Some exist a wise clown,
dwelling peacefully in
the grim garbs of a jester.
Sprouting often exquisite pearls,
of wisdom here and there;
somewhere in between the
words that men consider banal.
While few exist intellectual
suffering peevishly in the
golden robe of a wise man.
Shackled enslaved by their
pretentiousness, declined and despised
by their intellect. Banished and
forever cursed to measure each word
with someone’s rhyme and meter.
Wonderful
Thanks hun, much appreciate it. How have you been?
Im struggling a lot Tanya but I’m generally more happy clearer and stronger than a few years ago. How about you?
I’m glad that you are more clearer and happy now. We are all struggling and fighting our battles, I’m doing fine.
We are that is the truth.
Very Relevant. Imposters hav outnumbered genuine ppl
I’m glad you liked it, I’ve lately developed a disdain for intellectual pretentiousness !
Social media has given spurt to such species . By the way wrote on you, check out in my blog comment where you permitted me to write
Couldn’t agree more, I’ am definitely gonna check out the poem, thanks for putting thought and time into it!
Oh, Tanya, this is so wonderful. I m so glad I read you again. Your posts did not appear on my reader anymore. I don’t know why. I thought you were not blogging anymore. Anyway, I hope everything is well with you and here I am again happy to read you.
xoxo
Thanks G, yes I was not posting regularly as I was on a teaching assignment across the continent. Now back and trying to be regular! How have you been? It’s so nice to hear from you!
My pleasure Tanya. I am glad to hear everything is ok and I look forward to your future post. I am fine thank you for asking. Sending you plenty of love 🥰🌹👍🤗❤️
😍😍 lots of love and best wishes 🧚🧚
Thank you 🙏🌹
Couldn’t agree with this more. Let the wise take a back seat. The fools will now drive. 🙂
Glad you like it, thanks for stopping by truly appreciate it!
Seems we get a few “Wise Clowns” in the political circus from time to time!
True that, we do have many clowns in the political circus, what a spectacle they put up!
Ha ha… so true!
love this, Tanya: am a great believer in the wise fool; often stand-ups deliver the harshest truths 🙂
Inspiration for this came from Jesters and Clowns in Shakespearean plays who often were the voice of truth, agree totally that stands-ups deliver the harshest truth. Both comedians and satirists are pivotal for any healthy society.
they are an inspiration for my poetry too 🙂
Yes so our modern day comedians are like jesters… not only for comic relief but for blurting out truths. Shakespearean jesters indeed are amazing and complex characters!
I like this a lot ❤️❤️
Idea came from stand up comedians and Shakespeare’s court jesters. ❤️
I’d like to be a wise clown 👍👍
The sun is new again, all day
HERACLITUS
Sun hasn’t come out today, neither yesterday 🥸
ha ha…been cloudy here too
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Even the old sun is not willing to come out …
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that “lucky old sun ..”