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Apr 04
poem
TreePupWriter

tupperware poetry

The back of my mind is a freezer
you never know what you'll stumble upon--
cake left from the perfect birthday, frozen dumplings for nights when
cooking feels like drowning

it's fun, if you're in the mood
pluck out three things and
find their meaning,
try for a meal

I try for poems,
mix-and-match with moments and metaphors,
frozen peas and leftover fish,
taking inventory in spiral-bound notebooks

do words ever expire? do feelings grow stale?

poems have no ingredient lists
they come from everywhere
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Posted: 04.04.21
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  1. TreePupWriter
    Apr 04, 2021

    Semi-inspired by Naomi Shihab Nye's poetry--she's a really amazing poet!! Also I wanted to thank you guys again for title strategies on Tiny Writes, they were really helpful and i had to refer back to them today :)

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  1. Geri
    Apr 04, 2021

    I love how you compared your mind to a freezer, trying to find different things and pulling them together to make something. So creative!

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  1. TreePupWriter
    Apr 05, 2021

    Thank you!!

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  1. Stargirl
    Apr 05, 2021

    Yesssss, create your own amazing meals :))) I LOVE it

    ( I think I made you up inside my head )

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  1. TreePupWriter
    Apr 06, 2021

    thanks :)

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