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Catch My Drift

Strange how it goes, they're waiting their turn To flood my thoughts, these ideas to burn Other times nothing, just rack my old brain Get all pooped out, my attempts are in vain Is there no place smack dab in the middle Where rhymes reside and efforts are little Why do we suffer a blankness at times There must be a pill for starting these rhymes Oh well, I'm really having the time of my life Annoying struggles just add to the spice We'd ALL be poets if these rhymes came easy Wouldn't stand out with our words so breezy Do you catch my drift, am I making any sense Keep plugging away, don't be so damn tense Rhymes will soon come, have ye no doubt Flooding your brain, you'll stand up and shout Lordy, I'm a poet just knew it all along My heart doth sing a happiness thong! © Jack Ellison 2013

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Sasha Maharaj

Date: 5/7/2013 2:47:00 AM

a brilliant poet indeed :)

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/7/2013 10:05:00 AM

You are too kind, my dear dear Sasha! Thanks oodles... xoxoxox

Toquyen Harrell

Date: 5/6/2013 6:25:00 PM

Oh, I love it. Very good, Jack. It seems like it's flowing out of you :). Enjoyed!

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 8:17:00 PM

You are always so kind my dear Toquyen... thank you again! Hugs, Jack xox

Eileen Manassian

Date: 5/6/2013 2:02:00 PM

So...that thong thing was on purpose???? Oh, Jack! What would life be without your humor? Those melancholy types would just slit their wrists and be done with it! But you give us something to keep us going! Hugs! Thanks for your visit today. I was really blue! Love ya!

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 2:06:00 PM

Sorry that my reply to your poem was so light hearted. I didn't realize it could have been a personal pain you were feeling when you wrote it. I'm terribly sorry my dear Eileen! Please forgive! Love and big hugs, Jack xoxox

Seosamh De Burca

Date: 5/6/2013 1:08:00 PM

Clever, witty, funny and insightful. And most importantly a great read. One to savour as indeed we have all had that struggle, but you have captured the struggle and raised above it with flair and panache.

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 1:29:00 PM

You flatter me, my good friend! Thank you kindly for such an eloquent response! Love the words."flair and panache"

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/6/2013 11:39:00 AM

I have to admit I'm a bit disappointed, Jack. I honestly thought I was going to read a poem about farts (catch my DRIFT?)... LOL! Whether rhymes are included or not, I just appreciate a good story... keep it up, my friend!

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 12:56:00 PM

Uhhh! Timothy my man... do you honestly think I write potty humour ALL the time! I'm much more refined than you're giving me credit for! LOL

Carol Eastman

Date: 5/6/2013 7:49:00 AM

My ideas are stuck around rain and rubber duckies.... Help me Obi Wan Cathie... My dragon is thinking about visiting Godzilla... and the Trolls want to take the duckies to the Center of the Earth to exchange for a pet called Lolly... Decisions... Decisions... ARGHHH! I'd say I was losing my mind... But everyone says it's already gone... LOL

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 8:00:00 AM

Don't you know I have exclusivity to the name Lolly! My people will be contacting your people in the very near future! LOL xoxoxox

Russell Sivey

Date: 5/6/2013 6:58:00 AM

Ha ha, oh Jack, your last line tickled me so much, "My heart doth sing a happiness THONG!" HA HA, that is just too funny! You are a glorious poet my friend, and your rhymes come easily I'm sure. It doesn't take too much effort for your rhymes to come I'm sure! But unlike you, I sometimes must work at getting my rhymes to work, and to fit my poem accurately! You have written a delightful poem! Thank you for lightening the mood, what an amazing piece, Great Work!!

Jack Ellison
Date: 5/6/2013 8:03:00 AM

Sometimes my lithp becomes quite pronounced... thorry!