Snow is falling by the window:
down,
slanted,
sideways,
sparsely,
heavily,
quickly,
slowly.
Everything is possible;
you don’t need to know.
Just rest at the window,
watch the snow.
poem-decisions November 10, 2018
Silent chatter
clattering through her mind,
shouting thoughts,
whispered shrieks,
speaking do
don’t
do
don’t.
Can it be?
Will it be?
Should it be?
Yes.
No.
Make it so.
Stuttering possibility
silently.
poem- sit April 3, 2017
Isn’t it
lovely to just sit
some days
and watch the world go by,
just spying and rumination
without any kind of expectation.
Isn’t it
lovely to sit
for just a little bit.
poem- deep June 11, 2014
This isn’t silence
This is you
thinking
cogs whirring
thoughts stirring
trolling the bottom
of the ocean
for the solution
to your dilemma,
resolving the conflict
with yourself.
Does it need to be said? April 19, 2012
I talk.
I talk a lot, actually.
I was glad to discover when I did a Meyers Brigg’s Personality Test that this is because I’m an extravert. That doesn’t just mean I’m noisy; it means that I process my thoughts by speaking them aloud and I gain energy from interacting with other people. I come to an understanding of issues by talking them through, and after a meeting people I am wired and alert. This makes it sound so much better than a label like “blabbermouth,” doesn’t it?
But to be honest, sometimes I am just a blabbermouth. If I’m nervous or excited, I will ramble like crazy.
I was mentioning this today, and was given the most wonderful quote. I think I may have to make it onto posters and hang it on walls wherever I go. The person who was telling me about this thought it was from the movie Bernard, but wasn’t sure.
When deciding whether to open one’s mouth, one should consider,
1. Does it need to be said?
2. Does it need to be said by me?
3. Does it need to be said by me right now?
That is inspiring. Of course, it presupposes that one has the wherewithal to think before one speaks and that is an entirely different matter…
Shawn L. Bird 