Every strand within a string
is pulling on a different thing
and all the twists throughout the twine
are often put there by design
for our unraveling,
and furthermore the fiber’s fraught
with catenary that will get caught
wherever there’s a little burr
and then a defect will occur
when it’s pulled taut
but as the ancient shuttle zooms
to interlace both glee and glooms
I’ll try to free up every snag
and help eliminate the drag
whatever looms.
Bob,
ReplyDeleteA most wonderful reflection on the design of life itself.
A great use of the Poets United prompt.....
Best Wishes,
Eileen :)
Unraveling is part of what ties us into a healthier knot.....love the truths of life in your writing Bob!
ReplyDeleteThis one is a new favorite for me!
:-)
We humans tend to make life so complicated and intricate when in reality, it ought to be so simple, really.
ReplyDeleteA lovely string of words Bob.
Nice writing, Bob. :-)
ReplyDeleteI learned a new word too, 'catenary'. Never saw that one before.
Pulling on anything too tightly ~ all kinds of problems can follow! I really enjoyed your poem, Bob.
ReplyDeleteClever and totally captivating.
ReplyDeleteOh how life will tie us up...creative piece...nice work
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful... Life is easy-peesy :) but still we make it complex !!
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