According to some, not quite a limerick but there you have it.
Ever wonder how we look — and what we see
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Interesting that most of us want to
Change – others
Change – the environment
Change – the world
Change – everything
Except – 😆
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Doh! All I wanted to do is change the channel…. Doby Gillis is on Nickelodeon at 5…. with Gilligan coming on right afterward… Best hour on TV….
Limericks! Limericks? We don’t need no stinkin’ limericks!…. but, we’ll take ’em…. 👿
Deep waters, bro, did you fall overboard or something?
Facetiously,…. Ned
I assure you my limericks are all washed and smell sweet – just like your haiku 🙂
Glug! Glug! Glug!
Have a good one Ned,
Eric 🙂
Mmmmm interesting – I can always count on you to get me thinking.
Now you see when I read this and you say except….. I also though accept? I think we live in a world that focusses on change, making things better and I don’t disagree with that. There are clearly things we need to address and to improve. However running alongside this, in respect of some things, is the capacity to accept. I think in some situations if we ask ourselves what is to be gained and particularly why does ‘this’ need to change and also WHO benefits from this change then we might be able to see change and acceptance as part of a process.
Ok rant over, well not a rant really – just been for a walk along the River Ness with the wind blowing a hoolie and my mind is very invigorated. Saw a seal swimming tonight, he popped his head up and looked me right in the eye – I feel very blessed. Nice to catch up on your posts – been out the loop for a while, but I’m back 😉
Hello Jacqueline,
Yes, you did drop off some and very nice to see your return 🙂
You are right of course, as some things we need to accept – especially at one end of the spectrum and some things we need to oppose – those at the opposite end. The closer to the centre, the more challenging it gets.
Accepting another person/situation is clearly change within.
That’s lovely, eye contact with animals is a blessing.
All good wishes, Eric
Dear Eric,
I am rather chuffed to be represented ‘twice’ in the Gallery. Thank you! I appreciate your kind words and I am wholly enthused to support your fine work.
After all, one must present to other readers and writers out there of worthy sites to peruse, and yours is certainly well worth the read.
Take care,
Paul
Dear Paul – multiple contributions are welcomed and from the earlier Galleries, you’ll see that several others had submitted two pieces. Cheers, Eric
it seems i have a worthy adversary! nice one 😉
I don’t quite understand, Rachael.
Incidentally, I clicked on the link below your name and WordPress says your blog does “not exist” – you might want to check your settings.
it means you are almost as great a poet as me 🙂 haha. i’m just kidding. i will check on the link most definitely. thank you 🙂
LOL, you are kind and with a sense of humour too – my kind of gal and I mean it in a very respectful way.
Link – I experienced a similar problem once. You might want to check to ensure the “dreamsofpeace27.wordpress.com” is what shows in your current setting.
Cheers, Eric
oh you know, i had another blog but i couldnt keep up with it, about dreams. somehow that blog name keeps showing up. try this: rhymeandareason.wordpress.com
Thanks – will check it out.
Odd, isn’t it–how it’s so much easier to change the world than to change ourselves?
Blessings,
Peg
Odd, true but many don’t see it and those who do, insist they are right – and so, it goes on.
Peace, Eric
That is a very deep one. Requires a lot of thought but see the truth in it. I wrote several limericks many years ago. They were fun, some kind of silly, but was using the old Irish kind of format. I never posted any but you have inspired me to do so. Maybe. 🙂
I lot of things I have written I have not posted before because I thought they might be too sensitive to some readers, and I am always thinking about that, that maybe I will lose some readers over things too sensitive to their own values, but as writers we also have to write what pleases our own eyes, too. I guess I’m always thinking about just how ‘secular’ I should be on my blog with my own Christian values. Like, I am still wrestling with posting the next (4th) chapter of my on going novel, When Dark Closes In.
Hello Joyce,
Thank you dear for your take on my “limerick”. It all depends on how wide and deep one delves. One can always use anecdotes to debunk anything. My sentiments are, what one takes away is more a reflection of the person’s level of maturity and spirituality.
I am Catholic but this is not a religious site, though in the first few months of blogging I had posted some that reflect my belief. My subsequent posts have mostly been secular. Some had expressed strong opinions of what I post and my suggestion to them – please move along, as there are many fine blogs out there, which cater to your particular taste.
I welcome all comments as long as these stand on their own merit. What I mean by that? First, don’t flaunt your cockerel feathers. See my post here http://wp.me/p1YE83-17M Second, say your piece but don’t step on others. “I believe in A” is fine. “I believe in A but those who believe in B are wrong” is not welcomed. Everyone is entitled to express his or her views. Three, don’t quote some book or some dead guy as though that is the last word on the subject. I want to hear your opinion and words.
True that I might lose some readers and indeed have, but I treasure the ones who remain.
My blog visitors are guests and as such, I expect them to conduct themselves with decorum towards me and towards other guests.
People from a wide spectrum visit. I have Christians, Hindus, Muslims, atheists, spiritualists, vegans, gay people, everyone – and all are welcome. The exceptions are those who spew dogmatic vitriol and/or profanities.
My reply is a little long winded – I know, quite unlike me – but your comment threw up several issues and even then, I’ve not fully addressed them. Perhaps a standalone post in the future — perhaps.
