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Daydreaming and Driving

Country living means driving everywhere
My mind wanders, forms an image or shape,
From trees and wooden stumps- I must declare;
I can see figures, my mind does escape,
Watching road rules, avoid insurance red tape.

Fungus on the bark of a leaning tree,
The wicked witch of the west, is what I see,
Dogs by a ditch are really a shrub,
Really beautiful but woe is me,
Now retired, I’ve joined the daydreaming club.



Written by Lee Ramage
September 10, 2011
For Dr. Ram Mehta
Contest “Dizain”
Won 5th Place

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Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 9/25/2011 2:40:00 PM Congratulations on your win in Dr. Ram's "Dizain" contest Lee. Love, Carol Login to Reply

Black Eyed Susan Date: 9/23/2011 11:49:00 AM So cute. I have a similar problem with wandering thoughts. sometimes i dont even remember driving somewhere once i get there. great ending. congratulations on your win! Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 9/22/2011 5:39:00 PM So I'm not the only one who sees distorted images when daydreaming and driving. Hope your club has room for one more, Lee. This is the first witty entry I saw in the contest. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/22/2011 7:45:00 PM Sure lots of room in this club, glad not to be alone. Take care! Thanks for your kind comments. Love Lee

John Freeman Date: 9/22/2011 1:51:00 PM Lee, Congratulation on your awesome top 5 win. A worthy poem to draw honor. Agape, Moses Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/22/2011 7:47:00 PM thanks so much. Lee

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 9/22/2011 10:51:00 AM Congrats Lee on an exciting 5th place for exceptional poetry luv... Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/22/2011 7:47:00 PM Thanks so much Linda-Marie. appreciate your comments. Lee

Kash Poet Date: 9/15/2011 6:26:00 AM Nice write here Lee....but please check the syllable count of 5th line...it should be 10.But here it is 11.......regards.'Watching road rules,avoid insurance red tape..'....regards kash Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/15/2011 7:06:00 AM Thanks Kashinath, however I used the syllable counter so unless its wrong, there are 10. I can't believe that you actually count everyone's syllables. Lee

Nancy Jones Date: 9/11/2011 1:55:00 PM oooohhh, melikes muchly! very nice write, Lee, thanks! ~N Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/22/2011 7:48:00 PM thanks lee

Margaret Foster Date: 9/11/2011 3:00:00 AM Good one Lee. This is a form I find difficult, you have done well with the flow. good luck. Thank you for your lovely comments Cheers Marg Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/11/2011 12:11:00 PM Thanks Margaret, appreciate you taking the time to read. I believe you are from England. My daughter lived in Bristol for a year and taught there. Her boyfriend was here in Canada so she came home after a year. She loved it! Lee

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/10/2011 1:09:00 PM Lee when you discussed writing this in your soup mail to me, I had to come and see it. You picked a unique topic. I think if you have a lot of cool scenery on that country road, visualizing these odd shapes is a fun thing to do. Just don't daydream yourself off the road. haha. Typo line 2 second stanza. I think you mean wicked witch. I'll answer your soupmail about this poerty form dizain. Luv, Andrea Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/10/2011 1:48:00 PM Thanks friend, see my soup mail. Appreciate your catching the typo, easy to do late at night and spell check okayed it! Love Lee

John Smith Date: 9/10/2011 8:51:00 AM I do that and my gf yells at me. I think 'poets,' like you and me, just see everything metaphorically. Login to Reply Lee Ramage Date: 9/10/2011 1:49:00 PM I am usually alone when I do it, so no one to yell at me, but I do keep an eye on the road Out here where I live, usually no traffic but you have to watch for deer. Always a dreamer! Thanks for reading my poem. Lee