Saturday, November 10, 2018

to contend with no entrapments

                                                                                 Attribution: Gerhard Elsner (GFDL)
Image: A wire-form of a mouse-trap (here)

Saturday Mix – Opposing Forces - the use of antithesis
the words are:
– simple and complicated
– vowel and consonant

can it get any worse than it is
waiting cautiously for attention
looking for an answer to please
amidst throes of anticipation

simple solutions wrought
with complicated arguments
not something to be fought
to contend with no entrapments

lots of vowels of abhorrence
within blandishments of consonants
cajolement with good sentiments
wise conclusion of appeasements

weejars at MLMM's  -  Saturday Mix
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #428
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16 comments:

  1. nashvillecats2November 10, 2018 at 10:03 AM

    M awaiting answers to my problems Hank. Wonderfully put as always,
    Have a great weekend.
    Yvonne.

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  2. Pat HattNovember 10, 2018 at 1:05 PM

    Have to watch out for those entrapments as there are many to avoid getting stuck in.

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyNovember 11, 2018 at 7:45 AM

    I echo Pat...beware the entrapments. That is an alarming mousetrap!

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  4. brudbergNovember 11, 2018 at 8:58 AM

    Are there really any simple solutions...?

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  5. SusanNovember 11, 2018 at 12:24 PM

    Lots of attraction into the traps, friend! Even this poem traps one in! And then there's the illustration. Once caught, there is no escape.

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  6. Sanaa RizviNovember 11, 2018 at 2:03 PM

    Sometimes we walk unknowingly into a trap and realize it later. Oh the agony 😥 This is an excellent poem, Hank!💞

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  7. Alex J. CavanaughNovember 11, 2018 at 2:42 PM

    Traps are never simple...

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  8. Donna@LivingFromHappinessNovember 11, 2018 at 3:08 PM

    I love how you wove in the opposites....
    – simple and complicated
    – vowel and consonant

    ....nicely done!

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  9. MaryNovember 11, 2018 at 3:23 PM

    I hope it cannot get any worse, but somehow i think there is a possibility that it will.

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  10. Old EggNovember 11, 2018 at 6:48 PM

    Well we are the most ruthless wild animal on the planet what do you expect but chaos, pain and destruction. As for appeasements..well they last only a short while.

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  11. KBNovember 11, 2018 at 10:06 PM

    Wonderfully worded

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  12. Myrna R.November 12, 2018 at 6:58 AM

    You wove in some wisdom with your words. We all wait to be free from our entrapment.
    Nicely written.

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  13. Vivian ZemsNovember 12, 2018 at 1:50 PM

    I didn't understand this...but applaud you nonetheless- cos I'm a fan!

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  14. Wendy BourkeNovember 12, 2018 at 4:20 PM

    Very cool! My favorite line: 'simple solutions wrought with complicated arguments'. So true.

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  15. Rosemary Nissen-WadeNovember 13, 2018 at 7:51 PM

    Ah yes, such difficult times and no easy solutions.

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  16. TeresaNovember 15, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    You have made the use of the contradicting words seem effortless. Nicely done.

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