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Alas, Poor Poetry

Blog Posted by John Lawless: 7/22/2026 6:31:00 AM

So, just what is poetry? An endless attempt ot rhyme with orange? A forever searching of the soul for meaning? An idyll fantasy a-dance with alliteration's riffs? An individual search for "our" Holy Grail? Perhaps a distant song forever playing in our heads, sung softly neath the murmur of the day. Pitons driven into the stony crust of life. A mud puddle inviting us to make mud pies, rekindle the joy of soft pliable words shaping a moment. To forever ponder the question of "who makes the best mud pies?

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Dorothy Gibbons

July 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM

John I loved this blog. Wonderfully written mud pies here I come LOL my mud pie will be unicorn shape with many sparkles n flags LOL mayby be a winner I can dream ~~~ hugs friend. I love my soup family <3

Constance La France

July 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM

John, your words are amazing and I agree with Craig, this needs to be a poem ~

John Lawless

July 24, 2026 at 5:47 AM

done...and thanks for stopping by the mud puddle...

Alison A Smith nee Howarth

July 23, 2026 at 6:23 AM

Now duck ..... mud pie in the eye.

John Lawless

July 24, 2026 at 5:49 AM

...and every so often one hits home... now clean up and hit that keyboard....heheee

Brian Strand

July 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM

The daily compulsion John of a poet to 'shape a moment' ..that keeps us here ...making mud pies

Brandy Nicole

July 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Those mud puddles are tempting, indeed. Create a poem from mud pies sounds a little messy to me. Have fun with that, John. : ) Such a cute and clever blog. Thanks for making me smile. : )

John Lawless

July 24, 2026 at 5:45 AM

and the "little poet kid" in the poet always wants to play in the mud. Any time a poem makes another smile....well mission accomplished

Craig Cornish

July 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Put this in poetic form and it's an AWESOME poem!! I LOVE this kind of thought and what takes us beyond mere rhymers and story tellers into thought provocation! It creates so many (as you allude) moments to ponder "what" without answering that question (telling). This write is totally magic!

John Lawless

July 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM

I shall restructure it and post it in poetic form. the magic is in squeezing a poem from a mud pie...glad you enjoyed it

sara Etgen-Baker

July 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM

appreciate your humorous blog...much to ponder. Me thinks those who make the best mud pies are the ones who do so by muddy instinct. Wishing you well, John.

John Lawless

July 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM

ah, but to become one with the "mud" and heed its guidance....Glad you enjoyed it Sara

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