Swimming in a sea of slices
circling, swirling, so many to choose from
unable to settle on just one
drowning, quite literally, in slices
Do I write about my trip to the movies this weekend
to see Beauty and the Beast?
Acutely aware of how un-handicap accessible
the theater was
precariously hobbling
stairs upon stairs
but oh, so worth it
Or what about the twins,
who are finally breaking free of
their shells?
Come play with me!
Constructing a teetering tower,
laughter flowing, as the blocks cascade down
Our private glances,
telling each other stories,
words not needed
How about the thrill of a new book?
Settling in to read, yet
unable to keep my eyes open
Zzzzzzzzzzz…
(In case you didn’t know,
Zzzzzz means sleep!
according to J.J.,
my dormant EAL student,
who just today made a connection
between our letter of the week and
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site)
Or do I tell you of the (mostly) unsuccessful attempts
to reheat last night’s leftover lasagna
in a small pot on a hot plate
while standing on one foot?
Oh the joys of not having
a microwave, or oven for that matter
Or better yet,
I could pine my notebook
teeming with stories not yet written
sifting through the ideas
until I found the perfect one
Drowning in slices,
this poem will have to do.
my heart is happiest when i travel. read. write. connect. 
Just reading through this, you might have enough slices to get you through the rest of the month! Isn’t it amazing how we find stories everywhere!
haha…I probably do! We definitely find stories all around us. Thanks for stopping by!
This was an amazing format! I’m going to steal it! I love your blog by the way, I always look for it!
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Thank you! You are so sweet! 🙂
I didn’t envision my slice turning out this way, but I couldn’t pinpoint which slice to write about…
This is great! I usually have the opposite problem. Writing daily is helping me become more observant of those stories all around us.
What a great poem! I love that you have so many small moments to write about. Sounds like you’ve got plenty to carry you through until the end of the challenge!
Thanks Katie!
What a great poem. And you could write about all and have your week filled or not. That’s the beauty of it.
Love this poem! I also love that you were able to give us little snippets about so much going on in your life and in your mind. So many to chose from, can’t wait to hear a few. 🙂
Thanks 🙂 I might expound upon them this week.
Love your poem! Writing ideas are everywhere for sure!
Thank you Shelly!
It’s nice to have so many choices for a slice. It’s especially great to give a snippet of several and turn it into a clever poem. I’ve often noted how the rest of the world doesn’t take handicapped people into consideration for accessibility. Hope you are on two legs soon.
Thanks Elsie! I hope so, too!
So many small moments, and you’ve offered us a brief, but rich, window into each of them!
Thanks Anne!
I love this! This is my first time slicing, and I had this “plan.” But I don’t really need it because the longer I do this, the more present I am to notice small things around me, and the more ideas are flowing out of my head!
That’s exactly the point…finding slices in everyday moments. 🙂
This is what I call a positive problem….the gift of a writer who can see slices everywhere. Rich!
Definitely a good problem to have!
You have enough slices here to last a week! But the message is that the more we write, the more we find to write about!
This is exactly right!
Often we writers think about the drought, I loved seeing the flip side. What a world when every where you look, you see the potential to write.
It was weird to have a flood rather than a drought!
This was great!! I either like poetry or hate it. The ones Im drawn to are usually snippets that give me a glimpse into a thought or a glance st a moment. Loved the glimpses and glances!!
Thanks Melissa! 🙂
I love the way your poem manages to include so many potential slices in such a small number of words. I feel this way about reading the slices too. There are so many interesting and exciting and thought-provoking and moving pieces to read, and I just never have time enough to read every single one!
I know how you feel!! I struggle to read enough of them during the week, but I make up for it massively on the weekends.