I’ve been having a conversation with Jez who is astonished that I’ve completely worn the letters off ten of the keys on the keyboard of my MacBook Air. I jokingly said it would be fun to try to compose a poem out of only those ten letters. Actually, nine letters and a period that will come in handy. The letters are: e i o a s h l n m and . (the period.) The joke is on me, however, as I then felt compelled to actually do it.
Moonshine
Me is I.
Oh.
I am
me.
Shine on
oh moon
on all
I see.
No man
has
his
name
on me.
I am
alone
on
ashen
sea.
A shame
oh shame
anon
anon.
I shine
on him.
He shines
me on.
A sin
a sin
I moan
I moan.
On
a sea
alone
alone.
Seasons
mesh
on moon
on sea.
I am alone.
Moon
shine
on me.
For the final word on those worn-out letters, go HERE. See-saw!!!
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Nice! I also love your keyboard.
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My neighbor keeps saying I need a new keyboard but seems to me if my keyboard is that worn out, my computer must be about to go as well.
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I don’t know. I have a MacBook Pro that’s 10 years old. The keyboard is very worn, but it’s still plugging along. True, I don’t ask it for much, but….
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Mine usually don’t last much longer than 5 years.
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Same here. All that one does is play YouTube I project on my TV monitor for riding the Bike to Nowhere.
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Ha..Love the Bike to Nowhere. May I steal that, with attribution? Would make a good poem, hopefully.
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You may. 🙂
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Well done! You are a master of words!
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Thanks, VJ. It was a fun little assignment I set myself.
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I could tell you had fun with it. You’re welcome
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A fun exercise — but I would think it could be terrible with different letters!
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True.. but it is no coincidence that the letters I used most were the ones worn out so it is logical that they are the ones most needed.
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This is so good Judy 🙂
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Thanks, Brian..It was a signal sent to me by my keyboard. Just wanted to be written. And I can take a hint…
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How I love your imagination and clever way with words. This was pretty amazing.
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Hi Judy. I love the challenge of having to come up with poems from prompts.. In this case even my computer keyboard wanted to tell me what to do. Leslie is coming over for a two day writing free-for-all this week. She’s a good influence. My other writing group meets here Wed. and I have to think what I’m going to present. Happy New Year.
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Enjoyed your challenge.
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Judy, I’ve never known anyone to wear out a keyboard. Clever poem with the worn out letters.
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Maybe I have some peculiar acid in my sweat glands on my fingers…Perhaps I should submit myself for scientific study. I’ve done this with all my computers.
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Very strange!
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I enjoyed your little poem. You are So clever with words, Judy
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Thanks, Aletta…
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Hey Judy, this is so well written
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So. Great.
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Wow, brilliant, Judy 👏 Your keyboard is a great testament to your word-crafting skills 😃
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I LOVE THIS POEM Judy. It demands to be read quietly and leaves me with a feeling of peace – though perhaps it is also a little sad.
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Thanks, Jane, and good to see you blogging again.
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Very clever and very good.
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I like this poem actually. The repetition throughout is effective.
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