Mind the Wet Paint

My brain spots are pastel dots
that always fight with my stripes
over who is left and who styles right.
It’s bad enough that my stripes
also argue with each other,
not over their primary color,
but vertical décor versus horizontal.
My brain top is invisible,
not even shadows of minimal.
Brain designers concur it is not fixable.
In the back, well-stashed,
is a golden memory cache
guarded by a spot named Brat.
Small Brat drags a key most tall
and selfishly guards my recall.
Floating, flying, gliding free
is a silver-toned, sprite fairy
who sparkles imagination in me.
Fairy will not argue, just avoid,
my fuzzy brain, logic droid
who climbs over my stripes
and around all my brain dots
attempting to fill and deploy
smarts into all my brain voids.




... CayCay Jennings
March 21, 2018

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 4/9/2018 9:35:00 PM
What a fun read. Well done, CayCAy, and congrats on your well deserved podium finish.
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Date: 3/22/2018 7:33:00 PM
this is FANTASTIC, Caycay. So glad you got it done and WON. Congrats. I want to go see what Viv said about your poem at his blog. This one's a fave.
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Date: 3/22/2018 1:53:00 PM
love the imagery here CayCay and the conflict with with brat and small fairy, congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 3/22/2018 3:02:00 PM
Congrats to you as well, Sweetie! I wrote you that I had fun writing this one and now that you've read it you know that I truly did. Made Tim laugh. All the best, always ... CayCay
Date: 3/22/2018 10:38:00 AM
Very creative write CayCay.. Congrats on your win..
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 3/22/2018 3:03:00 PM
Thank you, Joseph - it is good to see you, a reminder to visit you in addition to a sweet comment. So hard to keep up with everyone that I appreciate such unintentional reminders. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Date: 3/22/2018 7:39:00 AM
Loved this quirky, off piste take on the theme, CayCay, congrats! Viv x
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Date: 3/22/2018 3:06:00 PM
And I, Mr. Wigley, loved the contest - writing this was truly a lot of fun. Your challenges are always peculiar in the sense that they are way out of the box, originals all, and I appreciate that as well as the time and effort you share with, and give to, all on Soup. You have my sincere thanks ... CayCay
Date: 3/22/2018 5:44:00 AM
CayCay, I love the take you placed on your description. Congrats on a truly deserved win.
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 3/22/2018 3:07:00 PM
Your comment is very encouraging to me and my muse. We both thank you!! Poetry hugs ... CayCay
Date: 3/21/2018 8:59:00 PM
CayCay, I think most of my brain spots are dead. Nice to see there's nothing wrong with your imagination. Your poem was a bit of a brain teaser for me. It made me smile:) Good luck!
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CayCay Jennings
Date: 3/21/2018 9:30:00 PM
I hope you really did enjoy it - what a great day I just had if I truly made Mr. Turner smile! My pleasure, truly. It was a fun one to write. Initially, nothing for this, but when the poem bloomed earlier today, it did so fully. Poetry hugs and thank you's ... CayCay
Date: 3/21/2018 7:32:00 PM
Cay cay I just got through reading Jan's entry and noticed your comment,like it so much I came to read your entry---Glad I did---good luck and take care
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Date: 3/21/2018 9:31:00 PM
Color me now curious about what I said that you liked! I'll get over it, or maybe forget it, so no worries about my wonderment. Happy to have your comments. Good to see you. I thank you, Jerry ... CayCay
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