A Natural Remedy

I wanted to tell you
about a problem I had,
but got distracted
when a bird bounced
off my window.

It was an ordinary jay
who appeared
to be OK
when I looked outside
to check on it.

Momentarily startled
as me, it fully recovered
and just flew away.
But it made me forget
what I first meant to say.

(02-18-2022, 08:12 AM)Mark A Becker Wrote:  A Natural Remedy

I wanted to tell you
about a problem I had,
but got distracted
when a bird bounced
off my window.

It was an ordinary jay
who appeared
to be OK
when I looked outside
to check on it.

Momentarily startled
as me, it fully recovered
and just flew away.
But it made me forget
what I first meant to say.

The best solution to problems is forgetting them, in my opinion.

(02-18-2022, 08:12 AM)Mark A Becker Wrote:  A Natural Remedy

I wanted to tell you
about a problem I had,
but got distracted
when a bird bounced
off my window.

It was an ordinary jay
who appeared
to be OK
when I looked outside
to check on it.

Momentarily startled
as me, it fully recovered
and just flew away.
But it made me forget
what I first meant to say.

Love this. Bugger was probably trying to take yer head off. Jays can be quite nasty. (guessing this is at least a somewhat true story)

P.S. I'm quite religious about "okay" over "OK" - and don't get me started about ampersands in poetry - not that any of that matters in fun forums. 

Glad you're both okay!

(02-18-2022, 08:12 AM)Mark A Becker Wrote:  A Natural Remedy

I wanted to tell you
about a problem I had,
but got distracted
when a bird bounced
off my window.

It was an ordinary jay
who appeared
to be OK
when I looked outside
to check on it.

Momentarily startled
as me, it fully recovered
and just flew away.
But it made me forget
what I first meant to say.

I like how the reader’s attention moves from the problem, to the bird, to worrying about the bird, to relief…in the end, forgetting that the poem began with something about a problem 
The bird bouncing off the window was star(t)ling 

Good one