[It's time to tend to business]

b''h

25 November 2013

It's time to tend to business --

To start the mill to grind --

And re-consider is-ness --

Though be so dull to mind.

Routine the existential --

Unexciting stuff --

Yet of experimental:

Enough!

Reviews

[John]

It puts the whole business of self enquiry in an interesting light. From the typical Sturm und Drang with which it is usually associated, the first verse suggests that it is just part of our daily routine, like getting out of bed and dressing. Though business as usual and as unexciting, it is preferable to the 'experimental', which could be a change in habits or attitudes, or writing in 'free verse' in which a word like 'enough' can suddenly intrude and bring the poem to an abrupt end.

[Firestone Feinberg]

All I want to know is how you can possibly understand my poems better than I can and then explain them to me... well, anyway, glad you did. I'm more clever than thought I was. Thanks John!

[John]

It's always just a guess based on what I have read. Sometimes I manage to hit the mark! Thanks for your reply David.

[Lydia Shutter]

We need the mundane to help us appreciate the excitement in life. Performing mundane tasks can be a zen thing.....and very comforting. I liked this. Lots of meaning packed into a short poem. Lydi**

[Firestone Feinberg]

Thank you Lydi for your kind and wise words. I am so glad you like the poem. Be well. --David

[bobc]

D...been having some trouble with Internet access down here. Like this one too. Life is indeed a mix of the mundane and existential...both need attending to in their own times but sometimes one has priority for sure. Thanx...bobc

[Firestone Feinberg]

Oh -- I was wondering where you disappeared to. Hope you're enjoying the weather. We are having a rain storm here. Thanks for reviewing my poem! --David

[bobc]

Yes...enjoying the weather very much. Winter's just not my time of year. Keep warm and dry, my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

very interesting perspective on the mundane activities of life..

either reconsider doing them, or reconsider their worth...

nicely expressed.

[Firestone Feinberg]

Thanks again Jacob!