Today Is Not A Good Day For Poems About Horses…
Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 12 April 2011 @ 6:27 PM 51 Comments
… running through molten silk
or cows wearing Spandex
or pigs dancing with geese
nor is it a good day for poems
about fair young maidens wooed
by rock stars in velvet jodphurs
nor poems about retired sailors
selling surfboard wax on piers
where bikinied girls are skating
and it’s definitely not a good day
for poems about hidden passages
in castles I may never dance in.
it is however, an excellent day for
poems about hammers ringing on
wooden pegs in medieval forests,
hammers slung by men whose happy
singing rings as melodiously as mud,
men free from hard drive crashes
and car crashes and banking crashes
but not free from crashes of the heart
when wives run off with troubadors.
and while we’re on the topic of wives,
today is a great day for poems about
wives drinking wine up in tall trees and
poems about wives drifting through the
Egyptian treasures at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, and wives dyeing socks
with pigments invented after reading
books on ways to darken bright rooms
and on ways to brighten dark moods.
today is not a good day for poems about
horses gliding among molten silk birches
but it’s a great day for poems in general.
~~~~~
(Met Museum of Art photo above belongs to Awesome Babs Blabs)
Whoooohooooo, my second week at One Shot Wednesday, Babies!
That’s One Shot over at One Stop Poetry, oh yeah.
On 12 April 2011 at 6:34 pm
Leslie said,
your words make me smile : )
On 12 April 2011 at 8:29 pm
G-Man said,
Jodphur?
Can you say that on Blogger?
Jantell…..You Rock!!!
On 12 April 2011 at 8:46 pm
teahouseblossom said,
Lovely, lovely!
On 12 April 2011 at 9:40 pm
brian said,
you just took away all the ideas i had to write about…what am i going to do now?
On 12 April 2011 at 9:44 pm
ayala said,
As I read this, I smiled- very nice!
On 13 April 2011 at 2:40 am
Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. great words .. with some lovely imagery to think about & the selection of the photo just adds to it .. fun read – thank you .. cheers to your wine up a tree .. Hilree xoxo
On 13 April 2011 at 3:27 am
Liara Covert said,
Love how you surrender to the unfolding power of creativity. Meet you in the underground passage beneath the Egyptian Sphinx.
On 13 April 2011 at 3:42 am
SnaggleTooth said,
Woops- I think My comment got eaten!- Well it’s thundering out- I should get offline- never does well in rain!
I’d written
But I like poems about horses! Oh OK- I like your poem too, because it took me from the pyramids n up the tree with a glass of wine- Also I thought maybe you were at the Rennaissance Fair again, or Jim was pounding nails distracting you…
You have alot of good poem days!
On 13 April 2011 at 5:14 am
claudia said,
ha – i love it…poems about
wives drinking wine up in tall trees…love it..
On 13 April 2011 at 5:22 am
Anita Wakeham said,
Nicely done. A poem about writing poems.
Anita.
On 13 April 2011 at 5:32 am
Olivia said,
I loved it to say the least.. very vivid and hopeful..
The image- as usual, made me think!
Many Hugs Dear Girlie xxx
On 13 April 2011 at 6:34 am
K said,
Isn’t everyday a a great day for poems about wives drinking wine up in tall trees?
Very fun. Have a great day.
On 13 April 2011 at 7:57 am
Laura Hegfield said,
it is always a great day for a poem from you Jannie!!!
On 13 April 2011 at 7:59 am
Lynn said,
A good day for a poem indeed! Thanks Jannie Muffin.
xo
On 13 April 2011 at 9:27 am
Linda said,
Wow, I think you’ve got it covered. Tis indeed a great day for poetry. Read, write, laugh and be happy.
On 13 April 2011 at 9:33 am
Chrisy said,
OH, but it’s a good day to read ANY poem that Jannie wrote. And such a beautiful poem at that. Hope you are well, friend. My blog browsing has taken a back seat to some tough life stuff. Your lovely poem brightened my day. Thank you! xo
On 13 April 2011 at 9:35 am
Chrisy said,
PS: My 5YO son, Redmond, is sitting in my lap and he LOVES your bunnies! Especially the “Maui” Bunny. [That's what he calls the little bunny holding the ukulele.]
On 13 April 2011 at 10:46 am
gautami tripathy said,
You made my day!
finding dreams for you
On 13 April 2011 at 11:29 am
jinksy said,
That was anything but a car crash! LOL
On 13 April 2011 at 11:56 am
Chris Edgar said,
Hi Jannie — I can tell that some measure of energy and dedication went into this one — thanks for this. I for one am glad it’s always, generally speaking, a good day for poetry at Funsterment Global Inc.
On 13 April 2011 at 12:04 pm
Eric 'Bubba' Alder said,
Tut-Tut! We’ll have none of that talk now! (LOL!)
Nice little ditty, Jannie!
On 13 April 2011 at 12:28 pm
Jannie said,
I’m playing with Kalyani today.
See you all later!
Xxxxxoooooo
On 13 April 2011 at 12:28 pm
Glenn Buttkus said,
Jannie of the fun forest has been
cajoled and made drunken with
the workings of hidden muses,
all pushing her into fabulous poetics
and terrific they are; poems about
the pea’s feet, and about soap of
a different oder, and the great pics
her new camera snaps. This poem
is grand, ribald, and always fun.
I love the lines /pigs dancing with geese/
and /hidden passages in castles I may
never dance in/ and /hammers ringing
on wooden pegs in medieval forests/
for your imagination is running wild
and words are pouring from you
like from a cornucopia of love.
