Wandering words whirlwind within,
Wondering where or when I’ll begin:
For forests of folly feed fully my thoughts;
Nothingness, naysaying, pulling in knots.
Knots
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"When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am…" –Maya Angelou
Writer In Retrospect 
writerinretrospect, Both the rhyming words and the alliteration enhance the enjoyment of this poem. Wonderful phrases throughout the poem express the speaker’s mental confusion. Delightful! ❤ All the best! Cheryl
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Thank you very much! All the best to you as well!
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Another re-post; https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/08/30/knots-writer-in-retrospect/
Thanks so much 🙂
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Beautifully written, your words resonate so well with the emotions, loved reading this :))
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Thank you!
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Pleasure is mine 😊
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Knots give character, Rachel, don’t you know?
They trap you for a while, keeping you and your emotions pinned in place, but your writing eventually glides past them. In the meantime, those knots have aged to perfection those experiences, imparting a savory richness.
See that? Within you beats the heart of a food blogger.
– The Terrified Amateur, aka Keith, aka Felix…
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Oh no no no, that’s YOUR expertise. If one of us is to have dealings with beets and harts, I am quite content with it being you, Keith. Or, do you prefer Felix?
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Just remembered I don’t like beets, so those are all yours, my friend. Enjoy your red teeth.
As for names, let’s go with Felix. Maybe a century ago, when the name was more common, guys resented being saddled with it. Nowadays, though, as it seems poised to wink out of existence, its rarity intrigues.
Go back half a century, though, to Felix Ungar and to Felix Leiter (Bond’s friend at the CIA), and the name was in its prime. You could’ve watched “You Only Live Twice” at the theater in the afternoon, then “The Odd Couple” on TV that evening. What a Felix Paradise that was!
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What, no beets? But, Keith… It’s almost Halloween!
Huh. It seems I’ve actually gotten rather used to “Keith,” and to Keith meaning you. Fancy that. Well, we’ll see if I can’t slip in a “Felix” here and there and make you (hehe…) happy.
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I’d like that, Rachel, thank you.
Though not as much as reading you make light conversation about Latin. Now that’s classy.
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Ha! Why, thank you, Felix. 🙂
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Such a tongue-twister.
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Aye, it’ll tie your tongue in knots!
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