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How To Know One Is Great

You ask, how can we know one is great? Allow me a moment to extrapolate. It’s the summation of things in a life that were not fate, Being oneself is the great escape.

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Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/15/2022 12:34:00 PM

What a creative write. Love your Great line, "Being oneself is the great escape." So Very True. Have a Great/Blessed Day and Blessed Easter..............

Bill Baker
Date: 4/18/2022 8:07:00 AM

I hope you had a joyful Easter, Paula. Thank you for your comments on my poetry. Smiles ~ Blessings, Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 4/6/2022 7:28:00 PM

Most importantly, one's own identity is paramount. Bill, you have conveyed a great deal of insight in this brief poem.

Bill Baker
Date: 4/8/2022 11:12:00 AM

The more I learn the less I know. There was a song about this, we used to sing in Gifted boys' choir when I was in school. It was called "Sophomoric Philosophers" if I remember right. It said, "The more you study, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know, so why study? Fun to sing. Have a great weekend my friend, Bill

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/6/2022 6:45:00 PM

Interesting muse here on the topic, Bill. Thanks for stimulating my (dull) gray matter. ~ Ein without the Stein

Bill Baker
Date: 4/8/2022 11:07:00 AM

Just writing what I'm thinking about, gw. Fine without the stein. Bill

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/4/2022 7:41:00 AM

I thought you were going for a monorhyme; it has a pretty cadence Bill.

Bill Baker
Date: 4/5/2022 8:18:00 AM

It was close, but that last word just didn't make it. lol good observation, Caren. Hugs, Bill

Mark Koplin

Date: 4/3/2022 4:31:00 AM

Indeed!

Bill Baker
Date: 4/3/2022 8:23:00 AM

Thank you, Mark

Len Gasun

Date: 4/3/2022 4:28:00 AM

Much foods for thought in this amazing quatrain of yours my dear friend Bill. Thank you so much for sharing. More blessings! Hugs

Bill Baker
Date: 4/3/2022 8:26:00 AM

Thank you, Len, for reading and your warm comments on my poetry. I'll visit your poetry soon. Bill

Valsa George

Date: 4/2/2022 8:16:00 PM

Being oneself is the most important thing ! Much wisdom in this brevity, Bill !

Bill Baker
Date: 4/3/2022 8:25:00 AM

Thank you, Valsa. You are very kind to read and comment on my poetry. Have a blessed day my friend, Bill

Debra L Brown

Date: 4/2/2022 5:05:00 PM

Interesting, and much wisdom. Blessings ~ Debra

Bill Baker
Date: 4/2/2022 5:10:00 PM

Thanks, Debra. I appreciate your reading and commenting on my poetry. Hugs, Bill

Jenna Logan

Date: 4/2/2022 8:18:00 AM

These sound like wise words to me, Bill. Well written.

Bill Baker
Date: 4/2/2022 11:58:00 AM

Thank you, Jenna. Nice to see your smiling picture again. :-) Have a great weekend! Bill

Christuraj Alex

Date: 4/2/2022 3:33:00 AM

"summation of things in a life that were not fate" - Great!

Bill Baker
Date: 4/2/2022 11:59:00 AM

Thanks, Christuraj, for your comment. Have a great weekend! Bill

L Milton Hankins

Date: 4/1/2022 7:25:00 PM

A lot to ponder here, Bill. Nice quatrain. A definition I had not come across before. I think you might enjoy Mark Koplin's latest poem.

Bill Baker
Date: 4/2/2022 2:49:00 PM

Thanks for the help / Quatrain. Thank You, Milt for the comments and the name of a poet to check on and read. I did and liked the poem very much. Thought-provoking and well written. I'm following now. Have a great weekend my friend, Bill