wrestlution
I walk these paths
life’s threads
never simple, often tangled
beyond recognition
finding what matters
most, resolution
no simple matter
getting here filled with vexations
complications, estimations
taking stock of situations
convoluted permutations
constant need of calibration
causing me consternation
I wrestle with knots
This poem is my response to Quadrille #124, the prompt from Mish at dVerse ~ Poets Pub, which is to use a form of the word knot in a 44-word poem, with no required meter or rhyme.
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Wisdom with a hint of humor – love all the -tions – and “what matters is no simple matter”
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I think we all do–and as we get older, we look back on all those knots we wrestled with (and more to come).
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Often we get tangled in all those complications… maybe we need simpler knots.
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You might wrestle with knots, but the words don’t cause you any problems.
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I like how you laid this out, with the two introductory stanzas then went into almost “rap mode” to finish off with a declaratory conclusion. Nicely done!
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You did it! You created a visual and verbal knot.
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🙂 Thank you.
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Oh, yeah; that third stanza blasts it off! Great stuff, KG. I don’t know why, after reading this (and all the other fine responses) I struggled so with this prompt. Just an off-day, i guess.
Fine work, man!
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Thanks, Ron. I’m pretty sure I was talking to myself, trying to sound it out, as I wrote this one
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Ah, the frustration of it all. This one left me smiling. Thank you!
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And thank you, Beverly!
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Good one, Ken…the exasperation of life’s tangled knots!
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Indeed. Thank you, Lynn.
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You may or may not be a genius, Ken, but I LOVED your last stanza!
LOVED it.
-David
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Thank you so much for that, David. 😀
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I like the way your last line stands out from all those frustrations. Life sure is a knot to untie.
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Thank you, Mish. One day at a time.
And thanks for the prompt. 🙂
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Nice!
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Thanks!
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This made me smile. Insightful and entertaining. Well knotted verse. 😊
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Thank you, especially for “well knotted.” 😀
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Well done Ken. Seems at times that I tie more knots that unloosening them.
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Thanks, Dwight. They do seem to come at the most inopportune moments.
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I like the way the sound knots up as well. (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe. I had fun with this.
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We all do! I liked your final stanza which reminded me of ‘Love Minus Zero/No Limit.’
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Thank you, Ingrid. You are most kind.
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You are most welcome.
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Knots can be anchors when we take them on without being concerned about how they’re made.
Deliciously fun words in this one!
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Thank you. Yes, they can wreak havoc if left unresolved.
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It re4ally is never that simple, even when it is.
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For sure! Thank you, Paul.
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My pleasure Ken.
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