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Sunday, February 24, 2013

WHIRL #97

For Sunday Whirl: Prophets, Stealing, Patience, Discipline, Limits, Gazing, Tears, Fly, Sublime, Pieces, Heroic, Moment.

LOW PROFILE



In the words of the prophets...

"Stealing the limelight is wrong"
"Patience is a virtue" and
"Discipline is paramount"

But of course there are limits
Gazing into space all day
Can reduce a man to tears

Fly in the ointment follows
(Sublime to ridiculous)...
"My head is in pieces now..."

Not a heroic moment!
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37 comments:

  1. vivinfranceFebruary 24, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    A clever wordle containing the inevitable let down of life.

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  2. Old EggFebruary 24, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    It is hard trying to be perfect. Probably better to stay as I am following that low profile of yours.

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  3. MaryFebruary 24, 2013 at 6:04 PM

    Ha, thinking about stealing the limelight, the Academy Awards are tonight.....perhaps someone should advise. I enjoyed your wordle.

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  4. Dr. Pearl Ketover Prilik (PKP)February 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM

    The stealing of lime-light ... terrific inspiration by the words. :)

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  5. Magical Mystical TeacherFebruary 24, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    You start with the prophets and end with un-heroes or anti-heroes, or whatever they are. I think I'm more in the latter category than in the former, as, I suspect, are most of us!

    Whirling Glimpses

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  6. Jae RoseFebruary 24, 2013 at 8:50 PM

    Gazing into the middle world certainly has it's limits..thank you for following also..

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  7. veronicaFebruary 24, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    nice one. Low profile is usually the best solution... but I think you had a heroic go at the wordle and came up with something cool.

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  8. JulesFebruary 24, 2013 at 10:58 PM

    Thanks for your visits. I fear the battle is still a long way off.
    Flies can be sticky little bugs.

    Defining what a hero is and is not - should not the place of the media. I think we are all heroes to someone.

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  9. LLM CallingFebruary 25, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    I enjoyed this, especially the poetic license.on.the prophets

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  10. MarianvFebruary 25, 2013 at 1:43 AM

    A clever take, using the words in unexpected ways. Nice!

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    1. Stan SkiFebruary 25, 2013 at 3:09 AM

      But you always have to expect the unexpected...

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  11. Veronica RothFebruary 25, 2013 at 1:59 AM

    Love it Stan. :) Mainly because my head's in pieces all the time!

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  12. PeggyFebruary 25, 2013 at 4:09 AM

    Excellently wordled Stan! Wisdom in compact verse! Thank you for visiting my blog as well! I appreciate you comments.

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  13. UnknownFebruary 25, 2013 at 5:28 AM

    Sometimes it's hard to live up to those prophets words! Enjoyed your take on the words!

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  14. Ann (bunnygirl)February 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    Discipline, misdirected, will indeed end in tears. We would all do well to remember this.

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  15. Stan SkiFebruary 25, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    Just had to re-activate word verification... Too many Ukrainian spammers...

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  16. flaubertFebruary 26, 2013 at 1:09 AM

    A sad tale, Stan. Excellent use of the word "heroic", which I found impossible to use. In fact, I found the words particularly difficult this week. But you have written a seamless poem here.

    Pamela

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  17. HeidiFebruary 26, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    cool use of the wordle, although feels like it is hitting a little close to home...i tend to ignore the prophets.

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  18. Tumblewords:February 26, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    Maybe we are all parts and pieces of things we are and what we wish we were. Liked this!

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  19. scotthastiepoetFebruary 27, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    Feeling this with you, Stan!

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