Something for nothing

Nothing to see here

Something for nothing

 

 

Stronger words afford the silence

Quietly they stalk the floor

Whispers thinned on screen clad windows

Nothing said again once more

 

Flinging vowels in standard language

Margins only hold the sides

At the ready, pens in fingers

Nothing but the truth is lied

 

Treat this fashion as a filter

Particles will cling along

Even if the songs are spoken

Nothing written can be wrong

 

Grammar feeds the hungry dragon

Toothless comes a final grin

On the wings of desperation

Nothing found is lost again

 

Paragraphs salute the kingdom

Shining armor dulls the scene

Pending on your sentenced journey

Nothing here is as it seems

 

As the end is getting closer

Finish lines at toll booth cost

Wear with pride your winner’s ribbon

Nothing gained is nothing lost

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[ChemicalMadness]

Funny how quickly nothing can turn into something in the right hands. This was a clever piece, peppered with some sharp lines...nothing but the truth is lied, stronger words afford the silence....for nothing, this was a pretty decent pass. I enjoyed . Thanks.

CM.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much, but honestly, it was nothing.

[Rita L. Sev]

An ode to... nothing? I love it! After reading the entire poem, I read again the last line of each stanza - the "nothing" lines - each a wise little nugget of its own.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Rita

[poetry-kiddo alienbaba]

story with a moral to learn
poetry with a cautioning under-tone
advice that could go on and on..
on desert wind and crumbling sandstone..

Jack...you have started being very serious now:)

[Jack...]

Sometimes I get that way, but don't worry, it wont last. Thanks so much.

[poetry-kiddo alienbaba]

get back in yer ol skin soon

[quinfinn]

when you remove a dragon's teeth , do you still not risk the fury of his fiery breath? this is a finely composed conglomeration of simple yet profound contradictions. i love it! seems i am not the only romance writer in a departure mode of late, jack. i like your "b-side"...keep em comin'

[Jack...]

Thanks Quinn, I can think of no better b-side to have.

[quinfinn]

works well, my friend!

[Frieda P]

Roundabout way of writing poetry, I knew there was a madness to your methods! Very cool, this one, it's like a rhyme without no answers, you certainly took hardly nothing and made it into something worthwhile, but then again you always do....

[Jack...]

Thanks Frieda. I just thought nothing never gets any respect, so I wanted to give it a place it could call home.

[Frieda P]

I didn't say nothing.

[Jack...]

Huh?

[Frieda P]

You trying to make something out of it?

[Jack...]

Ok, now that was funny.

[Frieda P]

I thought your funny bone needed quarters or something... ;-P

[Jack...]

Actually, my funny bone needs nothing

[Frieda P]

You must have given it 'something' it kicked in again...

[Jack...]

I just made sure nothing got in the way of it

[Frieda P]

It's really something what you can make out of nothing...

[Jack...]

And nothing at all to find the good in something

[Frieda P]

I could live with nothing, but then I'd never have somethings...

[Jack...]

Yes you would, there's nothing to it

[Frieda P]

If you're trying to tell me something, just come right out with it.

[Jack...]

That's ok, it was nothing.

[Frieda P]

That's something, you made me laugh about nothing.

[Jack...]

And that is nothing to sneeze at....

[Frieda P]

ha you're something else!

[Jack...]

I'm nothing compared to you

[Salar Majak]

i agree! poetry is supposed to be from the heart, not just some rhymed words in a lovely frame, it would mean nothing if not for the emotions engraved within each line! beautiful!

[Jack...]

Thank you sweet Aurora. Indeed you are correct, this was my way of making something out of nothing.

[Salar Majak]

:) well you

[Salar Majak]

:) well you nailed it!

[Souladareatease]

Much ado eh:)?
Witty write:) I very much enjoyed the ease of this piece!!!

[Jack...]

Wow thanks. I wished I had thought of that line, "Much ado"

[Souladareatease]

its great work Jack!!!

[A.E. Surdam]

Full of wonderful images. Incredibly mesmerizing and just plain magnificent. I absolutely love the lines, "Grammar feeds the hungry dragon" and "Paragraphs salute the kingdom". A sweet little poem.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Amber. This just came as a whim and an attempt to write nothing.

[A.E. Surdam]

Well, a successful whim. :)

[Sami Khalil]

"As the end is getting closer

Finish lines at toll booth cost

Wear with pride your winner’s ribbon

Nothing gained is nothing lost"
I guess history rewards the risk taker for history is always hindsight twenty twenty. But I guess it is true for if we don't take risks too we don't lose but we can't get ahead... The best thing is to take a calculated risk and hope for the best... For somethings can be out of our hands...
Another great write...:)

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Sami. But this was really nothing. :)>

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[Robbie~xoxo~]

Amazing write... and quite the message Mr. Jack....
I particularly loved the last stanza! Bravo!

[Jack...]

Thanks sweet Robbie...I just felt like writing nothing, so I put it in poetic form. :)>

[Robbie~xoxo~]

ahhh I see... well it was something! :))