Deadlines are looming.
Impatience is booming.
Switchboard is buzzing.
Thoughts are fuzzing.
Ready for this day to end.
Active mind initiated.
Cantankerous management satiated.
Temporary reprieve begins.
Ideas unfurl.
Oh look, a squirrel.
Now, I must begin again.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (21)
Haha! Doug the dog at the office! That was fun.
I can honestly say I have enjoyed everything of yours that I've read! This was great! Cathy, if you ever put out a book, I want to know about it. 😊
Darn squirrels. If they just weren't such cute little rodents.
Those squirrels are becoming a problem. lol Great job, Cathy!
Love your poem.
A wonderful entry into the Challenge. So relatable. ‘Ideas unfurl. Oh look, a squirrel. Now, I must begin again.’ Loved this! Pauline 🌸
I love CANTANKEROUS 😁
Oooo, cantankerous! I learned a new word about me today, lol! If anyone asks how I'm doing, I'm gonna say cantankerous 🤣 Loved your poem, McNitty!
So so so so so So so so so so True. You really nailed it. This is something I struggle with...a LOT. Great entry Cathy!
We are easily distracted even when we have things to do , excellent acrostic
I’m glad I’m not alone in feeling this way. Some days I really don’t know how to focus. Then other days I get so lost in writing that I forget I have real world responsibilities. Great acrostic. 👏🏼
Lol funny and relatable. Love the inclusion of the classic “oh look, a squirrel.”😁
Cathy this is so funny and so expertly put together to make a fun and relatable acrostic that really fit the challenge! Excellent.
This is full of so many distractions and then…BOOM! The squirrel 😅 Loved it, my friend! I felt the anxiety of so many deadlines in this for sure!
Excellent and I hear echoes of distraction throughout your piece. 'Switchboard is buzzing with too many calls. 'Thoughts are fuzzing' with the noise and too much to do. This is brilliant and funny at the same time.
Fantastic!
"Oh look, a squirrel." 🤣🤣🤣 That's a great way to fit with the challenge and such a funny line
Wonderful, wonderful!!! Yes! Deadlines are a distraction!!! Lovely rhyming too!!!💖💖💕
The ending made me laugh. Good job!
Squirrels are everywhere! Great acrostic
Hahah, good one Cathy! Those darn squirrels 🐿