Like That Poem by M.J. Lemon

Like That

Rating: 5.0


I once got asked
how to write poetry
Get a typewriter
i said
before realizing
suddenly
this wasn't 1983
but close to 2023
I meant a device
a laptop something
like that
it wasn't at all like that
time i got asked about living with a hernia
because I have
no idea
about that
and i got confused
with somebody else
I was thinking about
something before
I got distracted
like that
time i thought
it would be amazing to take some
chalk and run it across
the pavement in a way
that words formed and
I could take a picture
with my android
and publish it on
my page
and then just
like that
i realized i had had
way better ideas
Now, I like that.

Sunday, June 28, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: observation,realization,reflection,self
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 17 September 2020

When poems come to our mind we need to jot it down here and there in whatever means available. If we look for a type writer, we are reminded that we live in a computer age and not in the age of crude contraptions. We can even jot down our feelings in the pavement or on the walls of a building or in bits of paper! What is important is to trap the words before they fly off! There is no specific way to write down a poem..... It happens just like that! So well composed in your unique style, Lemon!

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Muhammad Ali 14 August 2020

Words or some other things, but yes, observations and sufferings are in the background of any decent communication. And your poem is very nice.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 05 June 2022

I liked this poem and the title too. Simple and clear expression.....5 stars.

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M.J. Lemon 23 January 2024

Many thanks, Dillip. Much appreciated.

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Richard Wlodarski 05 June 2022

Whenever I think of typewriters now, I think of Woody Allen's great collection.

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M.J. Lemon 04 December 2023

And the fact that typewriter collections actually have to be insured these days, , , , How the world has changed! Thanks for reading, Richard.

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Bri Edwards 02 January 2021

'and i got confused with somebody else I was thinking about something before I got distracted' ------------------------------------ Old age is (sometimes) 'like that'! ;) bri

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Kumarmani Mahakul 05 December 2020

How to compose a poetry is well executed in this poem with its observation, realisation and reflection of mind. Beautiful poem really. Thanks for sharing. Five stars.

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Mj Lemon 08 December 2020

So much appreciated, Kumarmani. Thank you so much for reading.

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Mj Lemon 18 September 2020

Thank you so much, Valsa. It really is amazing how so much happens just like that. I sense we are seeing things like that so frequently under these different circumstances.

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