The Words In My Head

The words in my head are beautiful.
They are dancing cheek to cheek
with Southern legato or London staccato
with Chinese tunes and Xhosa clicks,
with native Dutch, straight from the heart. 

The words in my head are reluctant
to stand in line. They like
to dance and play. They like
to echo inside the skull, infinite
Ping-Pong straight from the heart.

The words in my head come alive,
naked at the stroke of a key.
Ribbons of  red and green show
who’s been good and who’s been bad.
Dots on the screen, straight from the heart.

The words in my head are ready
to face the world. I comb their hair
and clean their nose and wave goodbye
until they disappear around the bend.

One day they will be back, straight to the heart

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 4/12/2009 7:10:00 AM
nice...love this one...like the choice of words... take care... _chily_
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Date: 11/30/2008 4:04:00 AM
Niels - Congratulations on your poem making Round One of the PSoup poetry contest! Wishing you all the best in the finals and have a Happy Holiday season. Peace always, John
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Date: 11/11/2008 9:20:00 AM
Congrats on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals! Love, Shar
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Date: 11/1/2008 4:21:00 PM
Niels - Congrats on your poetry making it through to the next round – Great Job & God Bless
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Date: 10/30/2008 8:07:00 PM
What a wonderful write you've done here, Niels!! I especially liked the last stanza ... smile ... Very creative use of the form and a well-deserved selection to be featured this week. Congratulations!
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Date: 10/30/2008 7:59:00 AM
Niels congrats on having your poetry featured this week- God Bless
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Date: 10/28/2008 9:13:00 AM
Congratulations Niels on your poem "the Words in my Head" being featured. Vince
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Date: 10/27/2008 3:38:00 PM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round. Good luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/27/2008 3:22:00 PM
Hi Niels Congrats on making the semi-finals and best of luck in the finals!!! Love Light Truth Patricia
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Date: 10/27/2008 9:29:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/27/2008 4:55:00 AM
This is like a few bars that keep repeating over and over in one's head, gprgeous, but hard to get rid of, kind of maddening. A great piece of music always has these few bars. Congrats on this selection. Love, daver
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Date: 10/26/2008 5:12:00 PM
Enjoyed this one. Congratulations on having it featured. Thank you for allowing me to smile with your words. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 10/26/2008 3:34:00 PM
Awesome Personification! Congratulations Niels on your featured write of the week. Love, Shar
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