Computers

A little book was published. Our two computers broke down. It must be a jealousy, I think. Don't be silly, computers are just machines. They don't have feelings and don't think. A repair man is going to explain to you, what happened in technical terms. Computers are working again. For how long? I hate to ask. "You break each computer I am giving to you." I know. They are worse than shoes. I break down a pair about each year. "You have to see what is behind." "O.k., you see it, it's your task." Copyright (c) Marie Neumann February 2015, Pottsville

Rock

Rock-n-roll group is performing on the Town Square of New York City. Hard rock is rolling, music vibrates, echoes from the buildings, drums shoot their decibels to the skies and fall back down. Noise is deafening. After the concert people leave the square, half of them lost temporarily their hearing, it is night and they are looking, where they parked their cars. Wearing neon pink T-shirts brings them together, helps them to find each other and navigates them to find their way home. The concert was a fundraiser for breast cancer research. 5/9/2015 POW! assignment

A tree

A little seed of a maple tree fell between our fence and a neighbor's shed. For first couple of years I even didn't know about it until it grew above the cement base. It kept growing and getting stronger and larger. “The tree will disturb our fence and grow into the shed.” The neighbor couldn't not move his shed, and beside, the tree was on our property, so it was I who should do something about it. First years I trimmed the branches and cut the tree to the height of the fence. “I think it has it and it will die.” It didn't. It continued to grow above the neighbor's shed. Now I began to thing something about it, because the tree meant trouble. So I took off the fence and cut the tree down to the cement base as far as I could. What was left was only a little stump. I put the fence back. Guess what? Next year green tree was growing up again. It became a personal war between I and the tree. I kept cutting leaves and branches to deprive it of its vital sources – and the tree kept growing, little bit crooked but growing. I took off the fence again, cut it down, left as small stump as I could and used all house chemicals to be sure the tree will die this time. I placed the fence back. Next year it was the same story. I lost the battle with the tree. I moved out. 5/9/2015 POW! assignment

Prayer

Dear God, thank you for letting him to be in my life. He is the nicest guy I know. Our walk was just too short. I'll appreciate if I could enjoy him more. In the case he will have to go, don't let him to be in pain for long. Amen

Writers

Those writers
will get into
your soup
just to gather
news.
Their eyes
are lit
like Christmas tree,
soaking in whole atmosphere.
She is delighted:
this is real.
I am nervous,
fumble with a zipper
of my valet
trying to get
money out.
I am a fly
buzzing under
a magnifying glass.
I need my privacy.
Little voice whispers:
if you want
your privacy so much
you shouldn't write.
I'll tell you
you are in trouble
now
and you asked
for it.
So, get your
slice of pizza,
eat and suffer.
Copyright (c) Marie Neumann
3/16/2015

A sparrow

A Sparrow picks little sticks for his nest and repairs what was damaged by Winter. Mrs. Sparrow cleans and directs her husband: here will be our bedroom and nursery. A dining room we are going to paint yellow. We still use outdoor toilet. Two sparrows cuddle in the nest for a night and Mr. Sparrow asks: how many eggs are we going to have this year? I don't know yet. I'll begin to lay eggs tomorrow. Copyright (c) Marie neumann 3/9/2015

General love story

Young man meets a young beautiful girl. Why young couple? It is first time, it is new and fresh. I don't mean a crush, or a puppy love, even though they can leave deep scars. Why not more mature couple? Like a man meets a man, a butch meets a beautiful woman? It is the same, it is not new and it repeats, and it repeats … No, think about circumstances: how do they meet? On Internet? Wait a second. It is arranged. Spontaneity is missing. So they meet at football game, where her brother plays a quarterback. He likes everything about her, especially how her head tilts, when she listens, and she is smitten, too. Now we can start to build a plot. They can not marry right away after the school. A novel will be too short. They have to build their carriers first and then have children. Some enemies? Oh, yes. Plenty. We can start from the beginning. What is popular in these days? He meets her in the bar. She is drank and he gets her sober. No. Give me a nice love story. Nothing to complicated and difficult. It is a love on the first sight. They are usually the best, because they leave a lasting impression. They go to the same college. They share their lunches, sweaters and cigarettes. After a graduation they move to the same town. His carrier, or her carrier? So they compromise. Now you can see, how plot thickens. They live in an apartment, save money and build their house. They also get married after the last brick is laid. Wait a minute. We are in America. O. K. The house is built in two months. They produce a couple of children. Then he gets laid off. The roles reverse. No, we want nice love story. He gets another job across the States, so they have to move. Yes, grass is greener on the other side of mountain. It's a life and life means change. The end of the story. Is it stupid? I wouldn't be admitted to a class for creative writing. What the heck. I like to write. I like it very much. Copyright © Marie Neumann 2/11/2015 POW! assignment 2/11/2015 POW! assignment