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Poems written as the day unfolds that go nowhere

The radio: "Baby, I need your lovin' Got to have all your lovin' Baby, I need your lovin' Got to have all you lovin'" By The Four Tops (poem written after hearing the song in the car and singing along) sound and air are filtered through your "I love yous" the world purified and easy to breathe in I feel like a marionette, limbs loose and you're a trust fall away if my strings are cut hopeless takes on new meaning captured in a yearned for embrace held as if time had not yet ticked afternoon could swirl into morning effortless and unafraid I'm the wave and the undercurrent longing to crash and pull you to me ******* (poem written whilst collecting a parcel) I slip through the cracks self aware enough to be a sliver unacknowledged denial threatening to lodge me somewhere on the way down ******* (poem written after seeing a robin two days in a row) I saw a robin yesterday, though it's Spring then again today I wondered, what if robins are perhaps actually the grim reaper though on a part time basis they pass on messages, as we know provide comfort to the lingerers left by the dearly departed it's not so strange an idea with their particularly thoughtful approach that they ponder whether your number is up whatever happened here I have, it seems, another day maybe someone put a good word in for me

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Date: 5/7/2025 12:19:00 PM
These are amazing dear dd, you writ so well and i especially loved "I feel like a marionette, limbs loose and you're a trust fall away if my strings are cut" that hits sooo deep! I felt that so strongly! And i also absolutely love " I'm the wave and the undercurrent longing to crash and pull you to me" soul hitting!! What a brilliant chain of poems with such exquisite metaphors!! The last one has a philosophical touch!Pleasure reading this! Sending you light always
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Date: 5/7/2025 12:28:00 PM
Thank you Ink :) sometimes it feels a shame to discard snippets I write during the day. Every now and again I gather them up together and tie a little bow around them anyway :) for some reason today was a day I kept scribbling things down that didn't get finished. Thanks for stopping by :)
Date: 5/7/2025 10:15:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful write. Love the song and The Four Tops. Great old songs are the best. Here is a good word for you as your day did really go somewhere wonderful. From songs to Spring robins. "Good Luck" if for a contest. Have a wonderful day on a road trip or writing away.............
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Date: 5/7/2025 10:35:00 AM
I had to turn it up Paula - pure joy! No road trip unfortunately, was just heading home from the gym. Maybe I should write for a contest... Thank you for your visit x
Date: 5/7/2025 8:01:00 AM
Dear Diary, I'm sorry I neglect you, but I'm living vicariously in the pages of Dilly's. I doubt the grim reaper would settle working on a part time basis. I hear he likes his job too much. I put in a good word for you, Dilly. Let's hope he listens.
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Date: 5/7/2025 9:05:00 AM
Haha I'm just thinking what I'd tell a diary now :) cute dog stories would be recorded for sure (in fact I continued singing Baby I Need Your Loving when I got in to the dog and substituted the word 'baby' for his name and we danced in the kitchen for a few minutes lol... he's half chihuahua though - so definitely not built for trust falls!) ahh then I'm too distracted to write anything else in the diary :) thank you for your fun comment :)

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