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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

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Line Gauthier

Date: 4/9/2018 9:35:00 PM

What a fun read. Well done, CayCAy, and congrats on your well deserved podium finish.

Andrea Dietrich

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.

Jan Allison

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

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

Joseph May

Date: 3/22/2018 10:38:00 AM

Very creative write CayCay.. Congrats on your win..

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

Viv Wigley

Date: 3/22/2018 7:39:00 AM

Loved this quirky, off piste take on the theme, CayCay, congrats! Viv x

Caycay Jennings
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

Curtis Moorman

Date: 3/22/2018 5:44:00 AM

CayCay, I love the take you placed on your description. Congrats on a truly deserved win.

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

Daniel Turner

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!

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

Jerry T Curtis

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

Caycay Jennings
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

Niall Fulham

Date: 3/21/2018 6:39:00 PM

Hi CayCay, nicely penned , we sure do all have a lot of splashy dots and rainbow colour chemicals flowing around our brains ::))) hugs~~~~~ Niall

Caycay Jennings
Date: 3/21/2018 9:34:00 PM

I appreciate your visit, Niall - seems we're getting to know each other. I enjoy volleying comments with you. All the best ... CayCay