Poetic Bloomings -PROMPT #211 – “AND I QUOTE” – INSTALLMENT #1
The “AND I QUOTE” prompts will take a quotation from some random person of note and be the basis for our poetry. We’ve used this idea to some great effect in the past, so if it ain’t broke…
Today’s quote:
“If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this
thing is to be remembered.” ~Edgar Allan Poe
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I put your name on that list
That list of people in my head
That list I didn’t write on paper
Because I didn’t want to misplace that list
Or clutter my desk with that list
Or lose that list among the pictures
Hanging on the fridge
I put your name on that mental list
Of people I should call, text, e-mail –
Or maybe even write to (gasp!)
I put your name on the top of that list,
That infinite list, growing ever longer
Curling around in my little gray cells
Ending up filed away under ‘Good Intentions’
rhymeswithbug 
You’ll remember me eventually … so thanks! Great poem.
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…I have quite a few on “that” list…
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I have that list. 🙂
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I had to stop writing lists – they got so long and intimidating. Now I freestyle-procrastinate. LOL.
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Ah, now I have a name for what I do – freestyle-procrastination 🙂
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Ah, intentions just aren’t good enough, are they? I understand these mental lists that rarely come to fruition. The act of writing brings about a certain will to action, I guess.
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Such a heartening concept! I too have a few people on that list ❤️
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