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My Private Universe

My private universe is wandering around Dragging a feathered boa that glitters with sparkles I can wait for it to return or run to chase it Depending on my mood My private universe is making fun of my enemies Laughing and smirking but keeping it out of my sight For I do not go in for this kind of stupidity She knows this and stays away My private universe is dancing now I see her head up into the snowy mountains There are delicate lavender flowers at the base Which she is stomping on I imagine that she is swearing like a pirate king, And I smile, thinking of all the words I dare not utter For I work in a school, and would lose my job if I did. My private universe is all the things I am not, Yet fully a part of me I barely hope to recover.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 1/11/2020 7:34:00 PM
enjoyed this one...the third verse was such a beautiful contrast of imagery...snow with lavender flowers.. just so pretty even if they are being stomped on...i too work in a school system and must bite my tongue all the time... hugs
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/12/2020 1:02:00 PM
Sandra, what do you do in the school if I may ask? I hope you are teaching literature, poetry and the classics.
Date: 1/11/2020 12:58:00 PM
I totally agree w/Arlene ... I smiled bashfully wide, Caren! You have the quill heart of a sky island queen. So sail on soul sista w/your sparkling musing. Such a cool, Caribbean breezy poem. Love and more love always.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2020 5:47:00 PM
Thank you Freddie. I am pretty much a free spirit, so your comment created joy.
Date: 1/11/2020 11:58:00 AM
Made me smile, such an honest poem.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2020 5:47:00 PM
Thank you Arlene. I appreciate you stopping by.
Date: 1/11/2020 8:52:00 AM
We all need a private universe, our sanctuary that let's no one else in. Hope your new year going well Caren. Tom
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2020 5:51:00 PM
I hope yours is wonderful Tom!
Date: 1/11/2020 5:15:00 AM
That third verse has a lovely contrast - a pretty image. When I was a kid I wouldn’t have thought the adults at school had such thoughts. I never wondered as teachers were in front of classroom that they spent much time preparing. Then I worked at a school. Let’s tiptoe through the tulips...
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2020 5:52:00 PM
When you work at a school you see something no one else does. Smirk. Smirk.
Date: 1/11/2020 3:10:00 AM
My favourite four lines: "My private universe is dancing now I see her head up into the snowy mountains There are delicate lavender flowers at the base Which she is stomping on.."
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2020 5:53:00 PM
That was my favorite verse too! The second it came into my head, I thought "OH YES!"
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 1/11/2020 5:16:00 AM
Yes, Lady, that was lovely. My favorite verse also! ...Kim

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