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The View From Here

Hitting rock bottom is not always so hard There is moss in shades of green you have never seen 5/24/2019

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Frances Byrne

Date: 9/13/2019 1:47:00 PM

Hi Maureen, Great and so true, Frances

Byron Kaya

Date: 6/3/2019 2:19:00 AM

This is nice.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 6/3/2019 5:52:00 AM

Thank you Byron :) xomo

Gershon Wolf

Date: 5/26/2019 7:43:00 PM

Devastatingly light verse, my friend. So well-done. FAVE time. ~ gw

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/26/2019 7:57:00 PM

Thank you dear! xomo <3

Panagiota Romios

Date: 5/25/2019 7:28:00 PM

Moving. Panagiota

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/26/2019 10:55:00 AM

Thank you Panagiota :) xomo

Arturo Michael

Date: 5/25/2019 8:22:00 AM

Not always as hard as they say...although it could be far worse than bad any day... All the best Maureen

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/26/2019 10:53:00 AM

It has absolutely been harder. x

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 5/25/2019 12:09:00 AM

Maybe the moss will bounce you back up on your feet.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/26/2019 10:55:00 AM

The lushest carpet ;) xomo!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/24/2019 8:37:00 PM

this one is so succinct yet brimming with wisdom. I really like it.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/26/2019 10:57:00 AM

Thank you Andrea! :))) xomo!

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 5/24/2019 1:37:00 PM

John, how astute of you, I said as much to myself quite recently. ;)

Michael Craig

Date: 5/24/2019 12:05:00 PM

I hit rock bottom once and lost everything I lost my house, car all of my worldly stuff. Had to walk places, like when looking for a job. I look it as though moss in shades of green says when you think you hit the bottom you can always go lower. Great poem even if it says something different to me than you mint it to say.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 2:03:00 PM

Your read is spot on, green means life, something is living down there. I think recognizing rock bottom is that, that lower is six feet under. Thank you Michael. xomo

Jeff Connelly

Date: 5/24/2019 10:50:00 AM

I read other comments on this poem and feel dumb, and realize why you commented back "delighted!" about my "giggle" comment. I read this poem as if I had written it, and so took on my own meaning. You know how goofy my poetry is...

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 2:04:00 PM

Giggles are Gold <3

Eve Roper

Date: 5/24/2019 9:42:00 AM

I don't know about the first stanza, but the second stanza is so true.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 2:05:00 PM

Yeah, you would not be catching me quoting that out of context ;) xomo

Joanna Daniel

Date: 5/24/2019 9:40:00 AM

Ha ha, nice one, Maureen:)

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 2:09:00 PM

Thank you Jo! :) xomo!

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 5/24/2019 9:15:00 AM

hmmm, not sure how all those who are doing it rough tonight sleeping on the streets, or in a cancer ward or viewing a loved one in a morgue would feel about your take on shades of green. interesting seeing it from your perspective though. that's my perspective...lol

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/24/2019 9:50:00 AM

I have read all your work Maureen,here in Poetry Soup, at least. Your brain is not mouldy by a long shot, it is sharp as a whip, intelligent. Leanne

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 9:42:00 AM

The mould, that's me not trusting my brain. x

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/24/2019 9:32:00 AM

x. I have read it. I do understand homelessness.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 9:28:00 AM

A mold metaphor would make an excellent poem too.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 9:27:00 AM

Poetry's privilege. I know. I have been homeless. My own perspective is Traumatic Brain Injury. Over 20 years not understanding it's affect on my life. I invite you to read my "Normally my mind's a meadow". One too many blows to the head has changed everything. I have a tunnel now. With light.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/24/2019 9:17:00 AM

mold/mould (depending on your home country spelling), is a definitely good place to start. penicillin, fixes a multitude of ailments. It's a good poem Maureen, your level of optimism is commendable.

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/24/2019 8:49:00 AM

I love this gem, Maureen. You're a true optimist... or at least you have your moment. Lovely.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/30/2019 8:23:00 AM

Thank you Line! <3

Jeff Connelly

Date: 5/24/2019 8:06:00 AM

A wonderful giggle came out of me reading this Maureen. A great use of perspective. Thanks.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 5/24/2019 10:42:00 AM

Reminded me of getting drunk and falling down. Though on the ground and with my head bleeding I can't help but be amazed by the close up micro scenery that one usually doesn't get to see.

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 8:08:00 AM

I am delighted, a giggle! Thank you my friend! xomo

Joseph May

Date: 5/24/2019 7:56:00 AM

I love how the second stanza "eases the fall"... :-)...Very nicely penned Mo

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 5/24/2019 8:07:00 AM

Thank you Joseph :) xomo!