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Gaining Perspective

Looking at the vast azure sky, one can't help, but feel small;
as crowds of ants run in terror of cathedral-sized Converse.
I left sugar cubes next to their hill, feeling purposefully big.

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Vladislav Raven

March 26, 2016 at 7:25 PM

Hi Tim, wonderful Sijo, but from you i have come to expect the wonderful, the brilliant, the excellent work that you do. I have been enjoying the reads my friend. You are an allrounder Tim. You can do the forms but you can also just throw the book out the window and just fly and when you fly, you fly. An excellent job as always Tim and this one goes into my faves....Vlad.

Timothy Hicks

March 28, 2016 at 11:32 PM

Vlad ... you are such a tremendous supporter, my friend. Truly appreciate it! As of late, I've been writing a lot of free-verse, but I also love trying different forms, because it forces you to think in different ways.

Andrea Dietrich

February 5, 2016 at 9:02 AM

when I last came to this poem to greet you, it was May of last year!! I love seeing you at my poems, but gosh, you need to write something. I think I have already seen all your poems and I want MORE.

Demetrios Trifiatis

February 5, 2016 at 7:37 AM

Your first line reminds me of Emmanuel Kant, the rest is also deep and beautifully written, dear Timothy!

Kp Nunez

February 4, 2016 at 7:10 PM

Deep...the enormity or insignificance of things vary according to one's perspective. Enjoyed your poem. Will have to look up sijo. Kim

Suzanne Delaney

January 3, 2016 at 11:26 AM

Wow! Timothy, so good to see your smiling face. Being sporadic is better than disappering for life. It is natural to go through bouts of no writing. Musings don't need to be perfect. Just be purposely big. Lol One of my silliest poems is about cows hanging curtains on their fences but people seemed to love it. Happy New Year. SuZ

Suzanne Delaney

December 29, 2015 at 6:57 PM

The kindest giant in the Universe. We miss you. Best wishes for 2016, if you ever return. Perhaps you have turned of notifications. Cheers and Aloha, SuZ

Timothy Hicks

January 3, 2016 at 3:28 AM

I believe I'm the most sporadic person on this site. Sorry for not responding (I haven't written a new poem in ages unfortunately)...

Andrea Dietrich

May 20, 2015 at 8:19 PM

Hey, Tim, where the heck did you disappear to?? Waiting for you to come back with a great new poem!

Timothy Hicks

January 3, 2016 at 3:30 AM

Hey Andrea! I unfortunately haven't written a new poem in ages... Sometimes inspiration just leaves me inexplicably :( I seem to be very sporadic on this site and not sure why!

Richard Lamoureux

April 29, 2015 at 7:41 AM

Good morning Tim.

Eve Roper

March 26, 2015 at 5:07 PM

Ha ha Ha... You're more generous I would have not left the sugar cubes. Blessings dear friend Eve

Richard Lamoureux

February 28, 2015 at 7:12 AM

Hi Tim.

Scott Thirtyseven

February 26, 2015 at 11:31 AM

Love the thought of that giant converse. Great stuff.

Arthur Vaso

January 21, 2015 at 8:49 PM

Great poem, hope the ants haven't captured you though!!!

Timothy Hicks

January 27, 2015 at 5:12 PM

Stranger things have happened I suppose. When writing alludes me I tend not to visit as much...

Richard Lamoureux

January 17, 2015 at 3:40 PM

Hi Tim, you seem to have dissapeared again.

Richard Lamoureux

January 16, 2015 at 8:55 AM

I like this one a bunch. You gave me an ant size perspective with that "Converse".

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:31 AM

I had fun writing this Sijo. Thanks as always!

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

January 14, 2015 at 11:15 AM

It's perspective that matters hahaha Tim. Wonderful witty friend. Love-rajat

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:29 AM

Thanks Rajat, my friend.

Jack Ellison

January 13, 2015 at 7:52 AM

Happy to see your name again, my friend! Keep on keeping on!

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:28 AM

Thanks Jack! Yeah, I know.... Mr. Sporadic here... gosh... it's like I've been really scatterbrain lately!

Andrea Dietrich

January 5, 2015 at 10:39 PM

a really good sijo. Is it for the ant contest? That one requires all the words of his title be in the poem. Except for that, this would make a good entry!!

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:28 AM

No, afraid it's not. I haven't done a contest in ages, actually!

Tim Smith

January 5, 2015 at 7:37 PM

I love this Tim..excellent Sijo

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:27 AM

Thanks Older Tim, stop by anytime...

Connie Marcum Wong

January 5, 2015 at 11:58 AM

This poem is delightful Timothy. It brought a big smile in contemplation.

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:26 AM

Thanks again Connie! If it got you to think then I have succeeded.

Paul Callus

January 5, 2015 at 9:54 AM

Clever perspective you present here Timothy. Like your way of thinking. [Let me digress...once I found a lot of ants coming into the house after food; I could not kill them, so I took food out for them and placed it next to their hole...soon they went after that and stopped their forays into mine!] Have a nice day! // paul

Timothy Hicks

January 20, 2015 at 3:25 AM

It's the little things that can sometimes provide the biggest lessons. My idea was to present how small we are, when compared to the sky, but yet how big we are compared to the insects. That way we can stay humble, and yet know our possibility to make a big difference, too.