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when absurdity reaches fact
I was looking
for something
special,
but I found
nothing.
...that will
have to
do.
Published 2nd Mar 2021
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2nd Mar 2021 7:03am
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2nd Mar 2021 10:51am
2nd Mar 2021 12:25pm
I knew when I read this title in my updates that this would go in my RL...
You sum up so very much in your perfectly crafted minimalism.
Ty for sharing, bk
expresso anytime :)
🌹
hugs *
You sum up so very much in your perfectly crafted minimalism.
Ty for sharing, bk
expresso anytime :)
🌹
hugs *
2nd Mar 2021 12:49pm
Thank you, Blue. Much appreciated ( The first round is on me).
hugs,
buddhakitty.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
2nd Mar 2021 2:08pm
Great minimalism (I'm wondering if you dropped the two "I's" also, nothing would be lost?).
When I see the word 'nothing' in a poem, it reminds me of that summary phrase "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God" (from A Course in miracles). The challenge comes in discerning between the two (the real and the unreal) but I feel your poem adds another dimension to it, that being (for me) acceptance of nothing ("that will have to do") which makes it into a 'something', by accepting it (if that makes sense). In that way, you have nobly empowered yourself in the face of disappointment.
When I see the word 'nothing' in a poem, it reminds me of that summary phrase "Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God" (from A Course in miracles). The challenge comes in discerning between the two (the real and the unreal) but I feel your poem adds another dimension to it, that being (for me) acceptance of nothing ("that will have to do") which makes it into a 'something', by accepting it (if that makes sense). In that way, you have nobly empowered yourself in the face of disappointment.
2nd Mar 2021 10:59pm
And that is the absurdity that one can be okay with the fact of nothing which is contradictory in the face our ever expanding material world ( just look at social media with all its "get rich" now schemes). The less one owns, the less one is owned ( if one can shift the paradigm).
Thank you, Josh. Your insights are always appreciated.
hugs,
buddhakitty .
Thank you, Josh. Your insights are always appreciated.
hugs,
buddhakitty .
3rd Mar 2021 6:51am
Dear BK,
I liked that you even attempted to look for something special to begin with. I didn’t find anything special either. Only a boat load of mini disappointments. In the end that’s okay I found nothing ventured nothing gained to be a good teacher. Sort of. I’m so glad to have found a fellow searcher.
H🌷
I liked that you even attempted to look for something special to begin with. I didn’t find anything special either. Only a boat load of mini disappointments. In the end that’s okay I found nothing ventured nothing gained to be a good teacher. Sort of. I’m so glad to have found a fellow searcher.
H🌷
3rd Mar 2021 10:57am
That's probably the reason we connected so well as we recognise that we are searching for the same unicorn.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
7th Mar 2021 3:23am
These short pieces deliver such a punch.
What's weird sometimes is that when you're not looking, it'll come to you.
What's weird sometimes is that when you're not looking, it'll come to you.
7th Mar 2021 2:36pm
Lol. That's the way I live my life, wally.
Thanks for the kind words. Hope all is good in your corner of the world.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
Thanks for the kind words. Hope all is good in your corner of the world.
hugs,
buddhakitty.
