Poetry competition CLOSED 3rd October 2013 3:05pm
WINNER
Grace (ldryad)
Grace (ldryad)
APHORISMS
Poetry Contest Description
Give me your take on aphorisms
aph·o·rism
ˈafəˌrizəm/Submit
noun
noun: aphorism; plural noun: aphorisms
1.
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, adage, epigram, dictum, gnome, proverb, saw, tag; More
a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
Any genre, style or form...no restrictions
See sample poem: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/127502-peace-through-poetry-with-strider/
ˈafəˌrizəm/Submit
noun
noun: aphorism; plural noun: aphorisms
1.
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
synonyms: saying, maxim, axiom, adage, epigram, dictum, gnome, proverb, saw, tag; More
a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author.
Any genre, style or form...no restrictions
See sample poem: http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/127502-peace-through-poetry-with-strider/
Whether life is worth living depends on the liver
Whilst life can be hard at times
There always others worse off than you,
So every time the clock chimes
Remember there's no need to be blue
A glass that's full is desired
But often not achieved
View the container as half full;
Half empty makes one peeved
If through life one views ones plight
As rosy; not dull grey
Any problem that does occur
Will not so heavy weigh
Whilst life can be hard at times
There always others worse off than you,
So every time the clock chimes
Remember there's no need to be blue
A glass that's full is desired
But often not achieved
View the container as half full;
Half empty makes one peeved
If through life one views ones plight
As rosy; not dull grey
Any problem that does occur
Will not so heavy weigh
Seeing as mom was about to "lacerate my animosity to a floating opportunity",
I decided to head for the hills
Feared I was running on empty or running to stand still
Then I heard a voice saying "where this is a will there is a way"
dear old dad remembered Ben's thought,
"What maintains one vice would bring up two children"
well now he ought to know for his number is two
as if wisdom would solve the problem but nay
"Experience increases our wisdom but doesn`t reduce our follies".
so he instead left me with the words that preserved my time on this earth,
"Your mother is always right, even when she is wrong"
I decided to head for the hills
Feared I was running on empty or running to stand still
Then I heard a voice saying "where this is a will there is a way"
dear old dad remembered Ben's thought,
"What maintains one vice would bring up two children"
well now he ought to know for his number is two
as if wisdom would solve the problem but nay
"Experience increases our wisdom but doesn`t reduce our follies".
so he instead left me with the words that preserved my time on this earth,
"Your mother is always right, even when she is wrong"
gardenlover said:Whether life is worth living depends on the liver
Whilst life can be hard at times
There always others worse off than you,
So every time the clock chimes
Remember there's no need to be blue
A glass that's full is desired
But often not achieved
View the container as half full;
Half empty makes one peeved
If through life one views ones plight
As rosy; not dull grey
Any problem that does occur
Will not so heavy weigh
Thank you gardenlover for jump-starting this comp. with your witty entry!
Whilst life can be hard at times
There always others worse off than you,
So every time the clock chimes
Remember there's no need to be blue
A glass that's full is desired
But often not achieved
View the container as half full;
Half empty makes one peeved
If through life one views ones plight
As rosy; not dull grey
Any problem that does occur
Will not so heavy weigh
Thank you gardenlover for jump-starting this comp. with your witty entry!
JAZZMANOR said:Seeing as mom was about to "lacerate my animosity to a floating opportunity",
I decided to head for the hills
Feared I was running on empty or running to stand still
Then I heard a voice saying "where this is a will there is a way"
dear old dad remembered Ben's thought,
"What maintains one vice would bring up two children"
well now he ought to know for his number is two
as if wisdom would solve the problem but nay
"Experience increases our wisdom but doesn`t reduce our follies".
so he instead left me with the words that preserved my time on this earth,
"Your mother is always right, even when she is wrong"
Thanks for gracing my competition JAZZMANOR...much appreciated!
I decided to head for the hills
Feared I was running on empty or running to stand still
Then I heard a voice saying "where this is a will there is a way"
dear old dad remembered Ben's thought,
"What maintains one vice would bring up two children"
well now he ought to know for his number is two
as if wisdom would solve the problem but nay
"Experience increases our wisdom but doesn`t reduce our follies".
so he instead left me with the words that preserved my time on this earth,
"Your mother is always right, even when she is wrong"
Thanks for gracing my competition JAZZMANOR...much appreciated!
[b][b]A bout of Melanch[/b]oly[/b]
There is a vague timeline
In this earthly transition
looking at the ticking clock
counting the seconds
Am I that afraid of the darkness
Of an unknown beyond
Well, nothing promised nothing gained
I look into the mirror
Where beauty once resided
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
they say but no, not this decline
forever is just a word
Nobody have returned and told
where forever resides
So do I wait for death
Or expect the unexpected
Things happen for a reason
So they say…
but not aging pain and demise
or is it?
I refuse to seep in melancholy
So let me think positively
A good beginning
makes a good ending
may not apply to me
the beginning was terrible
the same ending…
o help me Lord!
Better to have loved and lost,
than never to have loved at all
that’s positive
lost my love to lost love
His not mine
She returned…..
Positive indeed.
I give up
Tick Tock
I’m counting
Definitely not sheep.
There is a vague timeline
In this earthly transition
looking at the ticking clock
counting the seconds
Am I that afraid of the darkness
Of an unknown beyond
Well, nothing promised nothing gained
I look into the mirror
Where beauty once resided
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
they say but no, not this decline
forever is just a word
Nobody have returned and told
where forever resides
So do I wait for death
Or expect the unexpected
Things happen for a reason
So they say…
but not aging pain and demise
or is it?
I refuse to seep in melancholy
So let me think positively
A good beginning
makes a good ending
may not apply to me
the beginning was terrible
the same ending…
o help me Lord!
Better to have loved and lost,
than never to have loved at all
that’s positive
lost my love to lost love
His not mine
She returned…..
Positive indeed.
I give up
Tick Tock
I’m counting
Definitely not sheep.
of all the things ive loved and lost i miss my mind the most
-speaks the ghost of a lunar phase in a deep-scarred
whiskeynumbed sad sad oppressively joyful voice
standing up to tell them all why he lives
and is living
and how he knows it.
the road to hell is paved with inlaid stars
every time you break down a locked door just to see whats on the other side
you lose some childhood magic
but you always want to look ,
don't you
-speaks the ghost of a lunar phase in a deep-scarred
whiskeynumbed sad sad oppressively joyful voice
standing up to tell them all why he lives
and is living
and how he knows it.
the road to hell is paved with inlaid stars
every time you break down a locked door just to see whats on the other side
you lose some childhood magic
but you always want to look ,
don't you
Alice had an allegory
Of if uffish fishes fathoming
Exceeds a further furling feel
We dub dimensions one two three.
'Cause they and she could quite conceive
Surrounding space in x, y, z
As spatial planes so plainly seen,
But what of those internally?
She however had her answer though,
For prior to her proposition,
By positing, she proved perception,
So though her sea friends could explore
Every inch inside an orb,
The fishes failed to formulate a very fundamental thought
That as above, so below, exists a realm within and out.