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Demisted, by Sandra James

29/7/2022

 
My poem’s gone, I’ve lost it
It won’t come back to me
I wrote it on the shower door
As it steamed up while I washed.

I quickly dried and powdered
And dressed myself with haste
Then hurried back with pen in hand
To find the steam all gone.

That new demister took it
Stole my words and clever rhyme
It won’t come back now quite the same
My chance for fame has gone.
Doug
29/7/2022 05:31:41 pm

Some windows of opportunities are shorter than others. Nicely done Sandra.

Sandra James
1/8/2022 03:10:24 am

Thanks, Doug. I get lots of ideas in the shower but they never come out the same by the time I'm dried and dressed 😥

marjan sierhuis
29/7/2022 06:43:54 pm

There is always the next time. Delightful, Sandra.

Sandra James
1/8/2022 03:10:56 am

Thanks, Marjan 🙂

Cailey Tarriane
30/7/2022 05:06:37 am

This is so relatable and funny great poem

Sandra James
1/8/2022 03:15:37 am

Thanks, Cailey. It can be frustrating but best to have a laugh!

Sue Clayton
30/7/2022 06:49:19 am

Loved it, Sandra. And how steamed up would you be if this poem got demisted.

Sandra James
1/8/2022 03:17:06 am

Thanks, Sue. Yes, at last I got something out of all the lost ones 🙂


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    Poetry

    This is the section where fiction prose becomes something else. We still expect the poems to be short, though – sonnets, perhaps, or around that length at the very most.

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    no longer than 160 words
    and contain
    no more than 16 lines.

    100 words remains the approximate target.

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