Salutations! My name is Charlotte and I’m a spider. OK that isn’t true but can anyone else not say or hear “salutations” without immediately being transported back to that film? Not I.
My intention today is to extol the finery of a very simplistic device. Something it took me years to finally admit to possessing virtue. In my pseudo-arrogance I fallaciously believed in my ability to instantly recall any or all information salient to my life. The list is growing rather long but let’s draw another tick in the loss column.:)
Titled, “Calendar”, April 13, 2018.
We have so much in the air
Can be hard to track all’s there
Jugglers handle swords and balls
Likely trouble if one falls
Same applies to us as well
One mistake can bring forth hell
Take some time to order things
Well reasoned thought great joy brings.
Incidentally, I’m just now recalling misspelling “calendar” in a primary school spelling bee so I could go out for recess. At least that instance of self-sabotage had clearly defined parameters…
I am all about planning now these days whereas the very notion used to offend me. I consider my time as being valuable and would much rather use a bit to prepare than waste a significant amount later on. Your time is also extremely precious. In fact, you can make up for losing just about anything except. Guard your time wisely, when you consider it for a moment, it’s all we really have.
Last thought, I’m not saying wasting time IS a waste of time. I love doing “nothing”, it’s when I come up with some of my best ideas.
Thank you all again so very much for taking the time to visit. Please enjoy a truly exceptional afternoon!
-Alex Blaikie
dreadpoetssobriety
A fractured mind held together by cellophane and some used tack.
Love the poem. I hope you have a nice day as well.
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oooohhh, now that was a fun AND lovely piece it had it all, assonance, consonance, simile, metaphor… you are going to be torturing the hell out of sleepy 9th grade English students someday. I really liked this piece. Brought me right back to the county fair and that time when I narrowly escaped being turned into pork chops (Oh wait, that may have been a friend of mine). Thank you for your kind notice of my post today as well. Looking forward to more of your writings. Lona
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You’re amazing, thank you so much:)
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Love this! Hah I also come up with my best ideas when I’m doing nothing
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A man who does nothing never knows when he is through…
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A man who embraces “nothing” doesn’t worry about such things:)
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Oh, good stuff! I’m retired, and my family ribs me a little for having a Schedule of Activities posted on my calendar, but I find that if I don’t have one, I’ll just sit in front of the Xbox until they wake me up to go to bed…
I really like your page; I’ll be following and linking, and occasionally featuring. Great work here. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you so very much sir! You’re amazing and I wish you a spectacular weekend as well!
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You are a great writer! I am taking notes! Thanks for sharing!
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You are very kind. Please have an amazing day!
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Thank you for liking my page. It brought me here and I just enjoyed this poem and it is so wonderful how the rhymes come so well together. wasting time, doing nothing, poetry – brought me here and a smile on my face! Thank You! 🙂
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That is wonderful of you to say. Thank so much and please have an exceptional day!
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haha! I love that “wasting time” is not a waste of time!
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Love the prism diffusing ideas into colorful tones. My impression shows an effort to find good intentions in a conversation.
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Great things emerge out of doing nothing. I like the way you have expressed yourself. Let’s probe the Nothingness state and create something.
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Let’s! 🙂
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I love your form, and insight. Thank you so much for reading, and, following me. It’s encouraging me to ‘go forth’, and venture out with my work. Best, S
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Thanks so much Shelly!
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