so anonymous.
...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?
These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here
so anonymous. belongs to the following groups:
Masterpieces: Literary Workshop and
WMG
how do such tiny beasts,
who are,
so significant,
so consequential,
so productive,
so fruitful,
yet so anonymous,
so irritate the common man?
how do such large beasts,
who are,
so insignificant,
so inconsequential,
so destructive,
so fruitless,
yet so distinct,
not irritate the common ant?
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byron gates jr
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PJ Ryan
Brilliant.
We ARE on the same page .. how funny .. trees and ants .. families ..
I really enjoy your perspective in this piece … very clever too.