Stuck in ice!

Stuck in ice!

A Poem by andrew mitchell

Stuck in ice!
As thoughts slipped
on my Tundra plains
of timelessness:
frozen, floating, fixed.
My mistake re-occurring
at hand, had me
permafrost
finding the solution.

© 2016 andrew mitchell


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Interesting mix of images to somehow conjure a treacherous picture of slippery frustration. Well done.

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

I was trying to depict mistakes that are frozen in the mind remain until they melt, the pun being I .. read more
Odd to get stuck somewhere so slippery...
Hard to get traction.

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

Funny fact David when your fingers are left in the bath or any water for that matter they wrinkle up.. read more
 David Scott

8 Years Ago

Now that is funny... I had not thought of things in that way. Ha.
hooked by the title ... tongue on frosted pole stuck instantly in me minds eye :) i think this could be more powerful with small changes .. like make it personal in both verses or universal .. and get rid of starting a line with The ... i think your idea is fine wisdom ... we get stuck ..oh yes we do ..in a myriad of ways ... but what is the insanity ..mmmmm repeating the same mistake over and over ... or ... stuck in a mire of one stage or other of grief, guilt, or whatever!! :) love this poem .. i may be in a deeper mood than called for ..but i yam what i yam! ;}
E.

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

Hi E ,the original version was personal I only changed it cos of too many "my's" or "Me's". Thanks f.. read more
And after 8 plus years in Alaska, I know all of the elements in this work. Terrible way to be stuck.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Willard Wells

8 Years Ago

Sales, managed, flew, hiked, fished, cross country skiing, scuba diving. Lived life to the fullest.
andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

sounds great willard
Willard Wells

8 Years Ago

Couple of stories in there and I keep working on them.
Some problems last forever. You can't break them or melt them away. You just slip and slip until something gives. Nice job andrew.

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

Too right Tim, mistakes can last a lifetime lol Thanks for your words Tim.
damn those locks freeze, and then the keys break in them...can't twist ourselves back open again.

j.

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

Thank you for your words J :)
Icy problems require worm attention and or wearing heavy clothing. Lol
Wonderful....:)))))

Posted 8 Years Ago


andrew mitchell

8 Years Ago

Thank you dear poet friend.:)
Sami Khalil

8 Years Ago

You are welcome generously....:)))))

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andrew mitchell

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