One Foot Behind

One Foot Behind

A Poem by Larry Dyson
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"A story has no beginning or end; arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead." Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

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Running out of time , one foot behind.

A very old saying and very old thought.

 

Did the thought come first

Or did the saying produce the thought.

 

Chicken or egg

I ve always thought that the egg was laid

 

So if God created the animals first

Were We behind at the

 

inception?

creation ?

 

 

"A story has no beginning or end; arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead." Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

© 2011 Larry Dyson


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the thought is always one foot ahead...time is the consideration of persistence of the material and the change of location of particles in space...thought is not really located in space and time...hence thought is always ahead...by at least a foot! So if one is essentially a "thought being" then he is behind if he considers it so, or he is ahead if he considers it so...if one is just a material being (body) then he will at times get eaten by the animals ;-)

philosophy aside, the essence of your write is stimulating and put simply and directly. Admirable.

Posted 12 Years Ago


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wonderful, you have a great way with words x

Posted 12 Years Ago


I like the way you inspired the thought of the thought Great write!

Posted 12 Years Ago


you ask intresting questions mr blood, i a bit thick so carn't amsweer them,very likes this

Posted 12 Years Ago


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So many questions. But your words have the wisdom and the flow in them to really make the reader think. So, one step forward or two steps behind?

Posted 12 Years Ago


hmmm. instantaneous being? as in inception? or creation as in conception? very thought provoking indeed :) Enjoyed this muchly :)

Posted 12 Years Ago


If there is a God, and he did create things in a particular order it would be very interesting to know what that order was. Then it would also be interesting to know why the thoughts of creating these things came to him in that order and why he stopped there.

Posted 12 Years Ago


I stumbled across this when I was browsing for something good to read. I think I found it. I love the point that you're trying to portray here.

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Fantastic poem... All of your poems are great!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Philosophically gripping, Moon.

Posted 12 Years Ago


You are getting deeper every day lol I thought this was very intelligent well put friend

Posted 12 Years Ago



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Larry Dyson

Tomball /Magnolia, TX



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WARNING!!--- my writing approaches Mature most of the time, read with caution if you are concerned ,or so WC thinks? - I'm a retired southern woods walker..who writes and lives modestly..I love n.. more..

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