Poem Magic

it goes beyond reason . . .

Kindness culture thrives on the Appalachian Trail
when steep wet slogs turn hikers faint and pale
trail magic windfalls brighten a hungry trudge
ditch freeze-dried funk for soda pop and fudge.

When writing gets rocky with verses way too steep
long alliteration leaps would bungle mountain sheep
clunky rhymes clatter with adjectives so tragic
floundering poets must surrender to poem magic.

Scowling blank space becomes a synapse girdle
perusing a thesaurus is an indecision curdle
be less cerebral and let your brainwaves compost
trust a universe of verse to bubble up the cosmos.

Brainpower is unwieldy and often out of focus
OCD buzzsaws throb the loud unruly locusts
just release your mind to a serendipity hijack
and this poem magic carpet won’t be turning back.

Got poem magic? Pour your plume chock full
soon you’ll be spinning scads of mojo magic wool
ditch chaotic pathos and muffle the mundane
follow organic folly to its deepest astral vein.

Gazing upon your brand new sparkling little spill
make your critical voice swig a catatonic pill
poem magic usually results in a poetic birth
treat each magical dollop to smiles of boundless mirth.

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

Again, your alliteration is formidable. The warp and weft of your words yields a fabric that shimmers as it displays shifting patterns. And the encouragement is not unnoticed. I’ve been harsh about saying there’s no such thing as writers block, but this is a sweet reminder to just write. Just write. Love this one. Peace

[barleygirl]

After 30+ years as a tech writer, I had to walk in, sit down & write for 8 hours a day, every day. Similar to you, I have had an intolerance toward those who wither & whine about writers block. But this poem is an attempt to share a bit of my good luck chopping it up at the ole block (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Robert Trakofler]

you know me Barley Margie I will throw anything on a sheet of paper:/ always read at own peril is my motto

[barleygirl]

I'm sorry to see you looking so sideways *smile*

[Robert Trakofler]

floating heads need to have a sense of grounding

[LateNightMuse]

I enjoyed this , thank you for posting it. Serves as a good reminder and pick me up and I like the picture at the end 😀

[barleygirl]

Thank you for stopping by to check it out & boost my spirits! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello dear Margie. The poem is so wonderful. The words danced to perfect and meaningful thoughts.
" Got poem magic? Pour your plume chock full
soon you’ll be spinning scads of mojo magic wool
ditch chaotic pathos and muffle the mundane
follow organic folly to its deepest astral vein."
The above lines. So good. Sometimes, I need magic to create. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[barleygirl]

I have not used my brain to write a poem in several years. I honestly do not know what's going on in my brain anymore. I mothballed it. I live in this realm of serendipity these days, unplugged from the bigger strife around the planet. It can be a little isolated, but easily slipping into poem magic is worth it! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Coyote Poetry]

You live in a wonderful place dear Margie. I hope you are doing well and staying safe my dear friend. maybe 5 inches of snow outside. Old Johnnie need to shovel. Happy Tuesday from Michigan. I like quiet places.

[barleygirl]

The forecast here is for snow AND flash floods from now until Tues. I'll believe it when I see it! After 3 days of "rain", we only got 0.4", bringing our yearly total up to a big whopping 2"!!!!!

[barleygirl]

Thurs, I meant . . .

[DIVYA]

We need cosmic magic more than brain power! A whopping, thumping agreement from me here, dear Margie! And why indeed should be over exert our brain cells and rupture our synapses for something that is supposed to brings us peace, joy and bliss. We write poetry more for ourselves and when we do that we need to be less cerebral and more emotional. I believe in this poem and I believe in poem magic! A very convincing read! Kudos on this great poem!

[barleygirl]

No surprise to me, that you'd relate to this, since you are a few leagues beyond me in swimming in this sea. Yes, your poetry is a huge inspiration to me to "let go" more! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Dave]

Margie - You are so witty to come up with such an encouraging ditty.
To take your advice to the ground, poetry surely would abound.
This is all that I can say, please dear friend, have a lovely day. - Dave

[barleygirl]

"take my advice to the ground" kinda makes this sound like a case of seduction by force (in a good way) . . . definitely fodder for a poem! Take it to the ground, Dave, if you still have it in ya! *wink! wink!* (just kidding . . . am horribly doddering this winter!) Fondly, Margie

[Lorry]

I think this perfectly matches my own thoughts on writing Margie and conveys the difference of writing and writing with a purpose ot structure already in place.
The compost mind is a life of thought and knowing ever present, like food of the subconscious and nourishes the writers need to complete a message with nothing to tarnish the page before the first sprouting of letters become words.
Like poetry and trees, we all think we know how they grow and what structure is required to ignite its growth, but did you know (nature girl surely does) that trees get most of their nourishment from the air and only a small fraction from the earth? That in itself sounds like a poem to me.. Okay, maybe a poem written by me when I picked the wrong type of mushrooms for my chili, but a poem nonetheless 😊
To create from a blank page and mind is surely all the structure we need to create something from nothing.

