With all the cold weather lately condensation has appeared on my ceiling, which inspired this poem.

 

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There’s a damp patch on my ceiling

And I’m lying here in bed.

The shape has mesmerised me

With great visions in my head,

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There’s a tiny little kitten

Playing with a woolly ball,

A bleak old ruined castle

Where the battlements did fall.

And now a ghostly galleon

Tossed on a stormy sea,

A dark and wind blown forest

Where wild animals roam free.

I see a growing ink blot

Upon a written page,

And now an angry elephant

As he goes on the rampage.

A group of happy children

Playing games of hide and seek.

An aging water tank

That has sprung a rusty leak.

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I wonder what has caused

This damp patch to appear.

I think I’ll have a snooze

And hope that it will disappear.

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Christine Ramsay 5.12.10

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  • lapasan on Dec 5, 2010

    nice work.

  • Suni51 on Dec 5, 2010

    Nice share, thanks for the same.

  • Nina Mason on Dec 5, 2010

    I hope it disappears too… damp spots are not good.
    I love the way you turned into into shapes, like looking at a cloud.
    Well done!

  • J M Lennox on Dec 5, 2010

    :-) Gorgeous. Reminds me of seeing images in clouds. You have me imagining these now. Love the ending too.

  • Jimmy Shilaho on Dec 5, 2010

    Nice piece. Isn’t it snowing where you are?

  • Jerry Bradford aka Jerry Atrixx on Dec 5, 2010

    there is a damp patch on my ceiling dear liza , dear liza…

    Fun poem. I liked this poems playfulness.

  • clandestinef on Dec 5, 2010

    Great work… Excited to read more from you soon…:)

  • Saurav Banerjee on Dec 5, 2010

    I must admit you have a great creative mind.

  • Lady Sunshine on Dec 5, 2010

    LOL. Cute piece. The things that can inspire a poet.

  • JoeLopy on Dec 5, 2010

    Great poem. Thanks.

  • Rhodora Bande on Dec 5, 2010

    I like its childlike tone.

  • sunshine6 on Dec 5, 2010

    it was so much to read this..i really loved it!

  • sunshine6 on Dec 5, 2010

    it was so much fun to read this..i really loved it!! thnx for sharing it!

  • Sharif Ishnin on Dec 5, 2010

    Looks like a sign of a roof leak.I had some a while back too. :)

  • Phoenix Montoya on Dec 5, 2010

    Lovely poem. I totally enjoyed reading this, thanks ma\’am.

  • vijayanths on Dec 5, 2010

    nice share.

  • Starpisces on Dec 5, 2010

    very well expressed poem, well done, Christine.
    :D

  • johnnydod on Dec 5, 2010

    haha very funny poem, Damp patch indeed lol

  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is wokring it’s way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in gtting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is wokring it\’s way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in gtting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

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  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is wokring it\\\’s way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in gtting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

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  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is working it\\\\\\\’s way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in getting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

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  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is working its way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in getting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

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  • jimbob1 on Dec 5, 2010

    CR…a great poem…a bad sign…your wet heavy snow has obviously found a weak spot and the moistue is working its way inside…do not procrastinate or delay in getting this matter attended to as soon as possible because what may now be a small job could be a major one very soon. Look for presence of icicles along edge of your roof and if you have them, moisture is woking its way up your roof under the shingles…I voted that I like the poem, but definitely not the conditions that have caused the tiny playful kitten to transform into a raging elephant!!! Thanks and take care

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    Sorry…Triond would not accept my feedback comments and now it has posted a whole messy backlog of them…

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    Here we go again…I only hope you get credited for all these views!!!

  • LadyElena on Dec 5, 2010

    What can I say Christine? Theres a lot happening on your Ceiling. Thanks for a fun read.

  • Daisy Peasblossom on Dec 5, 2010

    My childhood home had a leaky roof. I remember imagining all kinds of things about the patterns on the ceiling when I was sent to take a nap during the day.

    Fun poem; but Jimbob is right, need to get that checked out!

  • LoveDoctor on Dec 5, 2010

    A very creative piece. well-done. LOL. Jimbob posted five comments on your page.

