later on.

[emmajoygreen]

That's not rare for me, andrew but then, can't be perfect all the time. Ha ha.

Wishing you the very best of the new year, sir!

[emmajoygreen]

YOUR Sydney Firework display was incredible, by the way. (Apart from the cost of it!)

[andrew mitchell]

It was a grand display. HNY em

[emmajoygreen]

It certainly was and am sure others in your vast country were too!

[D. Mansfield]

Only a talented wordsmith like you are, could come up with this. I had to read it a couple times to catch all the curves. Enjoyed your poem

[emmajoygreen]

Many thank yous for your very kind review, sir. Hope the double reading didn't ache your eyes. Happy new year.

[Vol]

Oddly,
MOAN! Sigh, smile... Thank goodness for modern medicine!
You go away and find out you have to look them in the eye to hear what they are saying. We can email and message and even send recordings or videos, but if we aren't breathing the same air, it's just not the same. So, you weren't there to talk about the men digging, watching them work, thinking about what it means, and listening to how to go around... all that was in a different universe and the voices too far away. But all that's just an excuse, I wouldn't have listened anyway...
Vol

[emmajoygreen]

Not quite sure about the above space, maybe you dropped and and kept on dropping!! Thank you so much, Vol.. please come back soon!

[Dylan Macadham]

Your e-moting is not moot,
Good write!
Dylan

[emmajoygreen]

Thank you, Dylan Macadham!

[Dylan Macadham]

You're welcome, emmajoygreen!
... read me sometime :)

[John the Baptist]

I sincerely hope this one was submitted in jest.

[emmajoygreen]

Happy to say it was submitted in jest - thank you!