No Recording Exists – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw 


a fantasy figment fell 
from the clouds

bounced off my head
into my heart

singing, I followed the
feeling of companionship

neighbors heard my song
dropped their projects
flung their phones
joined jubilance

parading down the street
we were something together

one gleeful song

© Ali Grimshaw 2024

Join a welcoming community of poets at dVerse Poets' Pub, HERE. Tonight's challenge - write a quadrille using the word figment.

Photo taken in Portland, Oregon. I am a fan of murals and always look for them when I travel.

44 thoughts on “No Recording Exists – Poem by Ali Grimshaw”

  2. The whole piece has a beautiful cadence. I especially loved “singing, I followed the
    feeling of companionship.” I felt the connectivity to our surroundings in that line. Just beautiful, Ali!

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  3. Well, I’m not a fan of poems (because I can’t understand them). But this one is sweet and deserves a like.
    P.S. If my neighbors hear me singing, they will start searching for headphones! 😂

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    1. I host a twice monthly singing group at my home just to sing together. Yes I think we would all be better off with more singing in our lives. Thanks for stopping bye☮️

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  14. Oh how I love the idea of a figment dropping out of the sky and ending up with people so joyfully and raucously and happily singing in a parade! Wouldn’t that be amazing if it could happen! What a wonderful figment to think about….can you make it so??? 🙂

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