Sunday, April 3, 2016

No Net



Also linking with Poets United for Poetry Pantry #296


All of life is the exercise of risk. ~William Sloane Coffin
I have always longed to have the heart of a daredevil performer
 flying the trapeze and walking the high wire tightrope 
moving confidently forward with no net to play it safe
yet instead my heart has chosen to stay behind the scenes
content to be a quiet cook standing still in the kitchen of life
willing to serve love and soft devotion on a plate
just be ware my complacent lover....
there may be a wild hair in the
 middle of your mashed potatoes!

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28 comments:

  1. C.C.April 3, 2016 at 1:10 PM

    "content to be a quiet cook standing still in the kitchen of life"---what a great metaphorical image!! And those last two lines are splendid :-)

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  2. Magical Mystical TeacherApril 3, 2016 at 1:32 PM

    I also sense a wild heart to go with that wild hair!

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  3. AnonymousApril 3, 2016 at 2:03 PM

    The wild within us will always find a way out. Words are only one of those ways.

    Elizabeth

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  4. ZQApril 3, 2016 at 2:21 PM

    You go girl! I understood... and yes, take nothing for granted at the expense of sacrifice. :-)

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  5. Kathe W.April 3, 2016 at 3:45 PM

    hah! Beware the quiet cook!

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  6. Sanaa RizviApril 3, 2016 at 3:50 PM

    This is beautiful!!

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  7. Donna@LivingFromHappinessApril 3, 2016 at 4:24 PM

    I have wished for that daredevil spirit too but chose not to go through with it....what a fabulous ending line....I agree....go wild when and how you want!

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  8. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerApril 3, 2016 at 4:51 PM

    Oh this made me smile today--I loved the wild streak here!

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 3, 2016 at 5:09 PM

    LOL. Love it!

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  10. TruedessaApril 3, 2016 at 5:55 PM

    Watch out for those flyaway hairs as you never know when they will take flight. Delightfully fun to read Carrie.

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  11. Magaly GuerreroApril 3, 2016 at 6:13 PM

    You've made me laugh aloud. As I read it, I was thinking, But you do all your wonderful daredeviling in your poetry. And that's yummy! Then I kept on reading... got to the potatoes, and burst out laughing.

    Thank you for that!

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  12. Kerry O'ConnorApril 3, 2016 at 11:00 PM

    Your final lines made me smile. I can relate to this scene very well.

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  13. Sumana RoyApril 3, 2016 at 11:29 PM

    hey the first few lines triggered my childhood memories too, specially after coming from a Great Raymon Circus Show...the wild spirit never leaves one and often makes its appearance...such a delight to read this poem Carrie....

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  14. kaykualaApril 4, 2016 at 2:25 AM

    I have always longed to have the heart of a daredevil performer flying the trapeze and walking the high wire tightrope.

    The fact that one stays behind is a measure of being more balanced in outlook. This is better than being a daredevil. Rightly so Carrie!

    Hank

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  15. Jae RoseApril 4, 2016 at 5:16 AM

    This madam smile - especially in conjunction with the quote - we can take many a risk with out straying far from the kitchen sink ;) words for one..

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  16. kelvin s.m.April 4, 2016 at 7:38 AM

    Nothing wrong being an audience, but sometimes the star inside us just wanted an out to claim for the spot light, making frustrations beyond just what it is. I love your poem, Carrie! :)

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  17. MichaelApril 4, 2016 at 11:24 AM

    The quiet nobility of a mom. How we do love you

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  18. Therisa's WorldApril 4, 2016 at 1:26 PM

    Always, the quiet ones, you have to look out. Although, honestly, I find myself, being reflected, in this beautiful poem, Carrie. As if, you reached across the internet, and pulled part of my soul here.

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  19. colleenApril 4, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    We should smile when we find a hair in our food for this very reason.

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  20. C. SandlinApril 4, 2016 at 3:31 PM

    Gorgeous, especially the image of the quiet cook and the implication of being willing to maybe be the risk rather than the one who risks.

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  21. Wendy BourkeApril 4, 2016 at 7:33 PM

    Awesome - you speak to the choices many women make ... splendidly articulated with a bit of down-to-earth humor. Good writin'

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  22. Luk LeiApril 4, 2016 at 7:35 PM

    Beautiful humor woven in truth. Sacrifice for love and duty, often over looked, should be respected.

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  23. Stormcat PoetryApril 4, 2016 at 8:18 PM

    Wild hair is an understatement . . . .

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  24. dsnake1April 5, 2016 at 5:33 AM

    love the twist at the end.
    beware the quiet cook! :)

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  25. humbirdApril 5, 2016 at 10:16 AM

    Nice self-impression indeed.

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  26. MargaretApril 6, 2016 at 8:42 AM

    Oh, I adore this! Clever and entertaining.

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  27. Anita SabatApril 16, 2016 at 7:54 AM

    Appreciate the dreams and the wishes with the devil-may-care attitude, Carrie!
    It's the choice of the silent cook to serve with devotion in the kitchen of life; doesn't mean that they have no other wishes to fulfill as they choose to sacrifice & rather serve.
    May the world adjust with them! A strand of hair should give no scare!

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  28. JodyApril 19, 2016 at 4:11 AM

    Sarcasm? :) I appreciate your sense of humor. It sounds fantastic!

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