Paper Airplanes

Paper  Airplanes

 

 

 

crumpled balls of paper

begin to accumulate

in my waste basket

 

day after day

they become nothing more

than unfinished attempts

at writing poetry

 

and what could have been

paper airplanes.

 

Reviews

[A.H.]

even when words don't find you, thoughts will. I love Paper Airplanes - it reminded me of my childhood and brought back those wonderful memories to the fore. a simple, honest write that captures the poet's mind. I like the expression here and memories it evoked, and thanks for sharing this, Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My pleasure, Abhilash. Love having you here! Thank you!

[Desert Knave]

Wow. I go through periods where I do more shredding than writing and this hits close to home. Well done. ~Jim

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Jim! So good to see you!

[W. Barrett Munn]

This is disjunction at its finest and a totally publishable poem if it lands on the right editor’s desk.

I’d try Rattle: Tim Green likes short poems and humor.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Winston! I'm going to do it!

[Pete]

cute. when you get one finished, don't be afraid to land it my way. i'll be waiting in first class with earbuds and a cold beer in my hand.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Don't forget your PATRIOT shirt, Pete!! Lol, thank you!!

[Lorry]

And yet we never learn not to scrunch them up so that they can fly away one day, albeit not in the way we thought.
Perhaps moving your basket to the other end of the room would help, unless of course it's on your laptop, where no matter whether you place one piece of paper or a thousand it always shows as full.
I know the feeling well. That feeling where you have to smile at yourself when you don't even like rhyme, but can only find sasquatch to go with patch!
When that happens I just go for a nap. Thank goodness I still work from home most days! 😃

[Kelly Scheppers]

Lol, a nap does a body good. That's my moto! Thank you, Lorry!

[D. Mansfield]

I don't have a trash can , I'm a hoarder of bad poetry

[Kelly Scheppers]

Hey, you can always recycle! Thanks, Dan!

[Trace]

This reminds me of my "missing muse" poem
Something about fishing. 😆

It's kinda funny, l seem to write better with a keyboard, than pen and paper.
But, l have worn out many a pencil lead trying to make something make sense.

I enjoyed this poem alot.
Hey, nobody says you can't make airplanes with writing on them.

Wrest your writing wrist a while...

Trace

[Kelly Scheppers]

I don't think crumpled up airplanes would fly as good. The paper has to be crisp. It gives it better height and loftiness, I would think. A little note on aviation, which I know nothing about! Oh well, thanks so much, Trace!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

The wastebasket is probably catching poems that could have or should have been.
Sorry you threw them away.
Don't tell anybody this, but I hit a teacher with a paper airplane once. He didn't know I did it, but he was a Carmelite priest, my history teacher at Joliet Catholic...maybe his being a priest is why I still feel guilty about that.
j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was smart about it. I took notes from what I could still make use of, and made sure what was left wasn't legible. I didn't want anyone copying my stuff. Oh, and your secret's safe with me, about hitting a teacher with a paper airplane. I've got to confess though, it made me laugh out loud!! Thanks, J!

[Davidgeo]

It's like, the same things anyway I think

[Vol]

Kelly,
My, oh, my... that would be me... and is why I use my computer... But WHAT a delightful bit of what makes poetry high art!
Vol

[Kelly Scheppers]

I usually start out on my laptop, but I always keep a legal pad and pen close by to write down ideas or prompts that I want to remember. I wrote everything down when I first started writing, then I typed it out. One of these days I'll invest in a paper shredder. Then no more airplanes! Thanks Vol!

[Vol]

I know, right... I stuck with a pen for a long time before I got a computer with Microsoft works on it. When they canceled that fine, simple program I bought a new computer with Corel's "WordPerfect"
disaster, it never was very compatable with windows which neventually cost me anA in a modern literature course...still mad about that!
Now I add notes at the bottom and when I'm ready to save I cut them out.
Anyway, The means is nothing to the final product even if my "purest" gene doesn't like it.
Vol

[John the Baptist]

Unfinished attempts indicate you're still trying, and that's what counts.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Absolutely! Thank you for the vote of confidence!