Bells That Don'T Ring, Throw Down the Pail

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Since the contest is now over, I thought I'd like to play along:) I picked a line which nobody else chose. It looked like so much fun, I had to give it a go. Poetry is supposed to be fun! Another big Thank you, to all who participated in my first contest:):)  This is a mind bender. You might have to think about it:)

When mining thoughts, how deafening the ring
We search the walls of silence for a vein
A golden verse to strum on soft heart strings
To touch someone and stake a poet's claim

We chip away, in rubble, as we pick
It falls as wads of paper on the floor
When suddenly a glowing candlewick
We've struck the mother lode of metaphors

And as the liquid gold flows through the pen
In words of love and matters of the heart
The muse begins to tingle deep within
While he assays the worth of this new art

These nuggets that we find could be for sale
If bells are ringing, don't throw down the pail.

                       (LOL)

              by Daniel Turner

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 12/22/2016 4:16:00 PM
Nice!
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Daniel Turner
Date: 12/23/2016 7:35:00 PM
Thank you, Mike:)
Date: 12/22/2016 2:16:00 PM
Amazing description of what the process can be like Daniel.
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Date: 12/23/2016 7:34:00 PM
Thank you, Jean:) Merry Christmas.
Date: 12/22/2016 9:33:00 AM
Love the whole poem but especially the line about striking the mother lode of metaphors; you always strike it Daniel! :)
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Date: 12/23/2016 7:22:00 PM
Thank you, Cheryl:) What a nice thing to say. Merry Christmas and God bless:)
Date: 12/21/2016 8:29:00 AM
Lovely lines ... Lovely chime of poem - making ...
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Date: 12/21/2016 10:14:00 AM
Thank you, Probir:) Merry Christmas my friend. Hoping you and yours have the merriest of Christmases:)
Date: 12/21/2016 3:52:00 AM
ohh, shine on and spill the word-pail, daniel... huggs
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Daniel Turner
Date: 12/21/2016 10:10:00 AM
Thank you, nette.
Date: 12/21/2016 12:03:00 AM
Very good, Daniel, sorry I didn't write one for the contest, but wasn't sure what to write . Merry Christmas and happy holidays Hugs Eve
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Date: 12/21/2016 10:09:00 AM
Thank you, Mrs Eve. It's OK Mrs Eve. Maybe I'll do another one and hopefully have a topic which inspires you.
Date: 12/20/2016 7:49:00 PM
The perfect description of the thought process of a poet looking for his inspiration and then BAM! or Dingaling! The bell rings deep in the soul...and it's "golden". Love this poem, Danny.
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Date: 12/21/2016 10:08:00 AM
Thank you, Carole. Wishing you a very merry Christmas:)
Date: 12/20/2016 7:29:00 PM
A nugget indeed DT, Merry Christmas...
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Date: 12/20/2016 7:25:00 PM
Daniel, your poem is full of wonderful poetic lines, well done ~
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Date: 12/21/2016 10:06:00 AM
Thank you, Constance. merry Christmas:)
Date: 12/20/2016 12:31:00 PM
This is a poet's poem Daniel. A poem that another poet can immediately identify with. Your first line is so succinct it could stand alone. Excellent verse my friend! I am glad to see you participate in choosing a line from your contest that no one used. Cheers, Connie
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Date: 12/21/2016 10:06:00 AM
Thank you, Mrs Connie. It was fun:)
Date: 12/20/2016 12:04:00 PM
Good day Daniel, this is a deep write, and I hope to you lift upi again... LINDA
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Date: 12/20/2016 12:12:00 PM
I swear you get prettier every time I see you! Love the hat:) Thank you, Linda. God bless and merry Christmas:)
Date: 12/20/2016 11:22:00 AM
I'm throwing down the pail...full of gold for you Daniel...Merry Christmas and happy Holidays my friend...a poets poet...god bless...*^WW^*
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Date: 12/20/2016 12:10:00 PM
Thank you my friend, God bless!
Date: 12/20/2016 10:28:00 AM
Nice one Daniel. Well done :)
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Date: 12/20/2016 12:09:00 PM
Thank you, Heidi:) Merry Christmas!
Date: 12/20/2016 7:34:00 AM
You always do such a great job!
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:52:00 AM
Thank you, Mike:)
Date: 12/20/2016 6:01:00 AM
I love the analogy here of poetry being a gold vein that we need to dig out and bring into the light. Very creative use of metaphors and theme Daniel.
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:52:00 AM
Thank you, Chris:)
Date: 12/20/2016 12:59:00 AM
Wow! Amazed at your use of metaphors, Daniel:) a 10:) actually I first thought of using this line, then changed my mind:)
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:51:00 AM
Thank you, Jo. You made the right choice:)
Date: 12/20/2016 12:02:00 AM
This is so beautiful... Hats off to you for this wonderful piece... A big 7...
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Daniel Turner
Date: 12/20/2016 8:51:00 AM
Thank you, Supraja:)
Date: 12/19/2016 11:57:00 PM
I LOVE This homespun type sonnet, Daniel. And yes, when finally the IDEA comes to us and it's golden, we have struck pay dirt!!!
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:49:00 AM
:) Thank you, Andrea. Well at least we think we have:)
Date: 12/19/2016 11:33:00 PM
Ah, what a beautiful churning of thoughts and the jewels therefrom ... a poem handsome ...
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:48:00 AM
Thank you, Probir:)
Date: 12/19/2016 10:30:00 PM
Right on, Daniel - beautiful and true.
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Date: 12/20/2016 8:47:00 AM
Thank you, Doug:)
Date: 12/19/2016 10:20:00 PM
That's awesome, Daniel! You definitely have one of those gold pens mate! Loved it.
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Daniel Turner
Date: 12/20/2016 8:46:00 AM
Thank you, Rick:)
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