Your poetry improves daily.
This one is a landmark, a keeper,
and I repost it proudly.
On 13 April 2011 at 12:38 pm
Dr. J said,
Always a pleasure to visit!!
My old horse
outstanding in his field, of course!
write his verse
not in wine,
but with prancing so fine!
On 13 April 2011 at 5:24 pm
Patricia said,
This is a way to brighten dark moods…thank you
On 13 April 2011 at 5:41 pm
Talon said,
Today is perfect for tea-sipping and Jannie poem reading.
xxx
On 13 April 2011 at 5:54 pm
Belinda said,
Ahh, but any day is a good day to savor Jannie’s words! I love how visual each line is and how I’d love to sip wine with you from a tall tree! xoxo
On 13 April 2011 at 7:02 pm
violet said,
What fun is this! Very clever and tongue-in-cheek. I love the last line: “but it’s great day for poems in general.” Indeed.
On 13 April 2011 at 7:30 pm
Lisa said,
I really love this. What a great flow, fantastic images, your way with words, and ideas – (of which i’d love to come up with even one of them today, lol). Really glad to have gotten here. Thanks!
On 13 April 2011 at 9:36 pm
Lane Savant said,
Wonderful, Jannie, reads like a spring day where everything is blooming.
On 13 April 2011 at 9:46 pm
Jannie said,
Wonderful, wonderful peeps, your words are like rain on my parched cabbage patch.
Thank you!!!
I don’t actually have a cabbage patch. But I could. And may one day!
Tomatoes, potatoes and peas too.
I actually wrote this poem in about 5 minutes, it just popped out.
Thanks again, for all words, and I do hope to get back here tomorrow to speak to each and all of you in individual style.
GOOD NIGHT!!
xoxoxoxoox
On 13 April 2011 at 10:09 pm
siubhan said,
What a fun write! Lovely and tightly written, with wordplay sharp as swords. Thanks!
On 13 April 2011 at 11:47 pm
tolbert said,
definitely a good day for poetry and galloping words rolling in the mud with wistful pigs and dancing cows. very original and clever, enjoyed it a bunch!
On 14 April 2011 at 1:05 am
Di said,
Fabulous poem and it is definitely a great day for wives drinking wine in tall trees…writing poetry and just never coming back to earth!!!
On 14 April 2011 at 4:36 am
haiku love songs said,
very fun!
On 14 April 2011 at 5:17 pm
hope said,
You made me laugh on an annoying day! And THANK YOU for my lovely daisies!
On 14 April 2011 at 6:05 pm
Rhyme Me a Smile said,
What a fun poem! If you ask me… every day is a good day for a rhyme.
On 14 April 2011 at 7:29 pm
dustus said,
Effective structure that reveals a treasure trove of images. Well written, Jannie
On 14 April 2011 at 8:11 pm
Alice Audrey said,
Today is a poetic day indeed, dearest Jannie.
On 14 April 2011 at 9:46 pm
lolamouse said,
This is a great poem! Fun to read and fun to think about. And it’s always a good day for poetry! A belated welcome to One Stop Poetry!
On 14 April 2011 at 9:47 pm
Daisy said,
It’s always a good day for poems written by Jannie.
Loved the verse today. You give me a smile every time I come here. Have a great weekend! I hope Blue Bunny has a great weekend too! 
On 14 April 2011 at 9:54 pm
Joanna said,
What fun! I half expected the White Rabbit to breeze through.
On 14 April 2011 at 10:54 pm
shanae branham said,
Great poem. I love the picture. I really appreciated the encouraging words you left on my blog.
On 15 April 2011 at 4:58 am
sheila said,
I could spend all day walking about egyptian artifacts. All. Day.
)
On 15 April 2011 at 6:50 am
Jannie said,
Hi Lovely, wonderful peeps.
What an awesome day it is indeed!
I apologize for not answering each comment individually as I usually do.
But I did read every word here. THANK YOU!!
And am excited about getting around to y’alls blogs to read and comment this weekend, whoooohoooo.
xoxoxoxoxoxo
On 15 April 2011 at 7:02 am
Ana Goncalves said,
Wow, what a most powerful poem!
I love it, and the Sphinx too.
Just so you know I am having a Giveaway on my blog, and that you are invited where I am giving away 3 of my nature photography postcards, and 2 greeting cards PLUS a surprise craft.
Two questions need to be answered in order to enter the giveaway.
Feel free to stop on by when you can, and enter.
P.S-Also there has been other experiences I have been involving myself in, my other previous post of this month.
Have a very happy weekend.
Love ~
Ana
On 15 April 2011 at 9:47 am
m said,
Woohoo, and down the rabbit hole we go. I’ve missed reading you and your interesting intersections of fast brain connections.
On 15 April 2011 at 10:01 pm
Rosie said,
I like the Wifey part, drinking wine lol .I wish i was somebody’s wife…but just not anybody’s…
On 16 April 2011 at 11:44 am
Jannie said,
Hi Ana, how generous of you to have that giveaway!
Hi Mair — you still making music??
Hi Rosie, I hope you get to be the wife of somebody with great love and light their eyes.
xoxoxoxoxo
On 16 April 2011 at 12:11 pm
Andy (I'm definitely not shy) said,
This was such a fun read. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for next week’s One Shot! Thanks for sharing.
On 18 April 2011 at 5:10 pm
Jannie said,
Andy! I was wondering what the heck, until I remembered my “anonymous if you are shy.” And you are the first one to write something to that effect. I’m not shy either, except for moonlit nights in the presence of wailing math teachers.
xoxo