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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

Copyright © P.S. Awtry | Year Posted 2019

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Jack Horne Date: 11/6/2019 3:00:00 PM lovely imaginative wit Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 11/6/2019 10:41:00 PM Thank you Jack :)

Linda Milgate Date: 10/27/2019 10:23:00 PM Read this again, like it so much. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/27/2019 11:04:00 PM Oh, thank you! How kind of you to tell me so :D

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/26/2019 1:48:00 PM Oh yes! A fave. xomo! Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/26/2019 3:38:00 PM Wow! thank you so much Maureen :)

Arturo Michael Date: 10/18/2019 3:18:00 PM Nice poem... Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/18/2019 5:28:00 PM Thank you very much

Mike Bayles Date: 10/16/2019 2:01:00 PM very well done Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/16/2019 2:06:00 PM Thank you very much :)

Georgia Kereopa Date: 10/12/2019 6:55:00 AM PS absolutely enjoyed reading. Congrats on your win Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/12/2019 10:06:00 AM Thank you Georgia! So glad you liked it :)

Joseph May Date: 10/2/2019 7:58:00 PM I enjoyed your "tip toe on the blank page" and the funny ending....Congrats on your win.. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/2/2019 8:19:00 PM Thank you very much :)

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 10/2/2019 2:11:00 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 Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/2/2019 2:31:00 PM thank you Connie. I wrote it after quite a long dry spell. so glad you liked it :)

Suzanne Delaney Date: 10/1/2019 4:25:00 PM Wonderful. Congratulations on your win. A light touch seems to work better than imploring. SuZ Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/1/2019 4:32:00 PM Yes I think you are right. Thank you :) ~ps

Geoffrey Brewer Date: 10/1/2019 8:17:00 AM A familiar truth, effectively expressed, with the lightest of touch that matches the sentiment. Very well done PS Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/1/2019 9:14:00 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 Date: 10/1/2019 12:41:00 AM Wow! Congrats. Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 10/1/2019 7:04:00 AM Thank you Beata :)

Jeanne Mcgee Date: 9/30/2019 6:49:00 PM This is so clever...many a poet knows this beat. Congratulations on your top win. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/30/2019 9:22:00 PM Thank you! :)-ps

John Hamilton Date: 9/30/2019 1:34:00 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! Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/30/2019 1:36:00 PM Thank you so much John!

Edward Ibeh Date: 9/30/2019 12:52:00 PM Back with congrats. See, I knew you had a winner with this, P.S.!:-) Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/30/2019 12:55:00 PM Thank you Edward!:)

David Mohn Date: 9/30/2019 10:38:00 AM this is so unique...big congratulations! Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/30/2019 10:47:00 AM Thank you so much :) ~ps

Emile Pinet Date: 9/30/2019 10:27:00 AM Congratulations JP.S., your poem has placed "Third" in my PoetrySoup contest. Very well done my friend, Emile. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/30/2019 10:30:00 AM Thank you for hosting this contest. I enjoyed learning this new form. I am very honored to have placed :)

Paul Callus Date: 9/29/2019 2:41:00 PM This is very creative, P.S. One of the very best entries which I have read so far. ~ Regards // paul Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/29/2019 2:47:00 PM Thank you Paul! You have made my day :)

Wren Rushing Date: 9/29/2019 8:35:00 AM It seems your muse has broken free! Mine is in the witness protection program! Have a blessed day my dear poet! Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/29/2019 11:34:00 AM LOL! Comment of the day!

Robert Johnson Date: 9/27/2019 7:33:00 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. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/27/2019 11:15:00 PM Thank you Leslie for your very thoughtful comment :) -ps

Vijay Pandit Date: 9/27/2019 4:50:00 PM A superb write, PS..I feel those emotions your words evoke. Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/27/2019 5:18:00 PM Thank you Vijay. :). -ps

Edward Ibeh Date: 9/27/2019 4:26:00 PM This is such a fantastic Yalto, P.S.:-) A doozy. Had to fav it! I sense a winner with this one... Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/27/2019 4:38:00 PM thank you so much Edward. So glad you liked it!

Gershon Wolf Date: 9/27/2019 1:21:00 PM Intriguing and thought-provoking as always, my long-lost friend. Happy Friday! Best wishes, Gershon Login to Reply P.S. Awtry Date: 9/27/2019 1:26:00 PM So happy to hear from you dear Gershon! Happy Friday to you, as well!

Jeff Connelly Date: 9/27/2019 12:39:00 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. Login to Reply Jeff Connelly Date: 9/27/2019 2:43:00 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 Date: 9/27/2019 12:42:00 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!