13 October
He was born in a burst of thunder
and spent his life
mending the edges
of a sleepy world
with microscopic circular stitches
some called him a prophet
and some a drunkard
they were bound by their own mediocrity
and had no other expectations
it seems to me he trumped them all
Whatever people thought of him he was himself fulfilled as he tried. What a great piece of contemplative writing.
ReplyDeleteYes! Yes! Yes! .... wow you did what I attempted and I soo much prefer your effort and am cheered by our attunement.... Bravo and enjoy the day! :)
ReplyDeletethey were bound by their own mediocrity
ReplyDeleteI especially like that line and am so glad he proved them wrong.
smiles...we have a hard time accepting those that are different and call them excentric or worse, but i imagine that he never let that stop him which is why...
ReplyDeleteYou brought to mind a friend of mind, so missed to the world...unique kinda guy...often he trumpted them all. Love you Neil.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
ReplyDeletePamela
When great people are born, firstly the world rejects them b ut later on they have to be accepted.
ReplyDeleteNice... a really good character sketch... and the conflicting notions of societies' so well expressed.
ReplyDelete-HA
Nicely done! I like microscopic circular stitches.
ReplyDeleteagain, you amaze me with your ability to weave a given dozen words into such a fine tapestry (it seems to me you trump them all :)
ReplyDeletelove "mending the edges
of a sleepy world
with microscopic circular stitches"
an intriguing poem, I enjoyed reading this.
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with the PP so I imagine you've taken the words from the box and knit them in your own fashion, lovely, such a strong picture you've painted. Well done.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Just my kind of stuff - bioth challenging and very delicately done... I'll be back for more for sure.... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com
ReplyDeleteLove this! Great work with the words.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love "they were bound by their own mediocrity and had no other expectations". Great lines!
ReplyDeleteWonderful writing! Love it!!
ReplyDeletedoggy tales
microscopic circular stitches - great stitching together of these words!
ReplyDeleteI really like your blog title and idea of "embrace simplicity reduce selfishness"!
Perfectly done. None of the Wordle words appear forced, out of place. Again - perfectly done.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
It is amazing, I had a friend, who died, some many of the poems remind me to him.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the line between prophet and drunkard is a fine one indeed!
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday Whirl
This is fantastic! I love the microscopic threads.
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