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03/31/2025

I have nothing but open space on offer, and even less to give you mostly pass right through me, Still my soul’s unshakable so don’t treat me as your sieve

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 4/16/2025 4:09:00 PM

David, an interesting poem indeed. I do admire and respect the unshakable soul you have, and I suppose we do need to be careful not to get stuck as a filter for material and thoughts we do not wish to weigh us down. Hope you are well and enjoy the freedom you have.

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/18/2025 4:38:00 AM

I do try filter out the negativity that accompanies life Duke, my poems are a great way of deflecting its persistence, I’m doing ok, hope you are keeping well too. Cheers David

Ink Empress

Date: 4/5/2025 12:31:00 PM

Dear david, this poem depicts the unshakable strength of an individual that refuse to let others opinion and judgments get to you as somethings and energy that lets down just is like white noise, and thats something many needs to learn how to accomplish. I love your use of the word sieve here! Clever! And very different. I had to look it up. But i think its very creative how youv used it there! Powerful ending! Pleasure reading your poem today! Sending you light always

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/6/2025 6:21:00 AM

Heya Ink, thanks so much for your visit and wise words, yes sieve is predominantly used in this neck of the woods rather than (colander) has great metaphoric meaning too, I’m pretty much impervious to put-downs by egotists, and firmly believe in treating everyone with the same respect or distain they treat me with, I prefer to stand my own ground, as I don’t have any imaginary moral high ground to take! Although I will always grasp that piece of light you send, cheers David

Tom Woody

Date: 3/31/2025 4:15:00 PM

Nothing worse than a sievy soul I always say.

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/1/2025 9:35:00 AM

Of course! thanks Tommy!

Tom Woody
Date: 4/1/2025 9:03:00 AM

Btw, this is just silly humor, your poem is thought provoking

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/1/2025 9:02:00 AM

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/slavery_1567757

Tom Woody
Date: 4/1/2025 8:49:00 AM

Sure. Lots of sieve-y soul types there needing a message of redemption. Dang, you're good

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/1/2025 8:34:00 AM

Have you been hanging around prison’s again?

Tom Woody
Date: 4/1/2025 6:35:00 AM

Just last night about 8:33pm. I said to my wife, "ya know babe, ain't nuttin' worse than a dadgum sieve-y soul." Her reply? "You got dat right big daddy." We have fun

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/1/2025 1:11:00 AM

I’m pretty sure you say that a lot!

Di11y Da11y

Date: 3/31/2025 3:08:00 PM

I've never seen the word sieve hold so much power as in this little verse David. Looks like the beginning of a "dust up". (I presume this is why sieve jokes aren't currently a genre of humour lol, apologies)

David Kavanagh
Date: 4/1/2025 1:29:00 AM

I keep a mortar and pestle on hand to try whittle away at those harsh realities Dilly, still they are pretty remorseless!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 3/31/2025 10:58:00 PM

Aww I love a philosophical debate but I fell asleep before the party started! Sieve has so many connotations now I think deeper. Those that have a facade and think they are getting away with looking like the icing on the cake usually have a few lumps that a stealthy soul can spot. Filtering out the harsh realities seems a tough job for any utensil, probably a combination of tools is needed to deal with those. I enjoyed the word play :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/31/2025 3:35:00 PM

That little sieve word is the whole poem in essence Dilly, I tried to formulate each line around it, I was aiming for a tanka but failed, but filtered out this bite sized stanza, no dust up but who knows what tomorrow brings lol, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 3/31/2025 3:06:00 PM

I had to read it twice, expecting your last word to be slave. That’s the way to tell someone to keep their dirt to themselves.

Lin Lane
Date: 3/31/2025 3:47:00 PM

Lol for some, but a few toxins come in x-Large size. I’d want those to wash down the drain. lol not keeping what goes thru. Have a good night.

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/31/2025 3:39:00 PM

Maybe smaller holes might offer more protection when the onslaught arrives, :)

Lin Lane
Date: 3/31/2025 3:31:00 PM

We better make sure the holes in our sieves are large enough not to let the nasty stuff get through without tainting us.

David Kavanagh
Date: 3/31/2025 3:26:00 PM

Heya Lin, yes indeed that is certainly one interpretation, another is perhaps our unseen inner strengths that give us the ability to filter out the harsh realities of life, cheers David