Our little writing group meets every couple of weeks. Our goals vary, some looking for practice or advice, some for fun. We generate an idea, a sentence, or a topic to write about and generally allow ten minutes to complete the exercise. Now, ten minutes is not much time to put coherent thoughts together but that is about all our fingers and hands can handle, given the longhand requirement. It is too much time sometimes, given the topic and stuttering mental flow. Topics range and outcome vary wildly. That is the fun part. I share with you now my exercise, given ten minutes and the topic "In a State of Disarray" (my caps). Enjoy. And feel free to comment. We all want clarity....
In a state of disarray
I take my life, day by day.
The house can wait, the laundry, too.
I have less important things to do.
Some call it ADHD, age related
I call it mainly discombobulated.
A random thought flies by my head.
I reach to catch it with some dread.
Because I know that when I stop
another thing in my head will pop.
What's more important, this or that?
I think I need to brush the cat.
No, sweep the floor but not till later
because I know it won't get better.
Garden to clean or was it my closet?
I'm usually quite sure but now I've lost it.
Do I have an appointment- I'll check my book,
Or maybe the other one is where to look.
My mate's not much better; we both kind of stew
He says it is my job- I say, but you knew.
So on we go til we have a goal
And then we can sight on the not distant pole.
The best way to accomplish the tedious tasks
is to both start our work and to not finish last.
Cause whoever is done first is likely the winner
Even though that one has to cook dinner.
It's a summer event, this lack of a focus,
A change in the season, it just seems to poke us,
On to the deadlines and duties of work
At least he is working though I am still in the murk
The housework, the church work, the yard work, the chickens...
I'd rather be singing or reading some Dickens.
That's all, Folks... ten minutes of scribbling about a state of disarray. Give it your best shot.
