February 8 – Labels
She wears them like fashion
Paraded and branded in servitude
Discounted: For Quick Sale
He wears them as gaff tape
It keeps the cracks from widening
To hold the acronyms at bay
Each takes a blank label
Selects a pen
And writes their own identity
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February 7 – The Toaster
A trivial argument
And the toaster
Adjusts the temperament
Of the atmosphere
Irritated
Indignant
Irate
Incensed
Incandescent
And the toast is burnt to ashes
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February 6 – Boxes
I live within the crumpled
confines of cardboard;
a little worn around the edges.
I decorate the walls within
while you plaster them without
A resident of definition
Addressed by association
But I cut the holes
Through which I breathe
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February 5 – Virtual Reality
Unwrapping the doughnut
from its paper bag
and savouring its aroma
he draws it towards his mouth…
A blank screen
and green cursor blinking
GAME OVER
Please insert $2 coin to continue
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February 4 – First Day of School
A themed #postitnotepoetry submission today as my youngest, Little Miss #2, starts her first day of Kindergarten.
Excitement chases nervousness
Across the asphalt of the playground,
Following the painted lines
Of hopscotch squares and swirly snakes
And jumping over cracks.
When the bell rings
The chicks are gathered ‘neath Wisdom’s wings
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February 3 – WARNING: BALL PIT
His young feet dangled over the edge
longing to swim amongst the plastic
blue, red, green, yellow and purple balls;
to tumble inside a kaleidoscope
to climb the matrices of molecules
to throw planets like a Titan
Yet he dared not move
scanning the surface for the fin
of the Ball Pit Shark
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February 2 – The Ritual of Tea
Two cups,
Handles turned inward
Towards each other.
He pours a question
She lets it draw.
He pours the milk and stirs the words.
She adds sugar and a question.
Spoken in sips
Deeper thoughts as it tempered and cooled
Drained to the dregs
Remainders of words at the bottom
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I set myself a challenge of writing a poem a day during the month of February. A poem on a Post It note.
Each day I’ll post a new poem*.
I have also set up a permanent page on the blog where I will collate all the poems.
You can also follow me on twitter @revhappiness and follow the hashtag #postitnotepoetry
* Results may vary and you can probably expect dog-awful, spleen rupturing, Vogon-inspired poetry. You have been warned.
February 1 – Fear
I emptied my pockets
of all my fears
A handful of stones
dropped into still waters
Lost amongst the darkness
of the depths
But I keep one in my shoe
That I may never forget
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I am an English teacher and drummer/percussionist with an interest in literary pursuits, creative endeavours, rhythmic permutations, theological amplifications and comedic outbursts.
Here you will find my creative detritus: articles on living a creative life and writing explorations.
And other ideas I have snaffled from the papers stuck on the fridge door.
Twitter: @RevHappiness
Instagram: @handwrittenpages
My collaborative epistolary novel, "Post Marked: Piper's Reach," written with Jodi Cleghorn (@JodiCleghorn) out now via Vine Leaves Press.
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A Fullness in Brevity - Adam Byatt 