Friday, February 19, 2016

A ship of sheared sheep


chasing my integrity
I engulf all broken
remains of self
from pilgrim basket
with jagged sorrow…
. . . .
Every sheared sheep
starts over/rushes in
the swirling water
smelling at distance
the huge field
of juicy grass
makes just head swim
building fearful grimace
grows more wool
missing the wise advice:
slow & steady wins…
. . . .
chasing my integrity
I engulf all broken
remains of self
from pilgrim basket
with jagged sorrow…

by MMT



Shared with PU Poetry Pantry

28 comments:

  1. Sometimes we embrace what should be avoided

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  2. I count them every night . . . :)

    Hi and hope you are very well, Eddie x

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    1. Good for you, Eddie. I'm good, with your prayers...Ths.

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  3. I like the advice - slow and steady wins. I also like the way you sandwich the body of the piece between the 'chasing my integrity' verses. Thank you.

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  4. This was a delightful read! Love that photo too, and you aced those words like a pro!

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  5. Slow and steady,yes humbird and your poem progressed very smoothly throughout.

    Hank

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  6. So many things can be lost (and often are), when we forget that "slow & steady wins" all kinds of tomorrows.

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  7. I think I know a bit about that pilgrim basket. It's a strange little conveyance, it is.

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  8. I think we all need that basket... sometimes we need a little bit of that to keep going.

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  9. A lovely read with sage advice....

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  10. I love how you started and closed with the same stanza, full circle.

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  11. I always feel sorry for sheared sheep. I think they must feel pretty devastated and bare. Thank goodness it can always grow more wool, but in the meantime....brrrrr.

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  12. I enjoyed the movie and the piece with a smile. People seem to be writing funny and delightful things this Sunday.
    ZQ

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  13. I like this very much, especially this section:

    "from pilgrim basket
    with jagged sorrow…
    . . . .
    Every sheared sheep
    starts over/rushes in"

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  14. I think the phrase: slow and steady wins is absolutely accurate. Well, according to my experiences. Have a blessed Sunday my friend.

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  15. broken remains of self in a pilgrim's basket.. it feels like the journey of atonement, especially with the jagged sorrow.

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  16. The pilgrim basket might have some hidden treasure that have been forgotten. Mementos of the journey.

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  17. Yep. Slow and steady is most often the best path.

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  18. i guess we attract what we want and what we hate because that's what our mind focuses on subconsciously

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  19. a delight to read...beginning, in between, end...all...

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  20. Although the basket of jagged sorrow is sad the cartoon and your words uplifted me as they always do..we must always keep searching for the green fields xo

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  21. Wise and insightful ... AND very well structured. A pleasure to read!

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  22. "slow & steady wins…" : i think this is good advice. :)

    enjoyed the little video!

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