Random Phrases

[Troubadour]

Often I find myself with phrases and no inspiration to write an actual poem. I thought that maybe others have this experience also, so here is the thread to hold them.




The Mountain in the Clouds

A.D. Nero

 

[lovebeams]

You thought right:

We know each other by the palms of our hands.

 

[sigmond]

Trip the light fantastic: to dance nimbly or lightly, or to move in a pattern to musical accompaniment.

 

[sigmond]

Can't feel my ass in the chair: I believe this is a phrase David Foster Wallace used. A loose translation could be a phrase which describes the mental state of a writer who is so immersed in his work that he no longer "feels his ass in the chair"

A writers Wu Wei or flow-zone i suppose.

 

[Troubadour]

The day the clouds came down from the mountain

 

[Troubadour]

Fooling myself but no one around me

Not knowing what the future holds, or what the past hides

 

[sigmond]

Cutting off the nose to spite the face

 

[JahSEEuS]

Often I find myself with phrases and no inspiration to write an actual poem. I thought that maybe others have this experience also, so here is the thread to hold them.




The Mountain in the Clouds

A.D. Nero

this is pretty much my lyrical life.