Oops, Try Again!

I did this thing quite unintentionally

Upon my return-(My 52nd, actually!) to the ‘city’

Feeling refreshed from my time in nature, and a little woozy

The incredible rains that night in the teepee

Wishing ever-so to stay ‘in the zone’

I paused in the garden when I got home

Remembering all of the sweet things

My time with friends

And the card reading

I looked up to the Moon in the distance

Past the wires and Sunflowers

Mingling with the things of un-nature

Contemplating the future

And I let the words flow…

I had only submitted one short story before

I really didn’t know

If there would be more

So I shared my poem with a friend

To lift her up out of her head

“Keep writing! Keep writing!” she said

And in my excitement

I sent it in to be read

I sent it in hastily, without reviewing the poem rules

And the response the next day was an alarming, NOT Approved!

It was a short poem, fifty-something words at best

I’d wasted their time, and they put me to the test-

I could re-submit my work

With a minimum of 100 words-or let it rest!

I thought, I’m learning so much, and I’m really blessed

That I have this amazing venue to express!

So, Thank You for letting me continue to play~

And I’ll do my best

I’ll try not to obsess

About the mistakes

I have made along the way

They are opportunities for growth

And, to me-that is success!