The Forum Pulls Itself Together

[Stephen Whiteside]

The Forum Pulls Itself Together

The forum opened wide its eyes and gathered in the scene -
The who, the when, the wherefore, and the what it might have been.
Its limbs were scattered far and wide, its head was rolling free.
To pull itself together was its first priority.

Whatever had collected it had hit it pretty hard.
In this state, it wasn't fit for any rhyming bard.
it rammed its shoulders back in place, then reached and grabbed its scone,
And twisted it till it was sure it was securely on.

It lastly reached out for its hips, and popped each in its hole,
Then searched around it frantically to try to find its soul.
It couldn't see it anywhere, and thus, with heavy heart,
It took the steps it had to take to make a brand new start.

Within a week or two it felt terrific - good as gold!
Cheeky. Quite creative. Playful. Confident and bold.
Yet still…no soul recovered. There must surely be some cost?
There was only one conclusion - it was never even lost!

© Stephen Whiteside 30.07.2016

[Shelley Hansen]

Hi Stephen

Thank you for leading the way with your "cheeky, quite creative and playful" contributions!

Cheers
Shelley

[Stephen Whiteside]

Thanks, Shelley!

[Bob Pacey]

Not much use if there is no one to follow but it does make a moderators job a lot easier. sad really.




Bob