Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Meanwhile

     
     What will be recalled
     through distant times and places?
     A throw-away phrase
     could linger on for ages
     in the mind of another.




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  1. Really like this line, a throw away phrase could linger on for ages in the mind of another- very neat. Thanks

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    1. Thanks Fred. And, I actually wasn't even (or just) thinking of bad comments, though that's the direction I went with the pic. I was thinking also of some of the random stuff people say, little details that end up sticking in my mind instead of the main point of their comments.

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  2. this has a kind of frustrated feel...I like it and at the same time it is uncomfortable in a way.

    Wander

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    1. Yea...I'm not through with it, I think, but I'm trying to do the poem a day thing for the month. Also, I think the picture with it was not a good choice. Thanks for reading and responding.

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    2. Oh, Mary I didn't mean that the poem couldn't stand by itself...just that the feeling that hit me when I read it was "frustrated" of course this is your poem and you can rewrite it if you want but I don't think you need too.

      now as for the pic........yeah, not so much.

      Wander

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  3. Many thing linger in my mind
    Then come out my little rhyming behind

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    1. Oh dear, I probably shouldn't type the comment I'm thinking. Instead I'll just say thanks for reading! :o)

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  4. A light poem that bounces along, but for me it holds a vital message for adults dealing with kids. The chance remark from a significant adult, forgotten even before its echo has died, can be pivotal in the formation of a child's self image

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    1. Yes, you're right Stafford. For bad and for good too. Sometimes a small kindness can make all the difference.

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  5. This was a great mind-tickler, I instantly came up with a cupful of examples.

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  6. Thanks Rain. I'm glad this resonated with you.

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