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10/07/24 HMS

Prompt chosen In The Realm of Silver Linings

oh how a newborn’s first tear helps dilute ~ mortality’s bitter truth death dissolves in such sweet moments ~ if soluble never absolute

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Ann Peck

Date: 12/3/2024 1:53:00 PM

Dear David, This is a lovely monoku. Life, as you know,, doesn't guarantee silver linings. We're usually surprised when one appears. Congrats on your win!

Di11y Da11y

Date: 10/30/2024 5:21:00 AM

Great to see this so high on the best new poems list David :)

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/30/2024 6:42:00 AM

Thanks so much Dilly, I’m delighted with the response this one received in main stream of PS, I see your chef’s kiss is doing pretty well too, sometimes we can just capture the zeitgeist of the moment and shoot up the charts lol! Cheers David

Edward Ibeh

Date: 10/17/2024 7:43:00 AM

Your monokus pack a punch, David. I loved them. Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest!

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/17/2024 8:12:00 AM

Thank you Ed, your contest prompt was just right for these monokus, thanks for the inspiration and placement, cheers David

Duke Beaufort

Date: 10/9/2024 1:07:00 PM

David. This is lovely and thought provoking. I have said many times every silver lining has a cloud. All good things tend to come with that opposite side of the coin. When viewed this way, life is a constant stream of joy and grief that we can learn to negotiate with some happiness. Hope you are well and supplying smiles on a day when I am still alive!!

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/9/2024 2:10:00 PM

Thanks so much Duke, Yes indeed always reassuring to wake up alive, I often ponder if there was more sadness than happiness in the world, would life give up and become extinct, we need these special moments to dispel mortality, and give real meaning to existence, delighted to hand over the POTD baton to you, so well deserved, cheers David

Lin Lane

Date: 10/9/2024 11:31:00 AM

I promise I was alive yesterday, so I've no explanation as to why I didn't read your Monoku. I ALWAYS read your Monoku! Food for thought that death is water soluble. If that is so, then it's true that tears cannot return a loved one... it must be the salt. I write this not in humor, but in a moment of feeling my mortality. Sorry I didn't see this yesterday, David. mea culpa.

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/9/2024 12:06:00 PM

Heya Lin, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss your mortality yesterday, but hey I go awol off the soup for large chunks and miss lots of stuff, so no worries, I used that newborn first tear dissolving mortality, metaphorically and metaphysically, I’m pretty sure (Salt) of the Earth people (our loved ones) are returned at certain points in eternity, thank you so much for stopping by with kind comments, cheers David

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 10/8/2024 6:56:00 PM

Lovely words, every newborn brings a tear to one’s eyes, the moment that a new baby cries. Congratulations David on receiving the honour of poem of the day… Beryl

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/9/2024 2:11:00 AM

Thank you so much Beryl, happy tears are actually made up of different chemicals than sad ones, they can tell us so much even at an atomic level, more than meets the eye! Cheers David

Tania Kitchin

Date: 10/8/2024 5:27:00 PM

David, congratulations on POTD.

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/9/2024 2:03:00 AM

Thank you so much Tania, was a big surprise, cheers David

Tom Woody

Date: 10/8/2024 12:41:00 PM

Profound yet simple. Beautiful definitely. Enjoy your special day

Tom Woody
Date: 10/8/2024 1:51:00 PM

(sniff, I'm ok)

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 1:42:00 PM

Now don’t go all soft on me Tommy hang in there lol!

Tom Woody
Date: 10/8/2024 1:18:00 PM

And the silly things we fret over and debate about become small

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 1:08:00 PM

Thanks Tommy, sometimes just sometimes everything makes sense in the most simple tender moments in life, when nothing else matters, and that moment holds everything, cheers David

Brandy Nicole

Date: 10/8/2024 11:39:00 AM

Seeing ' a newborn’s first tear,' while hearing that first cry. Such a tender moment to embrace. Life is precious, indeed. Congratulations David, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 12:58:00 PM

Heya Brandy, It is a tender reassuring mind blowing moment, when everything feels just right even mortality dissolves and loses its absolute meaning, thank you for uplifting comment, cheers David

Terry Flood

Date: 10/8/2024 10:53:00 AM

Congrats on POTD, David. Splendid monokus… even though I’m not a great fan of babies… noisy, smelly things!

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 12:49:00 PM

When does all this happen Terry, I thought after that initial tear we all go down the pub and the (fairy’s) do the rest lol! Leave it to you to bring me back down to earth, cheers David

R J. Elless

Date: 10/8/2024 10:48:00 AM

David, this is a strong poem. We are all mortal. Earth to dust. I like it alot. Very moving. Congratulations on Your POTD.

