You never know what happens yesterday IP

By Highhat

Fri, 13 Jan 2012
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I’m pretty sure of what happened tomorrow
but what is going to happen yesterday is a bit of a conundrum
Tomorrow I was always a lioness and I stole everything with both arms and legs
What ever I could get a-hold of
Yesterday the giving is going to be splendiferous
So I am contemplating donating
A meal and a cure to the fair-trade flower gardeners
In Kenya-
They got it hard with pesticides
But the capitalists just won’t acknowledge the ailments
Neither tomorrow nor yesterday
So….
Tomorrow I was buying no flowers
And yesterday I will be ashamed
To say that I think they are too damn colourful
To be true
The truth lies in all the tomorrows of yesterday
And that brings us right up to date
And NOW I am going to burn a candle
For all the tomorrows and yesterdays I never manage to
See or hear or feel

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Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I was completely stumped by the IP this week, and so I genuinely marvel at your poem, Pia. An impassioned write that I feel will grown even more on me the more I read it, to become one of my many favourites of yours. Tina;-)

 

Submitted by Highhat on
That sure is a kind comment Tina- I am glad you enjoyed- really appreciate you telling me... ;)Pia

Submitted by scratch on
I love the way that you have flipped this to an experience of the moment - ingenious highhat.

 

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Highhat, And now I am going to comment, if you'll pardon me stealing your words. I really liked the poem and I read it more than once but I have a feeling I will be back to read it again. I'm not really familiar with your work but I would like to read more as your use of 'conundrum' struck a chord with me. Thank you for sharing this one.
 

Submitted by Highhat on
Scratch- thanks for reading ;)Pia

Submitted by Highhat on
Thanks Denzella- glad you enjoyed. Thanks for telling me ;)Pia

Submitted by jennifer on
LOVE the word 'splendiferous' J x

 

Submitted by Highhat on
Thanks Jennifer... ;)Pia

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Pia, this had a kind of Alice in Wonderland feel to it, hope you don't mind me saying that, it's just like a conundrum. I like the idea of all the tomorrows of yesterday, bringing you back to the present. Very clever, I would never have thought of writing something like this and I thought it was very good for the IP. By the way, I haven't been able to get into my e-mail since last Tuesday, so sorry if I haven't been in touch. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Highhat on
Thanks Jenn- hope your email is working soon- must be a bother for you!!I will look forward to hearing from you then... Glad you enjoyed this ;)Pia