a few ways to know anything
Drop a cat down a well.
Listen to the emptiness behind
the blank stare of the eye
as the waters close over.
Or leave a window open
to a rain filled afternoon.
After, slip on the wet creeping
towards the kitchen door.
A reflection is the void
in character in search of itself
and wisdom ends
when it stands back
to admire itself.
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a few ways to know anything
Re: a few ways to know anything
...the cat eye image had me from the start. Brighter than deer eyes. Did you know cats can see things w/only one-sixth the light humans need?
...water image is carried nicely through, back to the eye again w/"reflection"
Enjoyed reading this.
Your title looks naked w/o any capital letters. Definitely doesn't need to be there as part of the poem, if it is.
Re: a few ways to know anything
Can't help agreeing with TJB. The title isn't directing my eyes to the poem, like a fence in the foreground of a photograph leading us further in.
I also wondered if a comma tween 'wet' and 'creeping' would make it scan better?
Thought provoking poem.
I also wondered if a comma tween 'wet' and 'creeping' would make it scan better?
Thought provoking poem.
Re: a few ways to know anything
Thanks for the comments. Not married to the title but no other ideas for the moment. Tim i had something along the lines of cats amazing sight just not the details.
Re: a few ways to know anything
...don't mind the title, Dave. Not what I'm saying. It needs to be capitalized properly as a Title, but removed as the first line of the poem.