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Saturday, February 01, 2020

A Weekend Poem


Mixed Up 

It's a crazy mixed up world 
Up is down and down is up 
The whole land has gone that way 
Get my bearing against the wall 

Steak and avocado breakfast 
Grits eggs bacon and toast is lunch 
Then dinner comes cereal 
Against this steady wall I lean 

Body color we're all dress blue 
Rules of cover conservative 
That means covering more below 
Does more show than collar's above 

My mind changes with color of day 
Mornings must be blue when we write 
Green yellow orange afternoons 
Darkened some means organized play 

Happy time to come based on whims 
Taking care for snooper's glass floors 
Therapy for the birds.  
Their needs 
While we recite our poetry 
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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 
 - 2020, All Rights Reserved 

 - Photo Prompt with Carrie Van Horne at
Here I rotated the original "Pencil vs. Camera Art" (at Ben Heine Art Photography [link], mixing drawings wish camera photos) pictured there counter clockwise 270 degrees.

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8 comments:

  1. kaykualaSaturday, February 01, 2020 9:13:00 AM

    My mind changes with color of day
    Mornings must be blue when we write
    Green yellow orange afternoons

    It's good to adopt some kind of relationship to colors for the day as it may mean some directions are imposed. It may even set the mood for writing and make things fall into place easily! Good guides to follow Dr Jim!

    Hank

    Hank

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  2. Carrie Van HornSaturday, February 01, 2020 10:09:00 AM

    We certainly do live in a mixed up world Jim! This is a wonderful capturing of that and the image. So glad you joined us at the Muse. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! It's going to be a good one for us in the Houston area.

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  3. Sherry Blue SkySaturday, February 01, 2020 1:57:00 PM

    Up is down and down is up for sure, Jim. I can barely survive the daily news any more. Yet on we go, as best we can. Nice reading you, as a sudden hailstorm patters on my balcony.......

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  4. tonispencerSaturday, February 01, 2020 4:49:00 PM

    odd what you did with the photo! Yes, up is down, water is fire, fire is ice.

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  5. TruedessaSaturday, February 01, 2020 9:55:00 PM

    I have to agree it's a crazy mixed up world. I like how your rotated the photo to give it a different perspective to add to the mix up.

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  6. Sumana RoySaturday, February 01, 2020 11:46:00 PM

    Yes, yes, topsy-turvy world it is. Specially love the second stanza.

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  7. C. SandlinSunday, February 02, 2020 12:00:00 AM

    I feel like this poem spun me around--new perspectives and odd time flows work really well to shake one up.

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  8. purplepeninportland.comMonday, February 03, 2020 2:10:00 PM

    I love that you turned the photo against the wall. All those colors of the day blended beautifully. Wonderful poem, Jim!

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