23 May 2010

One In A Million

rain falls outside on greening grass
birds chatter and the sound,
a dreich counterpoint to human song

that claims "I'm a million
different people,
from one day to the next"

heard it all before
still split of mind
as to that million:

afraid I'm infinity plus one
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17 comments:

  1. Notes From ABroadMay 23, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    This is becoming my morning habit .. a lovely way to start the day.

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  2. Mike GolchMay 23, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    I enjoyed my visit with you today.

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  3. AnonymousMay 23, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Plenty of verve in this one Irish..

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  4. cheatymoonMay 23, 2010 at 11:19 AM

    :-)

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  5. VelvaMay 23, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    Love it.

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  6. Mike McLarenMay 23, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    So now the trick is to see what comes beyond infinity.

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  7. flutterMay 23, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    This is awesome, I am loving the idea of the infinite being finite.

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  8. Maggie MayMay 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM

    infinity plus one...

    very nice

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  9. *May 23, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    This is a smooth, lovely poem. The last line is a kicker. Perfection.

    PS: Your labels are a subtext of every post. They say as much as your posts do.

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  10. That Janie GirlMay 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    I love it...and you've made me consult my dictionary. Again.

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  11. SSPMay 23, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    as Janie points out, nice use of a word no one has ever heard of before. Tell me, did you KNOW that word in advance, or did you open the archaic dictionary, pick a word and then write around it?? I do that sometimes.

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  12. ♥ BrajaMay 24, 2010 at 2:46 AM

    I came back, not necessarily to annoy you, but....

    what's dreich? :)

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  13. ♥ BrajaMay 24, 2010 at 2:47 AM

    and thank GOD you've finally changed your 'post a comment' text :)))

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  14. mo.stoneskinMay 24, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    I would consult my dictionary, but that would make me feel stupid. So instead I'm just going to chew the end of my biro.

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  15. MargueriteMay 24, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    Very nice, Irish! You ARE one in a million! :)

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  16. GMay 25, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Great writing!

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  17. Captain DumbassMay 25, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    I am an army of one. Huh?

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"Let your laws come undone
Don't suffer your crimes
Let the love in your heart take control..."

-'The Hair Song', by Black Mountain

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