Friday, February 1, 2013

On the Integrity of Systems


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Is truth, like time, relative?
Does it bend to accommodate
weightier objects?

And does a promise make a sound
when it breaks in a forest
if no one is there to hear the pieces fall?

What makes up honor? 
Does it exist in a multiplicity
of forms and dimensions?

Can love survive in a vacuum?


This is for FF55, where the G-man challenges us to write something in exactly 55 words.  Check it out.
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21 comments:

  1. ayalaFebruary 1, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    And does a promise make a sound
    when it breaks in a forest
    if no one is there to hear the pieces fall?
    Love this right here...so much said.

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  2. G-ManFebruary 1, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    Where do these literary metaphores come from Mary Bach?
    Your Brain, or Budweiser?
    This thought process is so deep that I couldn't extract it from my simple mind with a Hughes Drill Bit!
    You are just so amazing!
    Loved your philosophical 55
    Thanks for playing, thanks for this GREAT contribution, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:28 PM

      Thanks G-man. This comes from my brian marinated in Budweiser...well, or maybe a nice, no-frills cab sav, lol. You have a great weekend too!

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  3. Brian MillerFebruary 1, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    truth honor and love...i think it is relative...i dont know they exist in government...smiles...but sasquatch are real...

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:26 PM

      Lol Brian! Yea, we have lots of squatch sightings in Wisconsin.

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    2. WanderFebruary 3, 2013 at 12:53 PM

      But Mary...those are fake, unlike the ones here in Oregon :-)

      This is an amazing poem!

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    3. Other MaryFebruary 3, 2013 at 1:41 PM

      Hahaha - how dare you question our squatch!
      But, re the poem thank you Chris. :o)

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  4. Doctor FTSEFebruary 1, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    What a lovely melding of concepts into a thought provoking 55.

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  5. Pat HattFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    Great mixture of thought and message, all is relative to each person I suppose.

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  6. GraceFebruary 1, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    The questions are deep but I don't believe love can survive in a vacuum ~

    Have a good weekend ~

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 1, 2013 at 11:28 PM

      That would be quite a trick, wouldn't it Grace? Thanks!

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    I think truth & honor & love all arc on the same circle. ~Mary

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  8. Other MaryFebruary 5, 2013 at 10:11 PM

    Good thought Mary. Thanks for reading.

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  9. MargaretFebruary 7, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    The first stanza made me think of "Dr. Who". BTW, WHEN will the season begin again!? (and loved your poem you left on G-Man's post - Yes, she probably needs him to write her whole paper for her, and he probably will :)

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    1. Other MaryFebruary 8, 2013 at 5:55 AM

      Thank you Margaret, the Doctor popped into my mind too, lol! Glad you liked the 55 comment I left too. I thought the new season starts the end of March, but not sure. Definitely not soon enough though!

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2013 at 4:40 AM

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2013 at 1:42 PM

    well, nothing survives in a vacuum, so that answers that :)

    for the thousandth time

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  12. Other MaryFebruary 16, 2013 at 11:46 AM

    :o) Right!

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