Conversation Pathways

There are paths to clear,

words, eyebrows askew, smiles

paving moments with faults

and skills we ignore

until the conversation is over.

Did you hear what he said?

Her bucket of bad memories

hangs from the fence post.

Let us chat and laugh

about the weather.

M. Flannery

May 2025

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Between posting, the time that passes feels old, worn and weary. I need a refresh.

I’ve had thoughts about searching for an attitude to take me through Spring cleaning and the side projects (that will make me pleased when they are done). Writing a poem, no matter the length, was the start of my search. Looking toward summer is easy as today is very sunny. Those thoughts bring me to think about being outdoors, chatting in passing with folks. 

Whala! A poem. 

As It Goes

This poetry blog receives very few visitors. One place links to this blog, Salty Pumpkin Studio.

In all the years posting poetry online, here and my Hasopen Road Poetry (10 years plus), blog on Wordpress, the visitor counts have not been more than a very few, if any, in a week. 

Without active promotion, activity on poetry websites and blogs or a well known person posting a comment or about the poems online, I believe, poetry blogs like mine will never gain much attention.

It is not because of bad poetry*. Folks apparently aren’t into poets that don’t promote their poetry well enough to be noticed. .

Is it worth it to continue posting my poems?

Yes because one person reading what I write is good enough for me..

Thank you for visiting

*Not all my poems are bad. (although some do make me cringe.)

Unsettled

 

when the hour calls out with questions,

reply that you don't have answers

say instead, leave me alone

or go away with your inquiries

tell the hour your brain is resting

up for a surge of genius

unlike any you've ever expected

then ask yourself

what you are doing

in such a way that 

all reasonable excuses, 

melt into air rising

then make a frappe

foamy enough

that milk bubbles

will decorate

your upper lip

M.Flannery

November 2024