Gum,Chips and Cookies

inspired by Angi's poem...Poet's desk.

I sit relaxed with my legs stretched 

 upon my gold cranberry and green couch.

The Ace computer on my lap;

my coffee table is next to me

my cookies, my Juicy Fruit gum

and my Tostito lime chips and Diet Coke.

Pillows are under my head

I wait for my muse to join me

and sometimes she stands me up.

A glass stenciled vase

filled with pink lily of the valley

sitting on my square glass top coffee table;

I hear the birds singing outside my back door,

as the squirrels eat the bird food.

My shoes and purse are under the coffee table

a box of tissues sitting on the table 

in case I write a sad poem.

Magazines and a telephone;

And I hope it doesn't ring because if it does

I don't answer it unless it's my mother.

The grandfather clock on the dining room wall

is chiming on the hour.

I can see the gold anniversary clock's pendulum

moving back and forth as it sits across the room.

It is telling me time is passing... get to work.

©SyberRose

Author's Note

This is where I write.

Reviews

[Angi]

Rose! Thank you so much for showing us where you write! I can picture your warm place so well. This is such a treat for me. Picturing you here when I read your work will add another layer of texture for me. Awesome. What are lime chips? I love citrusy things. Angi~

[SyberRose]

They are delicious...Tostito lime chips especially with salsa...Thank you for inspiring this Angi:)

[Angi]

Oh geez! I have had those chips! Ha! I was picturing some luxurious new treat. Ha! They are delicious.

[Little Whisper]

This is a good place to write... very good place... thank you for inviting us in. :)

[SyberRose]

You are welcome little whisper...:)

[Michael G. Smith]

These are my favorite poems that are a slice of ordinary life.

[SyberRose]

Thank you Mike...glad you enjoyed it...Rose:)

[Ency Bearis]

Interesting write you had presented - descriptive and likely a cozy place.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Ency...and for peeking in...Rose:)

[Diane Lockard]

It sounds like a lovely place to write; if you tempt your muse with lime chips and diet coke, who knows what she might bring?
I would like to look out the window at the ocean, or a body of water where I can rest my eyes or wait for my muse...
My great granddaughter is in a summer camp for a week - Mythical Creatures - They talk about unicorns, minotaurs, and make giant's toothpaste, invisibility potions/scientific experiments.. Nice talking to you. Diane

[SyberRose]

Thank you Diane...nice to see you today as always...Rose:)

[SteveB]

Wonderfully descriptive. I enjoyed all of the little subtle touches - the tissues in case you right a sad piece and the noise from the birds outside. Al of the preparations we make for our fickle muse, like preparing for a date. And yet indeed sometimes she stands us up. Well done.

[SyberRose]

Thank you so much Steve...nice to hear from you today as always...Rose:)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

You have an interesting mind at work here. So, much going on and brilliance still pours forth. I was distracted at the "cookies." lol

[SyberRose]

yes birds and squirrels and clocks chiming haa....choc. chip cookies....i forgot to mention ha...thanks travis for peeking in my living room....Rose:)

[Travis Gibson (poetic heroics)]

Thanks for painting the picture. *looks around for the cookies*

[BL]

Sounds idyllic you are lucky

[SyberRose]

I like to be comfortable when I write...thanks Bluely for peeking in:)

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

I loved Angi's "where I write" poem...such a frenzied piece of deliberate intent. Yours is just as powerful and so starkly different. The imagery you use shows not only a "place", but a feeling as well. Tissues, for the saddness, a clock to spur you forward into your inspirational repose, a pillow to rest your head while you muse on things to come...all beautiful things to show the innerworkings of a poet's mind. Well done.

[SyberRose]

Thank you yes this is my writing place ha...its comfortable...thank you for reading Sarah:)

[Archangel Gabriel]

Nice descriptive piece that provides a calm yet not so calm image of your place to write.

[SyberRose]

thanks for peeking in AG...appreciate your visit:)

[Einstein Noodle]

time slips through our fingers if we don't watch out. what a fine way to share your special place. comfort and creativity and a "gold cranberry and green couch." ?
love and peace ms Syber
E.

[SyberRose]

Thank you E....love and peace to you too...Rose:)

[one sky]

Nice place. And because your title talks a lot about food, I think that's the reason why you are always inspired to write an awesome piece. Lol

Well-penned.

[SyberRose]

Yes I could live on it but once in a while I eat real food haa..thank you Margaux:)