Teamwork

I write the words,
but then you have to
read them in your head,
so it’s almost like
this poem is as much yours
as it is mine.
And I think you can take it from here.
I’m gonna go have a drink.

41 responses to “Teamwork”

  1. That sounds perfect teamwork to mešŸ˜‰šŸ»

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    1. cheers

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      1. Itā€™s Friday šŸ˜€šŸŽ‰šŸ»

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  2. There is a concept, Lou, of which you are possibly aware, called ā€˜creative readingā€™. The idea essentially is that you, as the writer, just plant the seeds. The reader tends to the garden and the results vary between each reader. Much like a painting – everybody takes something different away from the experience of interpreting it.

    One of my favourite quotes relates to a painter (for the life of me I canā€™t remember which painter) who in response to someoneā€™s question upon viewing one of his paintings of ā€œwhat does it mean?ā€ was ….. ā€œif I have to explain it to you then you will never understand itā€

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    1. very interesting. i like the concept

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  3. Much like a joke. Never ever explain a joke.

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    1. true

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  4. You just go ahead. I’ll take the poem.

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    1. thank you.. i needed someone to take it

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      1. Once you write it, it no longer belongs to you. It starts leading its own life. So, let it go. It craves freedom.

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      2. love it

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  5. Ha awesome. What a cool perspective.

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    1. thanks Joseph

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  6. Laughed out loud. Well, actually I guess it was more of a laugh snort – but still. Fun poem

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    1. hahah good. glad you enjoyed it

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  7. A fair division of labor…

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    1. i believe in delegation

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  8. The perfect finale. I come to that conclusion often.

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    1. cheers to that

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  9. Anything you “do” will eventually become hers anyway. Learn that now, my friend. Learn that early.

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    1. fair point George, but i think this one was more about you, the reader, than about her. you to take it away

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  10. Thank you for your gift. A poem is a gift to others isn’t it?

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    1. haha of course it is. just for you

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    you read back lou.. i’ll have a drink!

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    1. haha i don’t know that sounds like a lot of work for me.. but i guess we should both probably have a drink

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  12. Are you Irish by any chance?
    This would do well spoken outside a Dublin pub.

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    1. haha not Irish, but i love to drink

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  13. Wow this is really creative. Lol

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    1. hahah thanks

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  14. Cheeky tone! But it also carries depth. After all, how a poem is read can change the poem. And when people read poems, there is a voice speaking in their head! Well done!

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    1. glad you enjoyed it. thank you

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  15. Hey, two minds are better than one. I get off on hard work.

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    1. teamwork, man, teamwork

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  16. I like that idea, and I’ve kind thought similar thoughts myself sometimes… Great poems, yours.

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    1. feels nice knowing others get it. thank you

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  17. Hahaha! yooo! you funny as shit! but you do make a great point…

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    1. hahah thanks Christopher.

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  18. ‘And I think you can take it from here.
    Iā€™m gonna go have a drink.’
    Sounds like the definition of teamwork šŸ˜€

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