I bleed onto the page
with words,
on paper
brimming with colour
– all I create
is run through with me
like words embedded in a stick
of Brighton rock
I live in Kiss Me Quick world
but hide from
flibbertigibbet fancies,
preferring constancy
It’s time to write a quadrille on dVerse, where Lillian asks us to write a self-portrait poem. For those of you not from the UK, Kiss Me Quick, Squeeze Me Slow hats were a stalwart feature of the seaside – I definitely remember them from my childhood! A stick of rock was always a sweet treat too, and it had the name of the seaside town running all the way through, which fascinated me.
I hope you enjoy my offering – please do head on over to dVerse to enjoy other self portraits!
Freya Writes... 
Love this glimpse into you! Ah those sweets of our youth — for me it was pastel buttons on a long narrow sheet of paper and some extremely chewy little square of candy called a banana split!
Ah constancy —- the comfort of constancy instead of flibbertigibbet fancies 🙂
PS: I had to look up flibbertigibbet — what a GREAT word! If I were a painter, I’d say that’s a new color I’d discovered 🙂
Oh yes – a great name for a colour!
Thank you, Lillian!
learned a new word today, cheers, Freya 🙂
You’re welcome! 😉
I admire how you bleed on the page, with colors and constancy. Great to know more about you Freya!
Thank you, Grace!
You showed the complexity of your life. From bleeding to sweetness and constancy. Well done!
Thank you!
It was fun to learn some British terminology…had to look up flibbertigibbet, Brighton Rocks, and your note explained the hats that were popular at the seaside…sweet indeed, Freya!
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I love your opening:
I bleed onto the page
with words,
on paper
brimming with colour
brings up such a beautiful, heartfelt image. Someone who gives it her all each day.
Thank you! I try…
I live in Kiss Me Quick world
but hide from
flibbertigibbet fancies
Behind the fun of the words you’ve wielded, your poet’s voice softly speaks serious, sober… not somber, I think. Artfully done; no dodger, you!
Thank you, Charley !
‘Sweet’ offering tonight, Freya! The Hemingway allusion is fabulous and plays into the candy metaphor so well. I so enjoy your writing!
Thank you, Jilly. I couldn’t resist the Hemingway reference!
I like the at you’ve somehow inverted things, so that you run through your creations. I always wanted rock, but generally kept it until it went soft and sticky. Not very appealing.
I always wondered how they got the stripes onto toothpaste, too.
Yes, I think the rock was always a better idea than it was in actuality! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Smiles for this. 🙂
Love these:
“I live in Kiss Me Quick”
“but hide from
flibbertigibbet fancies”
Thank you!
Wonderful glimpse. Like Maria – a flibbertigibbet, a will ‘o the wisp….excellently done – the words that run through the candy and how your experiences run through you. Greatly enjoyed.
Thank you 🙂
That looks a wonderfully rich and satisfying array of colored pencils………..I enjoyed your poem very much.
Thank you!
Yes, I see you brimming with color. And, yes, the comfort of constancy.
I’m glad you enjoyed my poem 🙂
Oh my my my! Love every bit of this–alive and powerful.
Smiles… I’m pleased you enjoyed it!
I did 🙂
I tend to separate myself from the flibbertigibbet fancies too! I prefer the plain flibbertigibbets! A wonderful wordplay, Freya!
Thank you, Walt 🙂
Killer opening line!
🙂
“… words embedded in a stick / of Brighton rock”…this is lovely…
Thank you 🙂
Nothing beats a British seaside summer! Reminds me of my own childhood.
I agree – and I love living by the seaside!
This is wonderful with great expressions. Sweet, bubbly, fun
Thank you!
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I live in a KissMeQuick world…that is good…a crazy, crazy world…bkm
I love the metaphor of bleeding words. I also love the sweet tone of this piece. ❤
Thank you, Josslyn!
You’re welcome! ❤
I love the imagery of your words embedded in a stick of candy….Brighton rock…had to look that up. Very interesting!
Thank you, Mish! I think a stick of rock is a very British institution!
Had to look up flibbertigibbet…now I know what to call my kids when they won’t stop talking 🙂
Lol! That will confuse them 🙂
You have shown the complexity of your life. From bleeding to blogging. Good job!