Thursday, October 11, 2018

Tightrope Tales





image from USA Today


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:

Frank Hubeny said...

I like your description of ropes and mountains in our mundane life as "we all need some madness in the daily
mix".

brudberg said...

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.

Kim M. Russell said...

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!

Grace said...

Throw in some madness, and spice and liven things up. Thanks for the reminder Glenn to listen to our own hearts as well.

Dwight L. Roth said...

Yes we all walk the tightrope daily some with feet some with hands barely hanging on! Well done.

Unknown said...

So true - we all need our own challenges - perhaps it's how we know we're alive.

Vivian Zems said...

A little crazy is an essential ingredient to keep that pulse rate going.

Gina said...

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

A Reading Writer said...

The connection of the madness of acts and our own lives are so well done.

sarah said...

I love that final stanza. It's strong enough to stand alone as a poem, I think.

Kathy Reed said...

High wires and buildings give me the heebie geebies....but I like and believe in a little risk and maddness.

lynn__ said...

A life well-lived takes risks...sometimes what appears mundane is a balancing act. Sage advice, Glenn!