Betrayed!

A set of Fame cards inspiring 

poetry, story or essay

have been lying quietly, 

patiently in my desk drawer

whispering invitations to write

first about a dream - not too bad

then about my pets - not yet polished

followed by tickling my inspiration.

All of them inside jobs relying 

only on memory and memoir

Then it got scary - 

'create a costume from your closet and

come out writing'!

'look through a cupboard or drawer and 

free comedy or tragedy'!

Those last two smack of 

a sneaky way to get me to 

clean out the clutter hiding 

in cupboard drawers 

or behind closet doors!

I am certain that Mary Poppins 

is behind this whole game

calling out Spit Spot

while she gets her carpet bag and brollie out.

I do have a different attitude 

when I open

drawers and doors.......

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun.

You find the fun, and - SNAP - the job’s a game!”

~ Mary Poppins