Sunbyanyname: CRAZY SPECK SONNET

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

CRAZY SPECK SONNET

Ah, is it just a speck?

An insignificant fleck?

But, could it be so grotesque?

So as to be in a story Kafkaesque?

Or may be in theatre burlesque?

Lets just do a check:
Is it a mere stain on deck?

Or perhaps a smart Aleck?

A veritable pain-in-the-neck,

Who is not worth a peck?

What the heck, it could be a wreck,

Found whilst out on a trek.
So, from afar, when you see a speck,

Please just go closer and check.

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Stan Szczesny17 November 2011 at 02:54
Is any speck just a speck? Or are all specks immense abysses that we are too big to see the fine details of?
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Sunbyanyname17 November 2011 at 08:23
Thanks Stan; you got the point; that's why I advertised the poem as "kiddish" since looking at things with childlike innocence is a virtue that we let go in very early stages of life.
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Sunil Deepak19 November 2011 at 10:46
I was trying to make all kind of rhymes with "speck" to write a nice comment but guess I don't have your talent with words :)
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Sushma Harish20 November 2011 at 11:11
hi
Just stumbled into your blog as I saw your vote on appreciating one of my photoblog post on Indivine.
You have an interesting blog there.
I dont think this post is kiddish. It is crazy liked you have titled it! haha..enjoyed it though...
cheers
sush
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