Miz Quickly’s 17 December: Pretend

Just Pretending to Write

It’s cold enough to snow,
but there’s not a cloud in the sky.
It’s like trying to find your own
poetic voice – you can write
on almost anything, but you
can’t pretend you have a pen.


Written for For Miz Quickly’s “Pretend” prompt.  © Misky 2021, shared with #apoemaday on Twitter. Photo by Julia Joppien on Unsplash

10 responses to “Miz Quickly’s 17 December: Pretend”

  1. you can write
    on almost anything, but you
    can’t pretend you have a pen.

    That is so quotable! I love it.


    David

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  2. Glad you like it! 🥰

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  3. If they are all your notebooks, can we have a read please? I recently found a notebook app on my phone and I use it all the time now. If I’m out anywhere and I suddenly get an idea for a poem I jot down a couple of keywords for when I get home. Very useful when you have a memory like mine!

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    1. I do have a pile of notebooks in the closet, but nowadays I use a notebook app to jot down ideas, or things I’ve seen, or phrases that I come across that inspire something new.

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      1. We of a certain age must move with the times, n’est pas?

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        1. We try 👍🏻

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  4. I’m with David. That end just made me smile. What a great finish to a lovely poem! I have been mulling that prompt but haven’t got anywhere yet.

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    1. Thank you! Your Covid clown is an excellent response to it.

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