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Tightrope Tales
“Jim Crow walks us on a tightrope from birth.”
--Rosa Parks.
We are players on our own stage, and stars.
Tightrope walkers are not always afraid;
rather they are comfortable on high.
It was 1974 when Philippe Petit
walked on a tightrope between Twin Towers;
others have completed walks over Niagara
Falls--such feats seem so unbelievable
as to be impossible, yet they are real.
Within our mundane lives, we find our own ropes
to walk, our own mountains to scale, because
we all need some madness in the daily
mix, some hot spice, or else we’ll never break
the chains, and be actually free--so listen
to the wise sages, and your own heart as well.
Glenn Buttkus
Iambic Pentameter
Posted over at dVerse Poets Pub MTB
12 comments:
I like your description of ropes and mountains in our mundane life as "we all need some madness in the daily
mix".
I think we all need those tightrope challenges, maybe it's just the risk of falling that is different from us all moving outside comfort zones.
I love the final stanza, Glenn, especially: 'Within our mundane lives, we find our own ropes
to walk, our own mountains to scale, because
we all need some madness in the daily
mix...'.
So true!
Throw in some madness, and spice and liven things up. Thanks for the reminder Glenn to listen to our own hearts as well.
Yes we all walk the tightrope daily some with feet some with hands barely hanging on! Well done.
So true - we all need our own challenges - perhaps it's how we know we're alive.
A little crazy is an essential ingredient to keep that pulse rate going.
i like a little madness in ,y life - but try to keep it for Saturdays. love the tightrope analogy - where we can succeed and enjoy it if we don't look down
The connection of the madness of acts and our own lives are so well done.
I love that final stanza. It's strong enough to stand alone as a poem, I think.
High wires and buildings give me the heebie geebies....but I like and believe in a little risk and maddness.
A life well-lived takes risks...sometimes what appears mundane is a balancing act. Sage advice, Glenn!
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