P.S. Awtry Poet Verse

A Muse Abused

I'll just step
very softly,
tip toe,
on this blank page.
My inner critic?
fast asleep!
Perhaps
I'll tap dance,
lightly,
while he snores.
For freedom
has a jazz band beat
...soon twirling dizzily...
Shhh!
The prison guard stirs.

9/27/2019

Yalto Poems Only Contest
Emile Pinet, Sponsor

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Jack Horne November 6, 2019 at 3:00 PM lovely imaginative wit P.S. Awtry November 6, 2019 at 10:41 PM Thank you Jack :)

Linda Milgate October 27, 2019 at 10:23 PM Read this again, like it so much. P.S. Awtry October 27, 2019 at 11:04 PM Oh, thank you! How kind of you to tell me so :D

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart October 26, 2019 at 1:48 PM Oh yes! A fave. xomo! P.S. Awtry October 26, 2019 at 3:38 PM Wow! thank you so much Maureen :)

Arturo Michael October 18, 2019 at 3:18 PM Nice poem... P.S. Awtry October 18, 2019 at 5:28 PM Thank you very much

Mike Bayles October 16, 2019 at 2:01 PM very well done P.S. Awtry October 16, 2019 at 2:06 PM Thank you very much :)

Georgia Kereopa October 12, 2019 at 6:55 AM PS absolutely enjoyed reading. Congrats on your win P.S. Awtry October 12, 2019 at 10:06 AM Thank you Georgia! So glad you liked it :)

Joseph May October 2, 2019 at 7:58 PM I enjoyed your "tip toe on the blank page" and the funny ending....Congrats on your win.. P.S. Awtry October 2, 2019 at 8:19 PM Thank you very much :)

Connie Marcum Wong October 2, 2019 at 2:11 PM This poem is uniquely delightful P.S. It made me smile. I loved the creativity in this winning piece. Congratulations on your deserving podium win! : ) xxoo P.S. Awtry October 2, 2019 at 2:31 PM thank you Connie. I wrote it after quite a long dry spell. so glad you liked it :)

Suzanne Delaney October 1, 2019 at 4:25 PM Wonderful. Congratulations on your win. A light touch seems to work better than imploring. SuZ P.S. Awtry October 1, 2019 at 4:32 PM Yes I think you are right. Thank you :) ~ps

Geoffrey Brewer October 1, 2019 at 8:17 AM A familiar truth, effectively expressed, with the lightest of touch that matches the sentiment. Very well done PS P.S. Awtry October 1, 2019 at 9:14 AM Thank you Geoffrey, I so appreciate your thoughtful comment. (of course I doubted this one and even withdrew it from the contest a couple of times!)

Beata Agustin October 1, 2019 at 12:41 AM Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. P.S. Awtry October 1, 2019 at 7:04 AM Thank you Beata :)

Jeanne Mcgee September 30, 2019 at 6:49 PM This is so clever...many a poet knows this beat. Congratulations on your top win. P.S. Awtry September 30, 2019 at 9:22 PM Thank you! :)-ps

John Hamilton September 30, 2019 at 1:34 PM Congrats P.S on a great top win in this challenging form, one of the best I've seen, enjoyed especially the ending the prison guard stirs, wowsa! P.S. Awtry September 30, 2019 at 1:36 PM Thank you so much John!

Edward Ibeh September 30, 2019 at 12:52 PM Back with congrats. See, I knew you had a winner with this, P.S.!:-) P.S. Awtry September 30, 2019 at 12:55 PM Thank you Edward!:)

David Mohn September 30, 2019 at 10:38 AM this is so unique...big congratulations! P.S. Awtry September 30, 2019 at 10:47 AM Thank you so much :) ~ps

Emile Pinet September 30, 2019 at 10:27 AM Congratulations JP.S., your poem has placed "Third" in my PoetrySoup contest. Very well done my friend, Emile. P.S. Awtry September 30, 2019 at 10:30 AM Thank you for hosting this contest. I enjoyed learning this new form. I am very honored to have placed :)

Paul Callus September 29, 2019 at 2:41 PM This is very creative, P.S. One of the very best entries which I have read so far. ~ Regards // paul P.S. Awtry September 29, 2019 at 2:47 PM Thank you Paul! You have made my day :)

Wren Rushing September 29, 2019 at 8:35 AM It seems your muse has broken free! Mine is in the witness protection program! Have a blessed day my dear poet! P.S. Awtry September 29, 2019 at 11:34 AM LOL! Comment of the day!

Robert Johnson September 27, 2019 at 7:33 PM Every thought has a seed. To make it grow you have to feed. To let the critic stomp it out. Is to only grow that seed of doubt. May the muse refuse to ever die. Good poem P. S. P.S. Awtry September 27, 2019 at 11:15 PM Thank you Leslie for your very thoughtful comment :) -ps

Vijay Pandit September 27, 2019 at 4:50 PM A superb write, PS..I feel those emotions your words evoke. P.S. Awtry September 27, 2019 at 5:18 PM Thank you Vijay. :). -ps

Edward Ibeh September 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM This is such a fantastic Yalto, P.S.:-) A doozy. Had to fav it! I sense a winner with this one... P.S. Awtry September 27, 2019 at 4:38 PM thank you so much Edward. So glad you liked it!

Gershon Wolf September 27, 2019 at 1:21 PM Intriguing and thought-provoking as always, my long-lost friend. Happy Friday! Best wishes, Gershon P.S. Awtry September 27, 2019 at 1:26 PM So happy to hear from you dear Gershon! Happy Friday to you, as well!

Jeff Connelly September 27, 2019 at 12:39 PM Ah, your Muse poem you spoke of Awtry. Really wonderful; with a nicely implied ending twist. And of course since you're a she your Muse is a he. Thank you. Jeff Connelly September 27, 2019 at 2:43 PM Awtry, mi Musa is real. A flesh and blood woman that I deeply love, and unfortunately desire, but that is not our original meeting's attention. P.S. Awtry September 27, 2019 at 12:42 PM Thank you for stopping by Jeff. Funny I do still think of my muse as a she and my inner critic as a he. It might be more productive to switch that around. You may be on to something there!