The Asked Man Comments
placing a pen upon the desk
aligned with paper
grooves of wood and knots in stain
as if absorbed in thought and mind
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I put this poem on Write Out Loud here's a comment " Very interesting. It is a provoking idea."
" the asked man" concept for the title of the whole collection of my poems has gone down very well on social media - big Twitter response in retweets and likes
A very deep and thoughtful poem beautifully composed it hit a nerve we all I think feel like this sometimes and then the Muse transports us
Thanks for commenting on my poem The Asked Man, much appreciated., .
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9/5/2025 10:48:09 PM # 1.0.0
On Write Out Loud this is a complex poem " I have not grasped 'the asked man', I'd really like to understand the inference." My reply: a metaphor for life " asking" what/why- in the poem the desk asks what are you going to write, the easel asks the painter what are you going to paint etc. I remain the asked man to everything I am asked by life/myself/inner voices etc. It is a soliloquy of self doubt and introspection.
the conversation above regarding the understanding of The Asked Man at Write Out Loud resolved with: " Thanks, Clive.. It was my shortfall; the idea is brilliant."