half past insanity...

...just a bit of satire, perhaps. ;-)

Half past insanity and quarter to absurd

no velvet petal's verses to behold

babbling brooks chanting in rhyme

'perhaps it's time to hang up the wind-chimes'

snow falling upward to a new moon phase

weeds scattered conjugating germination

wanderings in my mind won't be set free

bloody ink purged brash senseless jazz

breathing in the illogicality of farces's hold

took a walk on the wild side of folly

madness doesn't seem all that bad

when the teardrops in your coffee

are singing the blues to a cuppa tea

perhaps a contemplative walk in the park

will spark the beauteous pen to unleash

something half past lunacy's bat s**t crazy

lost the plot somewhere 'tween here and there

for now the idiocy looms on the horizon

screaming be content with what you see

tomorrow's derangement could be worse indeed

Author's Note

captcha~prying

Reviews

[Amanda J Hopwood]

This poem reminds me of when I seem to be lost as to where my own story is going and I just start writing all kinds of nonsense. When I stop and read what I have wrote I truly believe my mind has left my body and I am left with pieces no sane person believes herself to have. Strangely it helps unlock my mind. Love this piece and will put it the library so I can jump to it when I feel this way. No one likes to be alone in insanity.

[Frieda P]

Laughing here, so true...we're all a little bit daft as poets I think, thanks Amanda.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"bat s**t crazy"

we poets are a little of that...in between the coffee and the tea...there is poetry...and if not it drives us crazy when we can't write....but often when we are writing...the muse drives us just as crazy cause often we aren't sure what the hell we are all about...where did this words come from???????? my god!!!!!!

a little bit of madness, mixed with reality, fantasy and welcome to our world.

[Frieda P]

Haha jacob, see, I"m not the only one off my rocker it seems. Thanks my friend. ;-)

[Tom]

From insanity and chaos, inspiration and genius often emerge !

So continue to shake loose your hair Frieda and run free with gay abandon !

[Frieda P]

I love your review Tom, you can count on me for continued chaos, will do......! ;-)

[David Scott]

I am smiling here... :)
You know, this sounds a little like our friend Jacob if he had too much estrogen... Ha.
I like the sarcasm and the drama of the write. It is just between sanity and well..., "bat s**t crazy".
Sometimes you just have it get it out.
Now calm down and go to work. You will find all the crazy you need in one day with all those wild children! It's really not a wonder...
You know I'm kidding around with ya. I did enjoy your poem. I especially like the line about putting away the wind chimes... Ours stay out year-round... They don't last long this way .

[Frieda P]

Now I'm smiling, jacob on estrogen oh my..ha, not a bad person to be compared to either, I'm humbled by that comment. Jazz'd you could smile and enjoyed my endless idiosyncrasies ;-)

[SheriH]

Fun, poem , amazing imaging and a sense of for get about careing
and just let lose and dont worry what happens
nice frieda .
sheri~

[Frieda P]

Thanks Sheri, jazz'd you enjoyed my daftness.

[Baby Ricochet]

I think it's quarter past bat s**t crazy around here all the time. Fun poem frieda

[Frieda P]

Ha, so true Baby, must be why I feel at home here.

[Mark]

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.

[Frieda P]

Arthur O, is that you?

[Mark]

nice dream :)

[Tai Ryens]

Stepping into the direct perspective of your portrayed character, I find that the insanity has dissipated into mere normalcy, a feeling that I quite find myself relating to too much. The world could be flipped upside down, but I'd still be babbling random strings of sentences that people call poetry (of which is the best kind of poetry). The world could literally be upside-down for all I care, but I would shrug it off because at least it ain't worse than this!
Well done, I quite enjoyed this, especially on the third readthrough.

[Frieda P]

Dissipated into mere normalcy, now that's a thought, you could be right, after a while, bat s**t crazy doesn't feel so crazy, glad we're on the same page. Thanks Tai.

[redzone]

Hi Frieda, I just finished reading"Gone Girl", now there were two bat s**t crazy people for ya. your poem took me right into Amy and Nick's living room... enjoyed your "crazy, bat s**t poem" Frieda and I honestly believe it's the captcha that makes us loose sanity between here and there.. oh yes it's the captcha conspiracy.. be afraid Frieda, be very afraid.... redzone, on the lookout for all Frieda's "derangements" . cool poem by the way...
~~red(overtheedge)zone

[Frieda P]

Ha, I haven't had the pleasure to read that one, but if they're nutters too, I"m sure I'd enjoy it...thanks for your over the edge sentiments here, always love reading your reviews...by the time you locate all my derangement's I'll be on my 30th nervous breakdown quite possibly. ;-)

[redzone]

only 30??!! I have lots of time.. but if you ever want company, just have to holler and I'll come running and bring all the derangements I have found plus a few of my own.... yep it would be a big melt down of good old captcha conspiracy crazy bat sh*t.. just think of the fun!!! er.. (I'm still not sure what I think about this book, so if you do read please tell me your thoughts)

[Frieda P]

I said 30 so the men with the white jackets wouldn't come...ha, I'm too busy having nervous breakdowns to read, plus doing catch up here since I was away for a while. If I do, you'll be the first to know, we'll discuss it over some insane coffee. :-)

[redzone]

my favorite coffe... I'll be insanely patient twittling my thumbs... and I promise I will wear no white coats..

[Frieda P]

You're on so, ;-)

[Rita L. Sev]

Half past insanity and quarter to absurd...

Funny, but this made perfect sense to me... ;) I loved the rhythm of this piece, and the wild images.

When we become content with the world as it is, we have indeed fallen into madness...

[Frieda P]

Ha if it made perfect sense to you perhaps I'm not the only one that's bat shyte crazy Rita lol...thanks muchly ;-)

[ZeniaK]

Crazy poem and awesome song choice! I love that you've captured insanity, as, sadly to say, I can relate to ALL of this... I'm just a tad bit of a, oh how do you say it... BASKET CASE! lol but seriously great poem. I enjoyed reading this, and my favorite line was, "snow falling upward to a new moon phase."

[Frieda P]

Ha didn't I see you at a Basket Case anonymous meeting? My name is Frieda and I'm bat s**t crazy...lol

[ZeniaK]

Yes, I think I remember you now! I was confused with what happened yesterday and ten years from now. hahaha