Plunk Plick Plat Splat

Plunk plick plat splat
The drip of faucet compels me to 
Throw down a few notes
Words I had not thought of six seconds before

Cardinals and sparrows 
Twittering and chittering
I listen hard, capturing nothing 
Yet inspired by everything.

My subconscious grabs these sounds
Work on them as I slumber 
Astral travel my go-to-place
As my muse sings what she finds funny

We wake up suddenly
A helicopter of a mosquito
Dive bombs me
Urging me to write of my killing ways

I pick up a pen
Dashing down an inky path
in a notebook full of everything
and nothing, twisting me with crazy ideas

Shiny thoughts, dark ideas,
Whimsical dragons, laughing at my silliness
Leading me down paths with their plunks plicks plats and splats

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Date: 5/24/2019 12:57:00 PM
Caren, an incredibly funny poem - do you ever sleep???? Hugs, Jennifer
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/24/2019 8:04:00 PM
About 5 hours a night unless I have a night where I am up and down every two hours or a night I stay up all night. It is weird how when I finally do CRASH I want to sleep for a week.
Date: 5/24/2019 12:01:00 PM
Ah, this was a fun poem with a heart beat, lol, I loved it. have a great day Caren
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/24/2019 8:04:00 PM
Thank you so much.
Date: 5/24/2019 9:15:00 AM
Trixie, dragons, insomnia and you. What else is needed to write a good metapoetry? Oh, I forgot about pirates)
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/24/2019 8:05:00 PM
Pirates is my mainstay, Kurt. Dragons, faeries, pirates, Trixie and colors. Have a great weekend!
Date: 5/24/2019 8:14:00 AM
First off, love the Onamonapia. 'I listen hard, capturing nothing Yet inspired by everything.' This line grabbed me dear Caren
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/24/2019 8:33:00 AM
Thank you Allen. I had forgotten the fancy name with an O for it, so you are helping me remember it.
Date: 5/23/2019 7:29:00 PM
Musical, rhythmical romp, Caren. I enjoy these so, and I imagine that you enjoy writing them as well. (If not, give me Trixie's number and I'll have little mano- a-feline with her!!. LOL.) Best always, Gershon
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/24/2019 1:03:00 AM
Trixie would love that! But I am warning you, she will steal everything you say and make it into a poem and poke fun of everything you held holy before you met her. She is a sneaky little muse.
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