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Carpe Diem

Glued to my desk I glumly sighed For lack of inspiration. Growing ‘ennui’ I could not hide, Outside – precipitation! Out of my window as I gazed A squirrel stood and shivered. Under a lilac brolly raised This message he delivered: ‘Gather ye acorns while ye may For winter is advancing Harvest the fruits of life today Good luck do not be chancing!’ Vision now gone, I burst the chain Of routine, mundane hours, And felt the joy of life again Refreshed by gentle showers. 26/09/18 'carpe diem contest' sponsored by Sara Kendrick picture 3 squirrel with umbrella

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Craig Bowden

Date: 1/20/2022 11:10:00 PM

Lovely joyful piece. Congrats on your win.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 1/20/2022 10:45:00 PM

"Out of my window as I gazed A squirrel stood and shivered" - so vividly realistic picture painting. Congratulations!

John Watt

Date: 5/28/2020 2:18:00 PM

Love this, Wendy. Especially during our stay-at-home lockdown when it is so easy to just see the world through the window as spring is bursting at the seams outside! I wasn't aware of the 'Carpe Diem' poetry form and am glad to be enlightened. I think I'll be changing one or two of my previous poems to this form. Congratulations on your win today for this uplifting message, delivered with your unique flair ~ John

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/29/2020 8:04:00 AM

Thanks,John. Lovely to hear from you with your usual interesting comments. I hope people who weren't aware of the contest don't think I'm going nuts!! This was written to a pictorial prompt of a squirrel holding a purple umbrella in the rain!

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 2/12/2020 10:23:00 AM

You seized the day in a lovely way, Wendy, with a lightness of touch, well chosen words and an uplifting message. Well done!

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/28/2020 1:01:00 PM

Thank you, Geoffrey. It was a fun picture prompt.

Jerry Hackett

Date: 10/9/2018 7:49:00 AM

Nice

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/28/2020 1:00:00 PM

Thank you, Jerry.

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/7/2018 8:21:00 PM

Lovely moment well captured, Wendy. Congrats on your win.

Wendy Watson
Date: 5/28/2020 1:00:00 PM

Thank you. I hope readers realise that I was reacting to a picture prompt and am not suffering from hallucinatory effects!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/7/2018 7:12:00 AM

I liked this one, Wendy. I probably would have placed it at the top. Sorry that it did not make it into the contest. Sara

Wendy Watson
Date: 10/7/2018 7:40:00 AM

C'est la vie! I blame Tom's gremlins for messing with my memory!! Thank you so much for reading it and giving positive feedback,Sara.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 9/27/2018 2:54:00 AM

This makes my heart dance a little, the cadence is so rhythmic and fun!

Wendy Watson
Date: 9/27/2018 8:11:00 AM

Thank you, Caren. I presume it was the 'nutcracker' suite!

Heidi Sands

Date: 9/26/2018 5:58:00 PM

Inspiring ending , making me want to embrace life and enjoy :) Well done.

Wendy Watson
Date: 9/27/2018 1:06:00 AM

How encouraging! Thank you so much Heidi!

Jesse Rowe

Date: 9/26/2018 11:42:00 AM

Definitely true to the form. I can imagine the others at nearby desks looking at each other as the author goes running through the rain. I really enjoyed reading this.

Wendy Watson
Date: 9/27/2018 1:06:00 AM

That's so kind of you Jesse. As you can tell, the squirrel had also clued up on Robert Herrick's poetry!

Chris Green

Date: 9/26/2018 10:41:00 AM

This was beautifully crafted and is definitely a feel good poem.

Wendy Watson
Date: 9/27/2018 1:13:00 AM

The inspiration came to me as I sat wondering which of the pictures to choose and a cheeky squirrel came right up to the window and stared at me. We are used to watching their antics in the garden but I took it as a sign!!Thank you for your encouragement, Chris.