Muddling Along
This course I follow, this path
that would have one ultimate destination,
one kept from me till my final day,
has had no direct route. It has gone
in circles, from here to there and sometimes
back, as I bumble my way through life.
This is my response to Quadrille #110: Shall we bum around a bit?, the prompt from De Jackson at dVerse Poets Pub, which is to use a form of the word bum in a 44-word poem, with no required meter or rhyme.
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Fellow bumbler here! I’ve always felt the scenic route is the best way to go. I might not get there the fastest, but there’s some pretty stuff to look at along the way. 😉
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🙂 It’s those distractions that make life interesting.
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Ooh, this is such a great take on the prompt! I love this poem and find it a tad solemn as well.
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Thank you, Lucy. Live and learn!
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Maybe it’s the road that counts not the destination
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We all get there, one way or another.
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I’ve come to believe that bumbling is the best any of us can do.
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If life came with a user’s manual, it probably would be like an electronics manual that’s been translated three times on its way to English (or whichever language).
“Place one foot ahead of the appendage at the end of your other leg.” 😉
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🙂
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I’m a bit of a bumbler too. I like the sound of the word ‘bumble’, it kind of hums. I have always thought that Mr Bumble was much too nice a name for the Dickens character – he was mean to Oliver Twist.
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Anyone can be a bumbler, but most have years of practice.
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We are all bumbling along the best we can I guess 🙂
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One day at a time. 🙂
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Most times, its not that easy. But we get through with a little faith and a lot of gumption
Happy you dropped by to read mine
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much love
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Persistence. 🙂
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There is some profound introspection and philosophy on and between the lines. I tend to embrace the Zen POV, that though difficult to do, or to understand, our life path is far from happenstance, and our bumbling is just a product of our human nature.
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If it’s a product of our human nature, then I’m an advocate of “practice makes perfect.” 😉
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Oh. it’s amaze alright. “Direct?” I cant even SPELL direct.
nice work, bro.
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Thanks, Ron. I give credit to the path that brought me this far.
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I think secretly we all feel as if we bumble along through life, never quite in control!! Great poem.
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Thank you, Beverly. 🙂
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ha – It seems we were both trying to find our way through life. I think we will continue to find our way until the very end. One muddling day at a time.
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Exactly! Thank you. 🙂
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kaykuala
It has gone in circles,
from here to there
and sometimes back,
And it makes life all the more interesting. Nice one Ken!
Hank
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🙂 Thanks, Hank! 🙂
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Relatable!
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Bumblers of the world, unite!
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So relatable to me as well. Many days I feel like I’m just going through the motions.
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But then there are days with rewards, and we carry on.
Thank you. 🙂
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ah. don’t we all just bumble around? nice take on the prompt.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Like what you’ve written Ken — come I invite you to time travel with me.
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Thanks, Rob.
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May long you bumble, Ken. The long way round is always the prettiest.
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Thank you, Jane. Life certainly has been interesting.
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And will continue to be (if you stay away from bicycles).
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Ha!
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Your are right about that! Sort of like finding your way through a corn maze!
Great Poem Ken.
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Thanks, Dwight. I’m still looking for the tower/platform that gives me a better view of the route.
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:>)
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Ain’t it the truth! We bumble and tumble and rumble.
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Every day.
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lol giving the bees a run for their money, like this!
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Thanks!
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Maybe the indirect and circling route makes sense at the end of the long journey.
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Yes. Hindsight.
Thank you.
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I think straight would have been very boring–you’ve probably learned more in the circling and bumbling.
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And forgotten quite a bit along the way! 😉
Thank you, Merril.
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