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Hello, (and a poem)

Hello, (and a poem)

Hi all, I'm Alice.

I don't say much.

I figured I might sit over here and just look, if that's OK.

When I do, I usually express in the form of spontaneous stories, or poems.

As an attention deflection mechanism I guess.

Nothing to call home about though.

Like right now, I'm feeling quiet, and a bit out of place,

So it just goes :

Sometimes if I'm listening,
Awfully still, no sounds at all,
I can hear the faintest ding,
Of tiny bells behind the wall.

It must be mice's bicycles,
Of this I'm fairly certain.
The sound it makes is quite distinct,
Down behind the skirting.

It moves around from here to there,
Wherever the mice bikes go,
Perhaps demanding right of way,
Or just saying hello.

They ride around at oddest hours,
To hide the sounds, I s'pose.
They like when folk are having showers,
Or when the lawn-mower goes.

My family and friends think I'm crazy,
They can't ever hear a thing.
But I know it's mice, awheeling away,
When I hear that tiny ding-ding!

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Nice to meet you.

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Re: Hello, (and a poem)

Hello @Former-Member and welcome to the forum.

Thanks for posting your wonderful poem. I like very much the deft and light way you handle a state of being that may contain deeper emotions. Feel free to sit wherever you feel comfortable with us and communicate in any way you wish. There are quite a few discussion threads where poetry is posted regularly. If you put in the word 'poems' in the search bar at the top of the main page for the lived experience forum you will find some of them. Or you can create your own discussion threads as you have done here.

Nice to meet you too.

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Re: Hello, (and a poem)

Hi @Former-Member,

Welcome to the SANE forums

As Mazarita beautifully put it, any place you want to sit makes you a welcome/valued member

plus we all have different ways of being, responding and feeling connected which this forum aims to support, so i hope that it can help you find what ever you need to in order to help you move towards wherever you want to be

Thank you for sharing

Take Care

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Re: Hello, (and a poem)

ahoy there @Former-Member love the poem

i love to write as well

some of mine and other peeps stuff can be viewed in the thread 'writing as a therapy'

its good to write and get feedback i reckon know your words were heard

and even better when they can help others

hope your well

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Re: Hello, (and a poem)

Hi,

Thanks @GonePirate,I did do a search for poetry as suggested,, but I could only see poetry posts in the area where I posted my last one.

But now that you have provided more specific directions, I will certainly find the writing thread for future posting and to enjoy the writings of yourself and others 🙂

Much appreciated!

Alice.

In response to: Hello, (and a poem)

Re: Hello, (and a poem)

Hi @Former-Member

Nice to meet you. I love the poem. 🙂

Ding ding!
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