[barleygirl]

You, of all people, are the poster child for everything I've written here. And then, as you often do, you go a lightyear beyond where I left off. I'm not surprised to hear that this is your process. Thank you for a great share. I visited your page a couple days ago & was sad to see that you're "on strike" again. Hope you get over it soon & return to spread your delightful magic all around the cafe. We need to drown out the other droning crap (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Lorry]

Ha, I'd love a few days strike action, but that's more to do with virus than cafe 😊
Took writing down as every time I hit send with reviews or move page I'm getting locked out every time. Been taking 3 or 4 logins to review one, so don't wa t re iews until I can answer them properly without ha ING a thrombo when the inevitable logout comes.
Mods are doing nothing as usual, so maybe it is a strike until they get their s**t together and get a grown up to sort it 😊
Hope all is well in Cali. Know you're away from crowd, but so am I and I keep bumping into mental German hikers.
Have no idea why some flights are still letting people in/ out, but I'm not a politicator, so don't understand that level of stupidity.
This apocalypse sure is taking its bloody time going on its holiday. Hopefully soon, maybe.. Fingers, knees, toes and ears crossed 😊

[barleygirl]

I'm on a computer & every time I go to your page, my norton virus app locks it down, saying it's a malicious site, so most of the time I can't visit you or your postings. This isn't true of everyone here, but I also have this problem with Samuel Dickens & Dave (retired teacher from New Jersey). Problem seems to be growing, infecting other people's pages more & more. I agree this is a lousy website, but the people are awesome!

[Lorry]

A few mention same and I have it on two others pages. I should really stop calling the moderator a f*****g c**t (folding coat?) 😊

[John the Baptist]

A lot of unique imagery in this one, bg. Still dealing with "synapse girdle." You're right, though; it can't be commanded. You've got to be open to it and let it flow.

[barleygirl]

In my humble opinion, I would venture to say to you: try shedding your synapse girdle *wink! winK!* Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

My sister lives up in the Appalachian Mountains and went to App. State for her undergrad many years removed from her college age.
But she writes no poetry.
No magic for her...
But I relate to this because each magical drop I am afforded to write fills me with mirth...
and little fools gold and Frankenstein as well...

[barleygirl]

I just finished the book "AWOL on the Appalachian Trail" & this guy must've found over 100 instances of trail magic on his 4-month hike. These Appalachia folks set out calorie-rich foods for fun, imagining how much some lucky hiker is going to be in the throes to find their treats. I have this same feeling when I stumble on poem magic. I love your "frankincense & mirth" *wink! wink!* fondly, Margie

[Corset]

you make me wanna try to rhyme again, that is not easy lol, and to do it so fluently and seemingly without effort lawl , can make me a lil bit jealous. My muse hasn't wanted to rhyme in a long time..oh wait..

[barleygirl]

I actually have the opposite problem. I have to VOW to NOT RHYME . . . this poem was meant to be a non-rhymer, but it had a mind of its own. I'm going to try again this morning to tackle a non-rhyming ditty (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Corset]

lol, good luck with that!

[barleygirl]

I couldn't do it . . .

[Corset]

lol..it's the trying that counts

[Dave Brown]

Pretty impressive
Another of your 'very' high level contributions
It would be nice to have this on a recording and turn it on at the start of each attempted write
Each verse (?) is a absolute winner but I especially like the second, which is a heavy handful of that genius we (?) poets each strive to grasp
As I've said before, you are a gifted wordsmith
Beautiful job.

[barleygirl]

I don't know if you recognize it, but V2 is a direct copy of one of your reviews of my alliteration- & adjective-laden spills! You may be thinking you're curbing my adjective madness by nagging me about it so often, but this poem explains why I have no control over the number of adjectives that spill *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[Dave Brown]

funny, I still don't recognize it
one of the advantages of having such a lousy memory is that I can sit and watch the same movie over and over without remembering a thing, as in this case!!

[barleygirl]

I was only kidding you. You only rib me about my adjectives a little bit. Most of my movie DVD's have never been seen by me, all the way thru. I can keep on watching them over & over -- I get new nuggets of content I never saw before! In fact, the whole damn world kinda look like that . . . new nuggets all the time! *wink! wink!*

[Dave Brown]

I was pretty sure I hadn't written anything of that quality👍