Littleness

                                     Brenda Bryant

POETIC BLOOMINGS

http://poeticbloomings.com/

asks us to consider Water

LITTLENESS

The surging waves come rolling in,

With power and spume and roaring din;

They are all too much for me,

And so I stand beside the sea

Gazing at a tiny pool

Appearing like a vacant fool.

I'm standing here intently gazing

At something equally amazing.

Size isn't the only thing that counts;

Things that come in large amounts

Aren't all that matter in this life.

Wars and politics and strife

May seem to loom forever large;

Important people are in charge.

But my small life and my emotion

Sometimes eclipse the mighty ocean!

The sea may roar and others rule

But I'll consider this little pool.

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Richard Dawkins

MEMETIC FEVER!

A meme is something one catches,

Like some dreadful alien bug!

It's something one simply can't dismiss

With a casual little shrug.

Its effect is quite immediate....

"Start writing right away!

Comtortionate and twist your mind

Deciding what to say!

Refer to various experts,

On the topic that's been suggested

And try to regurgitate poetry

From all that's been digested."

Sometimes there's serendipity;

And idea will light a spark

And illuminate my faithful muse

(Who's been working in the dark.)

At other times the mind is blank,

The muse rolls over, dead.

At times like that I say 'What the hell!'

And just go back to bed.

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