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Paper Clips
I still make deposits at the bank sometimes
Deposit slip and check clipped together
After I hand the deposit to the teller
I put the paper clip back in my pocket
Thinking I'll need it another time and I'll have it
Truth is I forget I put it there almost immediately
Often the pants will get washed with the clip in my pocket
This could go on indefinitely
Till one day maybe a year later I discover the clip
Then if I'm home it goes back in the paper clip holder
If I'm out and about it goes back in my pocket
Truth of life
Life cycle
Life as a writer
One observation at a time
Deposit slip and check clipped together
After I hand the deposit to the teller
I put the paper clip back in my pocket
Thinking I'll need it another time and I'll have it
Truth is I forget I put it there almost immediately
Often the pants will get washed with the clip in my pocket
This could go on indefinitely
Till one day maybe a year later I discover the clip
Then if I'm home it goes back in the paper clip holder
If I'm out and about it goes back in my pocket
Truth of life
Life cycle
Life as a writer
One observation at a time
Author's Note
I prefer the jumbo paperclips but often use the smaller ones for deposit slips ...
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Re. Paper Clips
29th Jul 2020 2:23pm
The central force holding the universe together ... that which bends the fabric of space-time ... the unending orbit of the paper clip ... bravo PS ... nice specificity ... relevance ...
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Re: Re. Paper Clips
29th Jul 2020 2:31pm
You hardly ever have to buy them, there's always one around somewhere.....
Thx L
Thx L
Re. Paper Clips
29th Jul 2020 3:19pm
It's the circle of life like you said
We're new, needed, used for our intended created purpose, while hopefully doing a good job , we're retired and put away or forgotten only to be reborn back into our holders...
I don't think I'll ever look at a paper clip the same... Clever devils
Ty for sharing
Kinda brilliant there.
Deep
Lol
We're new, needed, used for our intended created purpose, while hopefully doing a good job , we're retired and put away or forgotten only to be reborn back into our holders...
I don't think I'll ever look at a paper clip the same... Clever devils
Ty for sharing
Kinda brilliant there.
Deep
Lol
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Re: Re. Paper Clips
29th Jul 2020 3:40pm
It’s those little things that we take for granted that suddenly have do much meaning ....
Thx for your thoughts
Stay tuned !
Thx for your thoughts
Stay tuned !
Re. Paper Clips
29th Jul 2020 8:18pm
Paper Clips... and safety pins...
One available always ...the other...
almost never... Ely
One available always ...the other...
almost never... Ely
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Re. Paper Clips
30th Jul 2020 6:05am
Dear P,
Jumbo clips! Right on, me too. They mean business. I really like how you turned an everyday item into art and poetry. I was too busy untangling my clips. I’m confounded how they get hooked together like that? Great write. H🌷
Jumbo clips! Right on, me too. They mean business. I really like how you turned an everyday item into art and poetry. I was too busy untangling my clips. I’m confounded how they get hooked together like that? Great write. H🌷
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Re: Re. Paper Clips
It is unsettling how they all get tangled up in each other. Remarkably I did have to buy a box of paper clips recently. They were thinner metal and cheaply made. Pissed me off that the uniformity of the paper clips I knew for years were diluted into near linguini status. A few days after that purchase I was looking for something else in a desk drawer and came across a zip lock bag of paper clips I had taken home from a job I left years ago. Instant gratification....
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Thanks H
Glad you got some bounce from this poem 😆
Life with Poetspeak
Thanks H
Glad you got some bounce from this poem 😆
Re. Paper Clips
30th Jul 2020 6:35am
This is unique with a whimsical feel to it. Only a poet could write about such a thing as a paper clip. You added some magic to it! Well done! Fun read!
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Re: Re. Paper Clips
30th Jul 2020 1:09pm
Thanks Faith
There's magic in ordinary stuff
I like writing observation poems ...
There's magic in ordinary stuff
I like writing observation poems ...
Re: Re. Paper Clips
31st Jul 2020 7:14am
Yes! I have observed that and you write them quite nicely. I love the enchantment of everyday things but then I imagine most writers do.
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Re: Re. Paper Clips
31st Jul 2020 1:00pm