  • pearl2010 on Dec 5, 2010

    I hope that damp patch will disappear for your sake Christine. Keep writing.:-)

  • Goodselfme on Dec 5, 2010

    You always make such a great poem from all that happens to you. Well done and enjoyed. Hope the spot is nothing.

  • deedaG50 on Dec 5, 2010

    Funny how even ugly situations can provoke the most beautiful thoughts. you make the transition so easy and simple. Fix it as soon as you can.

  • Guy Hogan on Dec 5, 2010

    A very nice read. I have a couple on my ceiling. I need to tell the super about them. I have a false ceiling and probably just need to change a couple of tiles.

  • CA Johnson on Dec 5, 2010

    This is an interesting poem about a damp patch. It is amazing where the inspiration for poems can came from. I hope the patch disappears soon. :)

  • Brewed Coffee on Dec 5, 2010

    I hope the patch doesn’t turn into a world map :-)

  • crisdiwata on Dec 5, 2010

    Hahaha! Same thing happens to me at times. Drawing stories in my head by shapes I’m seeing. Sometimes with clouds or even filths on the wall. You have a great imagination. Lovely poem.

  • Eunice Tan on Dec 5, 2010

    Very interesting. Great poem as usual.

  • Christine Ramsay on Dec 6, 2010

    Don’t worry everyone the damp patch is just caused by condensation. We get a lot of it in this country especially if you don’t put the heating on that often. There is nothing seriously wrong, just my imagination running riot, Thanks for your concern and your lovely comments.

    Christine

  • fishfry aka Elizabeth Figueroa on Dec 6, 2010

    Your imagination again has inspired you,in a most wonderful way.
    Awesome

  • nobert soloria bermosa on Dec 6, 2010

    it always feels good reading your work Christine…thanks much

  • margaridab on Dec 6, 2010

    Great reading! You have such a fun way of writing your poems! I love them!

  • OhSugar on Dec 6, 2010

    Enjoyed reading your well written poem.

  • carissimi on Dec 7, 2010

    :)

  • Ruby Hawk on Dec 7, 2010

    Christine your poem reminded me of something I hadn’t thought about in ages. When I was a child I looked at a crinkle on the ceiling, wall or whatever and imagined all sorts of exciting pictures. sounds like that’s what you were doing.

  • Yovita Siswati on Dec 7, 2010

    interesting imaginary of a damp ceiling :-) good work!

  • 1hopefulman on Dec 7, 2010

    What an imagination but I do hope it doesn’t grow.

  • mark ramsay on Dec 8, 2010

    Very funny. I’ll have to look at my damp patches too.

  • Judy Sheldon on Dec 8, 2010

    Christine, thankfully you came back and advised us not to be concerned. Lovely and imaginative!

  • ladym33 on Dec 10, 2010

    That damp spot sure did inspire a wonderful poem.

  • Val Mills on Dec 11, 2010

    Christine, this reminds me of the damp patches resulting from leaks in the old house we lived in when I was a child. I too let my imagination run riot.

  • Francois Hagnere on Dec 12, 2010

    Very well said, as usual, Christine. Hopefully this has disappeared. Sometimes we have inspiration from unsuspected things.

  • Bloom Again on Dec 14, 2010

    Beautiful. You are so creative. I do not recommend a snooze. I was trying to ignore mine, until a few chunks of plaster started to fall. Thank God, it is fixed now.

  • gaby7 on Dec 15, 2010

    A very well written poem that seem to blend so well with the times! You truly have a creative mind Teacher Christine!

  • yes me on Dec 16, 2010

    Another nice one Christine cheers

  • M J katz on Dec 18, 2010

    I enjoyed this poem immensely! It made me remember the small stains on the ceiling over my bed as a child. If one of them moved, I knew there was a bug up there and got out fast! Lol!

  • PR Mace on Dec 20, 2010

    Did it go away or did you need a new roof/

  • martinrojas on Dec 22, 2010

    Excellent work.

  • Jacques Berkeley on Dec 6, 2011

    Excellent!

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