Pam Schwetz

IT'S NICE TO BE CONCISE

WOULD YOU RATHER SAY A LOT IN A FEW WORDS

OR USE LOTS OF WORDS TO SAY VERY LITTLE

I PREFER TO BE CONCISE

WHEN YOU CAN IT'S VERY NICE

GET TO THE POINT AND DRIVE IT HOME

DON'T LEAVE A LOT OF ROOM TO ROAM

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE CONCISE.

OBSOLETE

ENDLESS TWISTS AND TURNS

KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE

OF YOUR SEAT

TRYING NOT TO FALL

INTO THE ABYSS

AT YOUR FEET

TRYING TO HOLD ON

NEVER LETTING GO

OBSOLETE

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OPEN YOUR MIND

OPEN YOUR MIND

SEE WHAT YOU FIND

MIGHT BE SURPRISED

WHEN YOU'RE ADVISED

TO BE REVISED

IF YOU ARE WISE

 

POSSIBILITIES GALORE

POSSIBILITIES GALORE

SO MUCH FOR US TO EXPLORE

IT IS BEST NOT TO IGNORE

WHAT WE FIND MAY BE IN STORE

WE CAN OPEN ANY DOOR

DOES IT PHASE YOU ANYMORE

 

THE TWILIGHT ZONE NIGHTMARE

THE TWILIGHT ZONE JUST WANTS TO STAY

I WAKE UP TO IT EVERYDAY

NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE MUCH SENSE

THE DANGER OF  IT 'S SO INTENSE

WHY CAN'T I WAKE FROM THIS NIGHTMARE

INSANITY'S TOO MUCH TO BEAR

I HOPE THE DEMONS DISAPPEAR

SO WE CAN LIVE IN PEACE NOT FEAR

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT US ALL

HELP US RISE DON'T LET US FALL

WHAT WE NEED

WE JUST MUST

LEARN TO TRUST

WHAT'S DISCUSSED

TURNS TO DUST

UNLESS WE

CONSCIOUSLY

CHOOSE TO SEE

WHAT WE NEED

WHEN WE READ

TO SUCCEED

AND PROCEED

TO ADJUST

 

SOUL SEARCHING

SECRET MESSAGES WILL APPEAR

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS RIGHT HERE

THEY WILL COME TO YOU LOUD AND CLEAR

TRUST YOU'LL FIND THEM HAVE NO FEAR

 
Author's Notes/Comments: 

SOUL SEARCHING FOR SECRET MESSAGES...I GUESS YOU JUST READ BETWEEN THE LINES AND RELAX...COULD BE A MEDITATION MAYBE...CAME TO ME HALF ASLEEP HALF AWAKE...

LET'S CALL IT A DAY OF IDIOMS

WHY DON'T WE BREAK THE ICE

IT'S BEST TO CUT CORNERS

DON'T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH

HIT THE  NAIL ON THE HEAD

 

IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE

BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW

TAKE IT WITH A PINCH OF SALT

DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK

 

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER

GO THE EXTRA MILE 

THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT 

DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL

 

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

STEAL SOMEONE'S THUNDER

LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG

LET'S CALL IT A DAY OF IDIOMS

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

NIETHER HERE NOR THERE, MIND YOUR PS AND QS...FOUND A WHOLE BUNCH OF IDIOMS AND KINDA PUT THEM TOGETHER LIKE A PUZZLE.

MIND YOUR Ps AND Qs

MIND YOUR Ps AND Qs

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST

THERE ARE TWENTY FOUR MORE

DO YOU THINK I JEST

ALL THE OTHER LETTERS

WANTED TO SUGGEST

THEY'RE JUST AS IMPORTANT

THIS IS THEIR REQUEST

I AGREE WITH THEM

AND I THINK IT'S BEST

TO GIVE THEM ALL A CHANCE

TO ADD A LITTLE ZEST

 
Author's Notes/Comments: 

I WAS THIKING OF NEITHER HERE NOR THERE AND OTHER PHRASES  SIMILAR TO THAT AND THOUGHT OF THIS ONE. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SEEMS TO APPLY HERE IN THIS POEM.

"Mind your Ps and Qs" is an idiom that means to be careful of your manners, language, or behavior, especially in a social situation. It's a reminder to be polite, well-behaved, and aware of your surroundings. The phrase is often used when someone needs to be extra careful and avoid causing offense.