Friday, February 25, 2011

Poetry Re-Issue: Reasons Why I Don't Write

In celebration of the five year anniversary of my first posted poem... here it is again!

REASONS WHY I DON’T WRITE
by
Gregory K.

Errands
Cooking
Cleaning up

Nothing
In my
Coffee cup

Snail mail
E-mail
Blogging, too

Crosswords
Comics
Sudoku

Phone calls
Lunches
Fear of debt

Daydreams
Nap times
Internet

Laundry
Sunsets
Batting cage

“Research”
iTunes
Empty page


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12 comments:

Amy L V said...

Hee hee! What a great list poem. Those are my reasons too! Happy blogoversary, Greg, with many thanks for all you give to all of us! A.

Sara said...

Ha! "Nothing in my coffee cup" gets me every time.

tanita✿davis said...

HAH! Fear of debt... yeah, well, you'd think that would ENCOURAGE the writing, but no.

david elzey said...

research. yup, it's all about the research. my wife insists i always use quotation marks around that word, even when i speak it.

Megan Frances Abrahams said...

Delightful poem! But don't give me any new ideas!

Laurie Young said...

Yup, I got all those too, except "sudoku" and "batting cage." Tho' I doubt I could have expressed it as eloquently or wittily!

Diane Browning said...

Five years! Wow! But obviously you've overcome at least some of those alternate activities. Hope I can too! Wow...five years...

Anonymous said...

Still love this poem.

Rogerdebris said...

Hmm. No mention of "internet porn". Rhymes with "early morn"... but I guess that would really be disturbing.

April Halprin Wayland said...

So grateful to you for leading the way for many of us (especially me, Greg!). You so rock with your continual outpouring of useful information and your genuine generosity. Happy 5th!!!

Doraine said...

I haven't recently taken to the batting cage, but oh yes, I do identify! What a fun poem.

Lindsey Lane said...

I love that the scariest reason of all is the last line of the poem.
Thank you for reposting for those who've come late to this party.