Rhona Mcferran Poet Rhyme

Higgledy-Piggledy Pickle

I've a bit of a problem here...
in a higgledy-piggledy pickle
torn between housewifery
and creative muses fickle.

Scattered, shattered fragments
of odd ideas, dreams
lay about my den, disguised
not nearly what they seem!

Bits of whimsy, what-nots
all cluttering my desk
covered in thick pixie dust
my housekeeping grotesque.

Higgledy-piggledy hodgepodge
my convoluted mess
a sign of utter genius
(or else mental distress).

I'd planned to tidy up...
to toss a few things out
but as I gaze upon them
they sniffle, weep and pout.

To think that I'd discard them!
Those former hopes and whims
unborn poems, paintings
their destiny quite grim.

Delicately backing out-
I apologize with care
as they cold-shoulder, look away
with such dramatic flair!

And when my husband asks me
just what I've done all day
I simply shrug “not much”
not knowing what to say.

How could I ever mention
the lurking living things
inside my head, upon my desk
that gently pull my strings?

The odd creative forces
that captivate me thus
wildly penning amid my piles
while he remains nonplussed!

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Honestly J.T. April 27, 2020 at 6:21 PM Love the joy you bring to your poetry -JT Rhona Mcferran May 1, 2020 at 12:11 PM Thanks, JT! ;) So glad you enjoyed it!!

Regina Mcintosh October 7, 2019 at 8:53 PM Love this so much. It speaks to my very soul. It is a lot like me :) Bless you with many more gorgeous writes like this one. I'm faving it. God bless and love to you, Gina Rhona Mcferran October 8, 2019 at 12:27 AM Thank you SO much, this comment made my day! ;) God bless & love to you, too!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart September 25, 2019 at 5:37 PM Love love love it. Heaps. I have heaps too. Fave'ed :))) xomo! Rhona Mcferran September 25, 2019 at 7:01 PM Aaaww, thank you my dear! ;)) *hugs*

Michelle Faulkner September 20, 2019 at 1:44 PM My A plus number one line here 'a sign of utter genius (or else mental distress)' I have that debate with myself often- Rhona Mcferran September 20, 2019 at 9:54 PM Well, for what it's worth... I'd vote it's a "sign of utter genius" for you! ;D

Ann Foster September 19, 2019 at 6:30 PM This went straight to my favorites. I want to hug you and send you a crazy invite to a Tea Party... Hugs. Ann Rhona Mcferran September 20, 2019 at 9:53 PM Aaawww, thank you!! *hugs back* - Rhona

Richard Lamoureux September 13, 2019 at 8:27 AM I think creativity should trump cobwebs every time. This was a whole lot of fun to read. Rhona Mcferran September 13, 2019 at 5:54 PM Me, too! ;) Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Caren Krutsinger September 11, 2019 at 3:03 PM I am so feeling this one, Soul Sister. "Higgledy-piggledy hodgepodge my convoluted mess a sign of utter genius (or else mental distress)." - LOVE IT! Rhona Mcferran September 11, 2019 at 7:40 PM I knew you would understand! ;) *loveshower* *whee*

M. L. Kiser September 10, 2019 at 1:29 PM I crack up every time I read this. "a sign of utter genius", absolutely! Rhona Mcferran September 10, 2019 at 4:59 PM Yes, that's what I like to think it is! ;D

Andrea Dietrich September 8, 2019 at 12:11 PM You can't explain it to the husband, and absolutely not to one like mine. All I hear is, "why don't you do more housework and just stay away from poetry? Ugggg. Well done, Rhona Rhona Mcferran September 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM "Yes... They can't see how we are so busy 'capturing' the elusive poetry strands in our heads that the cobwebs above us escape our attention! ;D Thank you- it's wonderful to be understood! ;)"