Yes, it is amazing what those of us write without even thinking about it, and then look back and wonder, "Where did that come from?" It is like that with my dreams where I get most of my short stories and sometimes, the beginning of novels. I usually don't get my poems from dreams, but sit down to do them on Thursday morning without even an idea and suddenly, within 15 minutes have finished one (and they show it!).

That is an interesting image of the three monkeys: Hear no evil, Speak no evil, and See no evil. When I was just a child, I remember that my mother had a nail file with those three monkeys adorning the top of it in stamped metal. She also had a very thin notepad she gave me in my teens. At the top of the pad on each page was printed, "A notepad for narrow-minded bastards." She certainly wasn't narrow-minded and quite literate for not going to college.

Ron

Before I even read this one, I had to look up the first word of the title & I completely agree, I have no idea where most of my "poetry", if that is really what it is, comes from...and I am not sure I want to know, do you, really does anybody? -e-