There lived a man up on a hill
The locals did not bid him ill
But playground whispers of this one
Who kept his offspring in the sun
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Dear Alc, congratulations on your poem of the day.. James McLain
A great poem of this man. No one really new him yet the hole town gossiped. Thank You
So beautifully crafted, a nice poem. congratulations for being picked POD.
A very fun story, Amanda. Congrats for having it selected as Member Poem of the Day!
A beautiful poem crafted cleverly. Thanks for sharing. Congrats.
Intriguing story. Yes, I can visualize the eccentric pottering about, germinating rumors in all of his odd doings. I like how you create a diversion in the last two lines that suggests some of this may be intentional. It opens up new, unspoken plot lines to consider. Congratulations on POD!
An amazing poem! Lovely expression...! Many congratulations!
Interesting write.. clarifies why we have some eccentrics! ! Thank you for posting.10!
an interesting write of what makes the world go round? yes different types of personalities means we will never get bored! ...................well penned Alc
Eccentrics feed the curiousity of people who cannot understand. A clever poem.congrats on poem of the day.
AND YET ANOTHER GOOD POEM, AFTER READING YOUR POEM I CAN CLOSE MY EYES AND SEE THE WHOLE POEM, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Yes, excellent. Love the rhythm, I can hear the murmuring of the hostile crowd marching ever closer.... H
Thank you for your comments, I have added an extra 2 lines 'An explorer of his own dark mind, Recognition he longed to find', I hope this makes it read better. Amanda
Excellent exploration of stye. Good message. I would allude to the base case of his human condition and choices made.
I really liked it Amanda. I think it's interesting (hopefully I understood it right) that he was aware of the rumors about himself and was somehow 'enjoying' it. Very good poem. Sincerely, Mary
I had to read 2 times, i like the poem, the good parts are, his vision was a happy pill, great line, some of the other parts im not sure about, but its works..
Thanks for this beautiful poem shared and congrats Alc for being picked members POD.