Sarah Flanigan - Poetry Simply Put

Feb 19 2007

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Celebrate

Posted at 6:49 pm under Creative Writing, Humor, Life, Life is good, Poetry, count your blessings, flight of fancy, for fun, original fiction, time in a bottle, weekend, writing

Like a cat
I nap in the sun.
And put aside
my problems
for opening on another day.
Spring is here
and I
celebrate.

13 responses so far

13 Responses to “Celebrate”

debambamon 20 Feb 2007 at 6:36 am 1

I be seeing cats everywhere lately! Must be something in the air…but they are indeed wonderful creatures who seem to have the art of living life in the best possible way..I think perhaps we could all learn from them a little, as you’ve clearly proven with this nice little piece.
Have a good one Sarah
Kelly

thanks kel. i do envy the sleeping cat in the sun - that is the truth. and how do they twist their bodies up in little knots like that?
sarah
purefnevylon 20 Feb 2007 at 9:35 am 2

I am sooo ready for the spring.

i’ll bet you are - you’ve been having some very cold snaps this year, eh?
sarah
spasmicallyperfecton 20 Feb 2007 at 11:30 am 3

You have Spring already??????
I walk under a set of trees that greet me every morning on my way to work. Strangely enough this morning I had this split second notion that they are getting ready to awaken from the winter even though there’s still snow on the ground. Interesting that you mention Spring today as well. I guess -2 celcius seems more springy then -30 .

lol. well, we did the day i wrote it. today seems more like winter. it’s been a very confusing winter out here. but i guess it was just one of those perfect moments, sitting at an outside cafe eating lunch and feeling the warmth of the sun and the smells of new grass and flowers, birds singing, people in shorts and sunglasses. fleeting though it was - it was
sarah
dragonlifeon 20 Feb 2007 at 11:09 pm 4

Cats are clever
Dogs are faithful
Hamsters are busy
Turtles are silent
Humans are needy

Cheers,
Robert-Gilles

lovely! bonjour!
sarah
krkbakeron 21 Feb 2007 at 9:15 am 5

It’s so odd, yesterday it was beautiful here. I lay outside in the hammock and thought to myself:
“Chicken soup for the soul? Meh, who needs it?”
All one really needs is a day of sunshine and a hammock. Life couldn’t be better.

agreed - and of course, i’ve not seen a drop of sunshine since i wrote this little ditty. mother nature can sometimes be the worst practical joker.
sarah
naturalhighon 21 Feb 2007 at 1:46 pm 6

I have two lazy furballs who keep me perpetually jealous. How do they stay so contented??? I envy you your lovely nap in the sun, too. One of the best things I canthink of.

i believe cats are so contented because they sleep eighteen hours out of each day, plus are petted, pampered, fed and talked to sweetly. i might feel real contentment with such treatment myself. sarah
Evanon 22 Feb 2007 at 2:22 am 7

I envy it being Spring there!

Write one about a stinking, humid hot, drought ridden summer…
damn these Australian seasons
your wish is my command. give me but a few minutes.
sarah
spasmicallyperfecton 22 Feb 2007 at 7:15 am 8

Sarah, it snowed today, I can’t remember seing flakes as big as these ones. In that there’s a mix of fog as well as an actual thunderstorm. It’s so creepy it’s cool……
Today, Spring seems far away again .

it sounds incredibly cool, Spaz. spring must be hiding in water because my spring turned to a wierd misty, rain storm gray fog monsterous cloud day too. i wish i had a camera that would have captured it though. did you get any pictures? sounds utterly inspiring.
sarah
almasanon 16 Jun 2007 at 7:55 pm 9

Celebro
Como un gato
duermo bajo el sol.
Y dejo de lado
mis problemas
para develar otro día más.
La primavera está aquí
y yo
celebro.
Beautiful in any language, congratulations Sarah

Ciao! lol - i wasn’t sure what you did at first, but i believe you translated my poem into italian, si? grazzia!
sarah
almasanon 16 Jun 2007 at 9:22 pm 10

It’s Spanish Sarah, and I love it because it sounds really beautiful in both languages.
I’ll keep track of your writings, I’ve just discovered your blog.
Regards

hi again - well i suppose at least i get a small point for realizing it was a latin language, yes? it did sound beautiful and exotic in another language. thank you for adding that layer to it.

i’d love to have you come back and read more. you’re welcome any time. have you a blog, as well?
sarah
spasmicallyperfecton 17 Jun 2007 at 2:04 pm 11

The Spanish was done and lovely so I had to try it out in German:
Wie eine Katze
In der Sonne schlummernd.
Und lege meine Probleme
Beiseite für einen anderen Tag.
Der Frühling ist da
Und ich
Feiere.
And since it’s easy from here, this is what Swiss German with Zurich dialekt looks like (as there is no real written Swiss German anymore):
Wien ae Chatz
I de Sunne schlummeret.
Und ich leggae mini Problem
Ufzite für aen andre Tag.
Dae Früehlig isch da
Und ich
Fiire.
Have to say, the English and Spanish do much more for me….but then I never really enjoyed German language in poetry, for me it was always better for organising things .

okay this is fun. anyone care to try mandarin? sarah
spasmicallyperfecton 17 Jun 2007 at 2:07 pm 12

Actually in the first poem, do me a favour and take the ‘lasse’-word out of the third line for me…… oooopsy .

done! but do you really think there are german/swiss translator’s out there just looking for typo’s? sarah
spasmicallyperfecton 17 Jun 2007 at 4:24 pm 13

Maybe not, but then it’s me who inspired the saying “just my luck!”
i think it is possible that we co-authored that saying. sarah