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Monday, August 23, 2010

PENSIVE

For One Single Impression
And Monday Poetry Train Revisited


WHAT THOUGHT DID… MORE OR LESS

I’ve been trying hard
Not to think about
All I am

I’ve been trying hard
Not to think about
All I have

I’ve been trying hard
Not to think about
All I know

I’ve been trying hard
Not to think about
All I see

I’ve been trying hard
Not to think about
All I feel

But the more I try
The more I think

The more I think
The more I feel

The more I feel
The more I see

The more I see
The more I know

The more I know
The more I have

The more I have
The more I want

The more I want
The more I get

The more I get
The less I need

The less I need
The less I feel

The less I feel
The less I see

The less I see
The less I think

The less I think
The less I know

The less I know
The less I have

The less I have
The less I am

The less I am
The more I try

To understand

What I know
What I think
What I feel
What I see
What I have
What I want
What I need

What I am

19 comments:

  1. Okay, Stan. Your writer was very pensive.
    I am glad see that your need was the item that dictated the change in direction from more to less. Good!
    ..

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  2. Thanks Jim; Once your real needs are recognised, you realise the worth of what you have.

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  3. Stan, very pensive... I loved it..

    --Someone Is Special--

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  4. Love how you have illustrated the domino effect created when thoughts travel through the pensive mood! Beautifully expressed!

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  5. Thanks to:
    SIS; Ambition and achievement don't always satisfy their motives.
    GT; Sometimes we have to question our opinion of ourselves.

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  6. Loved the domino effect in this one! Great post! =)

    -Weasel

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  7. Thanks Weasel; Difficult to balance want and need.

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  8. A very brilliant thinking mind you have, Stan.
    Lovely poem. Like Greyscale Territory said, good Domino effect.

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  9. It is "difficult to balance between want and need" as you say but your brilliant thinking mind has churned up this lovely poem with a domino effect as GT has rightly put.
    Loved it!!

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  10. Stan great illustration of the domino effect.
    Pamela

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  11. Powerful! It would be wonderful if we could get a handle on that balance!

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  12. Trying hard not to think about things is still thinking about them - good point!

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  13. Thanks to:
    Rumya; One thought leads to another until it comes full circle.
    Nanka; Everything has causes and effects.
    Pamela; Chain of events is how most things come avout.
    Gautami; Self-assessment often reveals lack of understanding.
    Tumblewords; Always something to distract our aim.
    Twitches; Conscience doesn't switch off.

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  14. Its true that more we try not to think, the more thoughts come. But all the things we do is to understand ourselves. Very nice poetry.

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  15. We often hang between more or less.. and then wonder..true.. liked your take on the prompt..

    I invite you too to visit and see my 100th post..

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  16. Thanks to:
    Aniket; At least, we try to understand ourselves
    Ramesh; If more has no value, then less really IS more.

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  17. neat !!! loved the flow of thoughts here :)

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  18. Thanks Nimue; I always go with the flow...

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