Inheritance

Cherry

By Parson Thru

Tue, 22 Aug 2017
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7 comments
 

I caught him last night
In that sideways glance

Half-smiling recognition
Of self and situation

Life’s tragedy
And comedy

Shame he never shared
What he saw

But I can guess

I don’t know how they managed
All those years

Chalk and cheese

Silent contemplation
And his sidekick running-commentary

He lives through idiosyncrasies
Immortalised in mannerisms

Inheritance

Fight it all you like

Certificate U
Poem
Mortality Games
Miscellaneous

Comments

Submitted by YaseminB on

Simply wonderful.

Yasemin Balandi

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you YaseminB.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you for the cherries, Eds.

Parson Thru

Submitted by airyfairy on

Quietly excellent.  Lots to think about.

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thank you airyfairy.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Ewan on

not obvious, certainly layered  - and thought provoking. Good use of the opposites in conjunction and the occasional alliteration, all the while making it look effortless.

Very good indeed.

 

Gibbous House:  Ewan's First Novel
No Good Deed :  Ewan's Second Novel "the same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse"

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Thanks Ewan.

I wish I had your technical knowledge but, if I did, I'm not sure I could reassemble these words.

Talent is understanding what goes on under the hood and then being able to write it. I just get lucky now and then.

Parson Thru