Free Verse Friday: Miscellaneous Morning Musings
Stanza 1 – My Daughters
My daughters look
At their data
For their science project
Hopeful, yet concerned.
“There must be more twins out there,”
They say
And I assure them they are correct
“They just need time”
I say
While I cross my fingers
And hope
That many sets of twins
Will soon
By Saturday evening, really
Take the very simple and fun test
And submit their results
Stanza 2 – The Air
I look outside
And see firsthand
The worst air in America
Oh, to be superlative
Is it not always
A source of pride?
But it matters not
Because it is way too cold
For a sissy boy
Such as myself
Alas
To go riding anyway
But all is not lost
For I have rollers
And Netflix
And DVR’d episodes
Of many television shows
Which I did not watch
During times of better weather
So I am quite pleased with myself
Stanza 3 – A Crossroads
If my life is always hectic
Do I have others to blame?
No
My life is what
I have made it
And yet
Between insurance woes
And employment concerns
And more outside projects
Than I could ever do
Even if this were
What I did
Full time
Well it’s a lot
To deal with
Sometimes
Wondering whether
And what
And how
So it’s nice
To see one thing
At least
Coming together
And know that soon
I’ll be able to tell you more
Thank you.
Comment by Kellene | 01.25.2013 | 12:49 pm
She would be so happy about this! She worked so hard at her writings and had both talent and passion for it! Thank you for finishing it for her. A promised kept!
Stay warm in the crazy ice storm that has come your way!
We miss you all!
Comment by davidh-marin,ca | 01.25.2013 | 12:56 pm
Stanza 1 -Time
fear not
twins
the results
will come
if only
twice
as long
Stanza 2 – Wuss
the air
really
your air
this week
was ours
last
yet Dr. Laura
rode
Nic Grillo
rode
I rode
at night
and the Noodle
we all know
she’s
an
animal
http://app.strava.com/athletes/76777
Stanza -Checkout
this one
is
shortest
m/c or
visa
three
copies
please
thank you
Comment by Saso | 01.25.2013 | 1:05 pm
It is great
to see the novel
published at last
with open ending
Weight loss effort
is tremendous
you are disappearing
day by day
Dont forget to stop!
Comment by TominAlbany | 01.25.2013 | 1:44 pm
I was expecting a 100MON announcement. The book is even better!!!!!!!!!
Great job, Fatty.
P.S. Still want my 100MON announcement!
Comment by Patty | 01.25.2013 | 2:21 pm
So excited about this –! I’m also a writer and this is such a gift of love. Can’t wait.
Comment by AKChick55 | 01.25.2013 | 3:21 pm
No fair making me cry at lunch. I can’t wait for the book announcement!!! :) So excited.
Know you’re never alone no matter what. You have a steadfast team of Fattys here to support you and your family. Hang in there. Your poems remind me that I’m not the only one going through life/work stresses right now and it’s comforting to know that others struggle too. Even award-winning, massive quad wielding, super populuar awesome bloggers have stressful moments. I guess we have these moments so we can truly appreciate when times are good.
Take care Fatty soon to be Thinny. Love to you, the Hammer and your family!
PS It helps when one is headed to the Big Island and gets to break out the cyclocross bike for some road and off road riding. Our winter can be summed up in one word: ice. I haven’t been able to ride my fat tire bike this winter due to lack of snow and LOTS of ice. Studded tires are $225 each! Eep!
Comment by Clydesteve | 01.25.2013 | 3:27 pm
Fatty’s poetry
reminds me
He sucks at
traditional poetry.
Or, maybe,
since the only poetry
I ever enjoys
is found
on
Free Verse Friday
at fatcyclist.com,
maybe it means
Fatty is a genius
at poetry!
Or, I am a
neandrathal
at reading
poetry
thankyou very much
Comment by Clydesteve | 01.25.2013 | 3:28 pm
Beautiful mock-up cover, BTW!
Comment by Heidi | 01.25.2013 | 3:29 pm
I’m with AKChick55. As I scrolled down the page, tears unexpectedly sprung (sprang?) to my eyes when I saw the name Susan Nelson. Whatta guy, Elden. (And gorgeous, gorgeous cover art/design…)
Comment by Kristina | 01.25.2013 | 4:38 pm
the cover image.
watery eyes.
amazed, with all
else that is
happening…
you have kept this
promise.
i never
buy books from blogs
i already have
too many
books.
i will buy this.
unrelated:
this poetry
is fun.
i just press
‘enter’
whenever i want. and tell
myself that it is
brilliant. genius, even.
thank you.
Comment by JAT in Seattle | 01.25.2013 | 5:01 pm
I forwarded the link to the experiment to a friend who’s the aunt of twins just last night; I’m sure I’m not alone on that…
Comment by Wife#1 | 01.25.2013 | 10:59 pm
What AKChick said minus heading to Hawaii. :-)
That cover is wonderful!
Comment by Jeremy | 01.26.2013 | 12:01 am
Wow! A surprise ending to Free Verse Friday.
Comment by roan | 01.26.2013 | 12:11 am
This Free Verse Friday left me speechless. I can’t pull the words together at the end of the scrolling.
Thank you,…Fatty I hope you can feel the hug.
Comment by roan | 01.26.2013 | 12:21 am
A thought of what others must be going though this winter. Alaska not enough snow for a FatBack or Surly, too much ice without studs. Minnesota -47F without the chill factor. While in Seattle area my best January cycling in 40 years. Luv cycling at 25F, experimenting with clothing, little rain then wambang at 47F day, feels like summer.
Comment by davidh-marin,ca | 01.26.2013 | 12:33 am
@roan I’m sure it’s a ‘locals’ thing but you’ll never convince me that 47 feels like summer.
Conversely, when we were at 28-34 last week I might have looked at AK Chick’s studded tires, ’cause there was definitely ice on our roads….in spots…..random spots.
Comment by Daddy style | 01.26.2013 | 6:51 am
No twins here, sorry.
Hectic, I suspect a lot of us can relate. There is a saying though, want somethging done, get a busy person on it, they get things done. Keep on keepin on
Comment by Leroy | 01.26.2013 | 9:48 pm
I did my half of survey
Have pestered my twin to do his half
But we are
Very different folks
My dog says it’s
Because my twin has cats.
But you can’t believe
Half the stuff my dog says.
Comment by traci | 01.27.2013 | 6:58 pm
I am sorry that I am not a twin but interesting factoid: my 7th grade daughter has 17 sets of multiples in her class this year. They are actually being vetted by Guiness as it is a world record.
Can’t wait to read the book