All good wishes, Eric
Thank you Eric for the reply. I admire you for the way you so graciously handle people and their views and perspectives on things that can be so diverse and varied. I have seen people send their ‘cockerel feather’ flying too at times, along with other stuff. 🙂 One can only retreat in a kindly way and hope it satisfies one. 🙂
Dear Eric,
Thank you for the insightful limerick. I thought of one, based on the ‘writing’ theme:
Keyboard warmed, yet monitor white,
We strive to compose, something to write
But the creative juices have fled
To regions that we all dread
And wait for Inspiration’s light.
Speaking of limericks, I find that if you read too many at one sitting, and then return to a novel, you tend to read the sentences in limerick rhyme. Then you know you’re better off going for a run, or do errands instead.
Thanks again!
Take care,
Paul
Dear Paul,
A nice take on writer’s block. I’ll display it in the Gallery 🙂 That’s make two from you for this prompt. Appreciate your support.
Limerick rhyme when reading novels – Hmmm, reminds me of the sound bytes that keep going over and over in one’s head. Just as well I’m not running a limerick gallery 🙂
Take care Paul,
Eric
Wonderfully done!
Appreciate it, Val. All good wishes, Eric 🙂
Nice one!
Thank you Susan – have a great day ahead, Eric 🙂
I just couldn’t agree more on this. Instead of focusing on others,why cannot we just focus on ourselves- that way we could save so much time,effort and valuable energy.
Thanks for pointing out this simple yet profound truth !
Hello Swati – that is very true. Living, experiencing and learning leads to growth – which entails change. If we can all change ourselves to adapt, perhaps we can live in harmony.
Thank you for your visit and comment. This is appreciated,
Eric
The last line threw me off…I saw “devout” as a verb, and my mind kept trying to figure out how someone can “devout” something, and what it would be, and how it would “look.” So I clicked off, puzzled, but came back to read the comments, which helped some. I am assuming–correct me if I’m wrong–that the gist is a critique of our lack of willingness to change ourselves while always wanting to change others.
If that is indeed the intent, I offer this in our defense: We may be more unable to change ourselves than even we think. St. Paul said, “I don’t even judge myself–I leave that in God’s hands.”
My personal goal (at age 60) is to stop playing games and start challenging those who are meaningful in my life to be real with me and allow me to be real with them. (This recently resulted in a real rift with my 35-year-old daughter–another whole story.) But I think we are “integral,” whole, and what we present to others is our wholeness/fragmentedness, b/c we can only be what we really are. So my goal is to become “more whole,” which I think will result in changing myself more than consciously focusing on changing me–sort of like finding happiness/joy en route, as a part of the process, rather than by making it the destination.
Hope that makes sense.
Hello Ken,
You are right. It should be “devote” a verb, and not “devout” the adjective – I’ve amended. Amazing how many times one reads and the eyes skip the mistake. Yes, the error nothwithstanding, you caught the gist.
I appreciate your sentiments and am also sorry to hear about the ‘real rift’ – wishing you all the best. I have three adult children too and know that it can be a challenge.
I can’t quite follow what you meant by “…changing myself…” versus “…changing me…” unless the former is externally imposed and the latter wells from within. If this was your intent, yes, it makes perfect sense.
All good wishes, Eric
Eric,
Re-reading, I see the un-clarity. I think what I intended was that change comes more as a sub-conscious/unconscious process when I don’t try to force it–that, rather, if I focus on arriving at wholeness, change will take place in me without trying. Indeed, the trying itself sometimes makes the change not really happen–just like trying to “squeeze” happiness or joy into a situation doesn’t work. Similarly with laughter–best when spontaneous, unforced. I am learning this most pointedly watching my 21-month-old grandson simply respond and emote–he gets so intensely wrapped up in whatever he is really focused on, and it is sheer delight watching him, and learning from him how to do it!
Ken,
It is clearer now and thank you for taking the trouble to clarify.
You are right. I reckon, in one narrow sense – ultimately we are all corks in the ocean and better to flow with the current than fight it.
Peace, Eric
very true:)) ‘We devout…’ irony there..
Yes, Padmini – many are devoted to changing the world but remain fixated themselves.
I love the content, but the pentameter is off, or is it just me?…….
The reason I say that, is because it was my first favorite form or writing from grade school.
Pentameters in a Limerick is interesting. Thank you for pointing out.
Yes! Very synchronistic! I like! 🙂
Yes, that’s what I thought too when I read your blog post today Tomas.
Peace, Eric 🙂
You certainly gave us all a good limmerick
Thank you Barb,
Appreciate that. Love your balloon photographs.
Cheers, Eric
I love limericks… not sure if this is the right place to share the gems I’ve collected though!!!
Jim,
I don’t see why you don’t post limericks in your blog. I’ll read them and am sure so would many others 🙂
Cheers, Eric
Very nice Eric, you can add limericks to your list of talents. 🙂
Hello Dominic,
Coming from you, I take that as high compliment.
High five,
Eric 🙂
You nailed it!
Thank you Ron – appreciate the boost. Cheers, Eric
And it’s the “except” we need to change first isn’t it?
Spot on, Ian – spot on 🙂
Yeah, I also think so, Ian 🙂
limericks are my one of my favorites! Nice one!
Thank you Bill for your encouragement. Have a good one, Eric