The Meeting of Poets
Micro-fiction
"Welcome to the 17th annual meeting of Poets," the MC said.
The meeting, as always, was a florid affair with dictionary confetti filling the air; quills scratching on paper, devil may care.
For the entire meet, nary a word was spoken, almost as if their tongues were broken.
For the pen is their voice, for some not a choice, and besides, there’s too much distraction with lots of noise.
The poet prefers an internal life, searching for meaning amidst the strife.
When the creativity deflated, the meeting abated, and then the MC stated:
"Same time next year?"
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Shane Dobbie
If writing is a performance art then I’m tap dancing in wellies.
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Clever, very clever.you are a master of few words
I love this so much. Like Rachel said, a silent meeting is such a funny thought - but also I liken it to how the painting itself is silent. So glad I got to read this!
Silent chaos!
Funny! I loved the incongruity of a meeting being in silence. A great idea!
This is actually so clever! Almost jealous I didn't think of something similar
Fantastic. Love the idea of dictionary confetti! Almost makes me want to het married so I can have it at my wedding!
Brilliant. Just brilliant! So good, too, to see a Vocal creator find inspiration from a historic painting and to use a the painting to illustrate the story. Great use of verse and humour.
So clever! Loved this one!
😁😁😁 Big smiles reading this.
Oh my can you imagine - lol. They would have to extend the time as philosophical minds take a while to come to a consensus ❤️ Love it!
I really like this.
Oh this was stellar! I am terrified of reaching the Poet section in my microstory series. You've pulled this off admirably! Well done!
Fantastic! Great job, Shane!
Oh, loved this! Enjoyed the poem format. Fitting. :)
I absolutely adore this! Great work and so fun to read 💖💖
Yes, I am standing near the window in the Black 😉but I was wondering why is there no woman poets in this picture, and when they say, poets is that only meant for men?
Oh this is brilliant haha and slightly too accurate 😂
This is excellent
Excellent, bravo 👏
Love the rhyming! Very clever.
Fabulous!!!💖💖💕
This made me laugh! I love the internal rhyme, and the way you decided to break the lines was so perfect. I really enjoyed the accompanying painting as well; it added a lot to my own image of what a meeting of poets would look like. Very well done! Humor is difficult to achieve, but you aced it. Thank you for sharing!!
My kind of meeting, well done!
Love this! The mixed cadences & rhymes, the whimsy of this speechless gathering of wordsmiths, every bit a melodic delight!
I see you in the art. Pouring out your heart. Standing with your cane. This is classic Shane Excellent sir! 🥰