A blog for the midnight epiphanies and idle thoughts of a hopeless wordaholic.
Sunday, October 7, 2018
SEEKING BALANCE
These are my thoughts on Balance. I missed
getting them posted to Midweek Motif (admittedly
preoccupied with the matter of balance in our
Supreme Court). so here they be, humbly
submitted for your consideration.
Submitted to Poet Pantry #423
October 7, 2018
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Seeking balance, I’m a tad atilt, somewhere between
the feisty one I used to be and the little old lady
I’ve come to be; trying to balance the young me,
strong and bold, with the one I see now who’s
just plain old. I want to be the young me,
witty and classy; but it’s hard to do now
with my aging chassis. Balance! I cry, but
honest to Pete* it’s darned hard to find balance
given all the words I have to eat.
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*An American idiom meaning honestly
or truly.
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This made me smile. I know exactly how you feel! Can you believe what is going on these days? It boggles my mind.
ReplyDeleteThat change is what growing all is all about... to find another balance or let ourselves be falling.
ReplyDeleteI think you are still a witty, feisty, classy lady!
ReplyDeleteWonderful rhyme and rhythm to express the situation many of us find ourselves in. Thanks for the smile!
ReplyDeleteComes the time humor is needed, and one has to laugh at the vagaries of becoming senior!
Deletethe expression, energy is wasted on the young, kind of holds water, especially when there comes the time that the "chassis" is falling/failing - (what a great phrasing) ... but the spirit never dies, does it? it may be slower, but wisdom is hard earned and won, but learning to pick and choose (both battles and celebrations) seems to take on a sweeter, more refined aspect .... sometimes, less is more .... :)
ReplyDeleteIndeed there are positive aspects in this time of life's journey, and inside every little old lady there's a sweet young thing, filled with the spirit of youth.
DeleteRhyme is a good balancer, especially when the word diet is charged with extremes like "young" and "old" .... A classy chassis indeedy.
ReplyDeleteSometimes balance feels more like a moving target than a singular destination.
ReplyDeleteNot easy...I think we always see ourselves the way we used to be...young and bold :) Your spirit will always be young.xo
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this very much. Yes, I do think that it is important to seek balance in our lives.. I just to think the scales of justice were balanced, but I have given up on that theory after last week. The balance between the young and old is interesting - may we have the best of both and the worst of neither. I understand about eating words. I have eaten my share as well! A feisty poem!!
ReplyDeleteI'll echo others: this made me smile. Balance is something I've found and lost and set aside and picked up again this week.
ReplyDeleteSometimes balance takes great skill. So often the inner child in us wants to have her or his way. I think it's important to keep the young and current self happy. How one does that I am not sure? I guess give yourself the liberty to speak.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Very cleverly penned. Your lighter rhymed pieces are a treasury of wit and wisdom - and a pleasure to read.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to keep our balance with non-stop chaos/world events.
ReplyDeleteYet in your poetry you shine so strong and vital.
ReplyDeletea delightful poem that makes me smile.
ReplyDeletei like the humour in it. getting old should be fun too. :)
oh clever close!
ReplyDeleteChange is what growing is all about in the end .. but oh the longing for younger days resonate so strongly here!💜
ReplyDeleteAh, it is indeed difficult to find balance between contrary natures, between what we remember and what we are today.
ReplyDeleteWell-penned.
-HA