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






Comments

  1. Old Egg13 October 2013 at 07:30

    Whatever people thought of him he was himself fulfilled as he tried. What a great piece of contemplative writing.

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  2. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)13 October 2013 at 07:46

    Yes! 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! :)

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  3. Laurie Kolp13 October 2013 at 07:47

    they were bound by their own mediocrity

    I especially like that line and am so glad he proved them wrong.

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  4. Brian Miller13 October 2013 at 08:09

    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...

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  5. annell413 October 2013 at 09:10

    You brought to mind a friend of mind, so missed to the world...unique kinda guy...often he trumpted them all. Love you Neil.

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  6. flaubert13 October 2013 at 09:55

    Well done.

    Pamela

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  7. Vandana Sharma13 October 2013 at 10:05

    When great people are born, firstly the world rejects them b ut later on they have to be accepted.

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  8. Anonymous13 October 2013 at 10:17

    Nice... a really good character sketch... and the conflicting notions of societies' so well expressed.
    -HA

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  9. Sabra Bowers13 October 2013 at 11:18

    Nicely done! I like microscopic circular stitches.

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  10. ruth13 October 2013 at 11:21

    again, 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 :)

    love "mending the edges

    of a sleepy world

    with microscopic circular stitches"

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  11. Anonymous13 October 2013 at 11:59

    an intriguing poem, I enjoyed reading this.

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  12. Lynn13 October 2013 at 12:11

    I 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.

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  13. scotthastiepoet13 October 2013 at 14:16

    Lovely! 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

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  14. Maude Lynn13 October 2013 at 15:11

    Love this! Great work with the words.

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  15. Sherry Blue Sky13 October 2013 at 17:15

    Ha! I love "they were bound by their own mediocrity and had no other expectations". Great lines!

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  16. gautami tripathy14 October 2013 at 12:53

    Wonderful writing! Love it!!

    doggy tales

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  17. Unknown15 October 2013 at 05:45

    microscopic circular stitches - great stitching together of these words!
    I really like your blog title and idea of "embrace simplicity reduce selfishness"!

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  18. hyperCRYPTICal16 October 2013 at 11:16

    Perfectly done. None of the Wordle words appear forced, out of place. Again - perfectly done.
    Anna :o]

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  19. annell416 October 2013 at 11:28

    It is amazing, I had a friend, who died, some many of the poems remind me to him.

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  20. Magical Mystical Teacher17 October 2013 at 08:28

    Sometimes the line between prophet and drunkard is a fine one indeed!

    My Sunday Whirl

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  21. brenda w17 October 2013 at 17:05

    This is fantastic! I love the microscopic threads.

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