Threads

On By inaloveworldIn Poems, world

by Michael L. Utley

Hope
Hangs by the
Thinnest
Thread

As does
The
Deadly
Spider

Sometimes
I
Confuse
The two

© 2012 by Michael L. Utley

https://silentpariah.com

Photo by Karel Drozda

21 thoughts on “Threads”

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    1. Many thanks, Russ. I wrote this one on a paper towel one morning while pondering life after awakening and seeing a spider web on the ceiling. Life lessons, you know? 😊

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    2. Kindest thanks, Joni. It’s an anomaly–I usually write much longer poetry. This one came to me all at once on morning while lying awake in bed. A spider web was in the corner of the ceiling and I’m not a big fan of those little guys. I hopped up and wrote it down on a paper towel so I wouldn’t forget it. Fun times. 😊

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    1. Hey, Diana. So good to see you here. Yes, it’s a miniscule poem by my standards, but it fairly blurted itself out one morning onto a paper towel (that sounds weird) and its brevity adds to its impact. Its got a rigid syllabic structure, too (7-7-7, with the first and last stanzas sharing identical cadence, while the middle stanza alters the cadence). It’s nice to see this little poem published here.

      I hope you’re hanging in there. It’s rough right now for so many people. This madness has to end sometime, and hopefully in such a manner that it will never, ever happen again, and those responsible will be held thoroughly accountable for their crimes. Sometimes hope is all we have.

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      1. My dad is declining pretty rapidly now, so I’ve been running around like a crazy person between the hospital and his doctors, and getting him moved into assisted living. But it feels good to take a little time to stop by and read your work. And connect with you. Your poetry makes me stop the hamster wheel and dive into the heart space.

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