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 12:44:00 PM

We are indeed all mortal RJ, and Earth will be turned to dust when the sun expands to engulf it in its red giant stage, a few billion years from now, yet I find a newborn’s first tear somehow makes all that irrelevant, in a reassuring moment of clarity, I’m delighted you found my monoku moving, Thanks, cheers David

I Am Anaya

Date: 10/8/2024 9:50:00 AM

Birth a sweet memory and death's dissolution, existensional musing. Life & for some death are both considered silver linings (culturally determitive)the most beautiful elements of our existence. Congratulations to you on POTD! Wouldn't miss this opportunity to say hello! Not really back just One toe in the water, I was answering soupmail & found Andrea's Blog Thanks & Congrats to Published Poets: I posted there. ~Anaya

I Am Anaya
Date: 10/8/2024 3:10:00 PM

Super blog indeed! Dilly hello, miss you & David the most, ha. Since I am not a sponsor, I will stay out of it (AI) poetry, I found that it's best to mind my own business. I can tell the difference between AI poetry for now, just get to know the poets style. What irk's more are the constant complaints to teampoetry, such as quotes and algorithms. Change is inevitable and PS team is doing a great job! I love PS..See you soon

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 11:40:00 AM

Hello right back at you back Anaya, I was away for a bit myself, a fair bit going on over the last week or so in the blog section, Dilly wrote a super blog about AI and had some solid advice on how to deal with those using it, to try minimise it’s impact on PS, thanks so much for congrats and a very relevant comment on existence in general, cheers David

Jan Allison

Date: 10/8/2024 9:37:00 AM

wise words indeed David, many congrats on POTD:-) hugs Jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 11:00:00 AM

Thank you Jan, I find life in its most basic form, usually contains so much meaning and moments of clarity, cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/8/2024 8:54:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. What a powerful write/life span in just 2 Monoku lines. Have a wonderful day with your win as you write away............................

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:58:00 AM

Good to see you here Paula, I always try layer up my monokus, I’m glad the challenge paid off, hopefully Ed likes it too, cheers David

Deb M

Date: 10/8/2024 8:43:00 AM

Nice to see you name up here David with this lovely, exquisite analogy of birth and death….well crafted indeed! Congrats on POTD Debx

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:54:00 AM

Heya Deb, took a little break off the soup for holidays, I’ve a lot of catching up to do, hope you’re keeping well, was a difficult Monoku to put together, but was worth the effort, cheers David

Jeta Buch

Date: 10/8/2024 8:36:00 AM

Congratulations for the POTD honor!

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:48:00 AM

Thank you Jeta, was a welcome surprise this morning, cheers David

Michael Tor

Date: 10/8/2024 8:23:00 AM

David a deep and well thought off transitional period between new life and a baby's tear diluting mortality's bitter truth. A Poem deserving of such wonderful Honor of POTD. Congratulations my friend and thank you for posting...

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:48:00 AM

You’re very kind Michael, I’m delighted to see you back on the soup again, was away for a little bit myself, thanks so much for stopping by with congratulations, cheers David

Mat Ignacio

Date: 10/8/2024 7:43:00 AM

artfully composed

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:44:00 AM

Thank you Mat, the monoku can be a challenging form, but sometimes comes together nicely, cheers David

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 10/8/2024 6:54:00 AM

I love your poetic way. Congratulations on POTD! xomo

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 10:42:00 AM

Good to hear from you Maureen, searching for existential meaning amongst the bitter truth may seem futile even impossible, hope I brought a little smile, cheers David

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 10/8/2024 4:38:00 AM

Hello David, Where do I start, the beginning or the end? Well-written POTD that takes us from a newborn's tear with mortality's weight, which beautifully illustrates how brief experiences can provide peace against life's ultimate certainty. CONGRATS!! - Autumn Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 5:44:00 AM

Thanks so much Daniel, it probably doesn’t matter where you start once I’m still alive to experience it, true reality is somewhere between birth and death, anything before or after cannot be experienced (an agnostic view) but that baby’s first tear can dissolve all absolutes, and make everything just right in a moment of clarity, cheers David

Clive Culverhouse

Date: 10/8/2024 2:46:00 AM

Sometimes I read a poem I wish I'd written. This is one. The juxtaposition of birth and death, never absolute - I like that, great write David, worthy of potd

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 4:20:00 AM

Most poets like to hear that kind of critique Clive, so thank you very much, I can only hope some of the poem rubs off on you, and inspires you to write something better than this one, high praise, cheers David

Suzette Richards

Date: 10/8/2024 2:40:00 AM

I love the philosophical aspect of your poem, David. The line is indeed blurred and celebrated/mourned per our belief systems. Congratulations on your POD.

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 4:13:00 AM

Thank you Suzette, I’m agnostic myself and don’t believe in existential absolutes, although philosophical that we are part of a conscious universe that offers endless possibilities, cheers David

Di11y Da11y

Date: 10/8/2024 1:14:00 AM

Ahh I love this! So pleased to see it showcased as it should be. Absolutely well deserved poem of the day David. You are such a thoughtful and deep writer - always a pleasure to follow your work and a delight to see it publicly recognised - congratulations!

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 2:47:00 AM

Not long back from holidays Dilly, so POTD was an extra special surprise, especially one that tries to peer a little deeper beyond mortality with the help of a newborn’s first tear, I have faith this infinite universe has no absolutes, and contains every conceivable possibility, cheers David

Maria Williams

Date: 10/8/2024 12:53:00 AM

Congratulations David on your POTD, and should I say a new Baby? I love the analagy you created. Maria

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 2:21:00 AM

Heya Maria, thanks so much for dropping by with congrats, this one is perhaps a follow on from my monoku (overcome) https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/overcome_1455429, New baby’s tell us so much in that first tear, cheers David

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/8/2024 12:33:00 AM

The joy of a newborn helps you forget your earthly woes if only for a short time. Congratulations to you David on today's POTD honour. Tom

David Kavanagh
Date: 10/8/2024 2:13:00 AM

Thank you Tom, I am totally surprised and delighted with POTD honours, I tried to go a little deeper with this one as I genuinely believe death is not absolute, only a dissolution of consciousness, newborns are indeed a joy to behold, cheers David