Sunday, May 08, 2016

869 - It's sedimentary, Dr Watson.


Three Word Wednesday requires participants
to use the three words of the week in a composition.
The words this week are: unselfish, winding and amoral.


It's sedimentary, Dr Watson.

An hypothesis—
It’s like a kite flown on the wind:
It can crash to earth.


That is how it works:
You launch your idea skywards
And others throw rocks.


With no agenda,
All ideas are unselfish;
Proponents not so.


You must take a stand,
You cannot be amoral,
Unless you are a rock.


As far as kites go,
You build them with gossamer.
Using rock wont work.


Knowledge is a path:
Winding, forked, heading for light.
But does it find ‘truth’?


Truth is quite fluid
This year’s sphere of molten rock
Is last year’s flat earth.


Yet, what is a rock?
Science agrees on one thing:
They make a good pet.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2016
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14 comments:

  1. Unexpected - and clever. Thank you.

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  2. AnonymousMay 08, 2016

    Petting's good fun. But a rock? Really?

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  3. AnonymousMay 08, 2016

    Every one a winner - love your way with words - all three of them. Do I have a fave - hard to select but probably:
    "That is how it works:
    You launch your idea skywards
    And others throw rocks."

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  4. Great way of a metaphor... Still it seems like we always admire the rock much more than the kite.

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  5. Damn those rock throwing kite botherers - yes rocks are good pets..probably less tiring than imaginary friends ;)

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  6. Oh the idea of the pet rock never dies! Less hassle than a pet dog, I guess.

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  7. A metaphor that teaches of reasoning and thinking. I like it! It would be such fun to discuss with students.

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  8. Luv luv your string of senyru this morning

    Much love...

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  9. i like 'Truth is quite fluid"...

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  10. I love how each built on the last creating a wonderful message...

    'With no agenda,
    All ideas are unselfish;
    Proponents not so.'

    How very true as we work through the process.

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  11. Smiled all the way through these, Cosmo. Very enjoyable. LOVE the title!

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  12. A rock can be many things but the absolute is contained, in the thing it can never be,i.e. a sentient entity.Absolute truth exists...and not to be confused with a truism such as, there is no man alive or dead who has ever managed to clean a bathroom satisfactorily:)

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    1. Wasn't the a song or something: "he tried to do what could not be done, an he couldn't bloody do it!". My advice: don't attempt the impossible. Put in low wattage globes and hide your wife's glasses.

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