Ms. Mouse is in the House, oh, excuse me I mean, Dr. LOLamouse -sorry! Dr. Mouse would like us to select a Rorschach image-you know an inkblot, to inspire a poem. She created her own and now we are part of her experiment. Talk about the lab rat getting even with science. Oh, so sorry, Ms. Mouse-I truly didn't mean any disratspect.
Me, I personal do what I can to help wild life. I save bugs, spiders and feed wild rabbits and birds. The seed I offer the birds, also feeds mice. I am sure I could do more.
"The idea behind the Rorschach, or indeed any projective measure, is that when presented with an ambiguous stimulus, we will project our own unconscious feelings, desires, fears, and/or wishes on it. Some practitioners think the Rorschach is unreliable, invalid, and general hooey, while others rely on it heavily. We’re not here today to debate the merits of the inkblot test but to have a little creative fun with it."
Me, I personal do what I can to help wild life. I save bugs, spiders and feed wild rabbits and birds. The seed I offer the birds, also feeds mice. I am sure I could do more.
Oh, oh, yes...pick an inkblot and write a poem. Dr. Mouse shares this info with us:
"The idea behind the Rorschach, or indeed any projective measure, is that when presented with an ambiguous stimulus, we will project our own unconscious feelings, desires, fears, and/or wishes on it. Some practitioners think the Rorschach is unreliable, invalid, and general hooey, while others rely on it heavily. We’re not here today to debate the merits of the inkblot test but to have a little creative fun with it."
Tell Tale Maid
Truth. Be. Told.
my great, great, great, great aunt
worked for that POEt-
Edgar Allan
aka madman
he loved spirits
libations poured for portraits
every night
my great, great, great
would check on him
find him cursing the wooden floor
in veiled shadows
shrieking about
one night she
heard this sound
"louder and louder"
someone beating a drum
in dim light
hopping and pounding
on this wooden board
scurrying sounds
in black corners
in threads of dank air
ghost under the floor?
"Poe trapped"
she told her Master
"tear up the planks"
pacing back n' forth
out lurched
Poe, the pet toad
red, resembling a heart
life imitates art or
does
art imitate life
Don't believe me-
guess my aunt's name?!
Truth. Be. Told.
my great, great, great, great aunt
worked for that POEt-
Edgar Allan
aka madman
he loved spirits
libations poured for portraits
every night
my great, great, great
would check on him
find him cursing the wooden floor
in veiled shadows
shrieking about
one night she
heard this sound
"louder and louder"
someone beating a drum
in dim light
hopping and pounding
on this wooden board
scurrying sounds
in black corners
in threads of dank air
ghost under the floor?
"Poe trapped"
she told her Master
"tear up the planks"
pacing back n' forth
out lurched
Poe, the pet toad
red, resembling a heart
life imitates art or
does
art imitate life
Don't believe me-
guess my aunt's name?!
Comments
But regardless, what a poem!!!!
the drum the wood floor
the toad named Poe
the telltale heart
how tall tales grow!
(and I love how you got a little Oscar Wilde in there too.)
Putting Poe in a Rorschach poem is brilliant, and your several-greats aunt "Lenore Moore" is a stroke of genius, Ella.
(I'm a great-aunt myself, but only one great—so far.)
K
And I see a demon coyote in the inkblot.
does
art imitate life
The never ending question...
But, I strongly believe-" art imitate life"...Lovely-what a story!
I see a duck wearing a bow tie... lol...
Hi Jenn! Thank you so much-I thought why not have fun with Poe. We have a toad, not this one that stops by our garage every night. I have been trying to get his photo-no luck yet. Perhaps he heard my story-lol Thank you :D
Aman-Thank you! :D
Wanda-I know, my home has changed. I am still not sure. I need to rearrange a few things. Yes, it is different :D
Michael-lol I am happy you are better and back online :D I see a duck, too! He looks smashing~
EJ-Yes, the mouse is adorable! :D
The frog is a bit scary~
Akila-Thank you! Yes, jumpy is good especially with Poe, toads and frogs ;D
Johanna-Yes, we do start a bit early in my world. I guess I am a little batty ;D cackle, tee,hee
Panchali-You are sweet~thank you so much! I had fun ;D
Pixie-It is so nice you stopped by! Sorry I have been down for the count-I had an injury and had to take Zombie meds. I hate them, but they help! I will drop by again-oh, it is all new over here.
I hope you are doing well-I love your photos-keep sharing! :D
Hannah-So fun to see we did a similar word count ;D lol YOU are sweet TT 11:11 @>------ Thank you!
Mama Zen-I think I am going to have to make a stuffed Poe for Halloween!
Maybe he could be a mascot for the garden ;D Thank you~
Sherry-I love to have fun and thought Poe would bring unique to the party! ;D Thank you~
Marian-I loved yours! I can almost smell your poem ;D Thank you~
Joy-Thank you! Yes, who cares what the Dr thinks! ;D lol
Jinsky-2B or not 2B-lol There are a lot of those never ending questions-perhaps I should say nevermore! ;D Thank you~
Dr. Mouse-Thank you so much for the extra goth points ;D It was such a fun challenge! I know we revealed a bit of ourselves to you~
Do remember the HIPPA Oath...okay?!
I do respect all animals so no worries! ;D
Helen-It was such a POEtic challenge ;D I had to go there, tee, hee Thank you~
Alex-I saw that too! Ninjas probably have the animal totem of the wolf-so this makes sense! ;D
Thank you!
Kerry-Thank you! I did Poe art last Halloween and remembered the spirited fun. I figured why not?! I made Poe out of a wine cork, so why not a red toad-thanks Kerry! :D
Kay-You are grand! I had fun-I am working on Halloween art, so this is probably why I had to go there! Yes, Lenore did like to chat like a crow ;D Thank you so much!
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Could be my writer's block, though. ;-)