The sweetness in a bitter cup of tea,
one spoonful of sugar less;
the eloquence in silence,
the sadness at the heart of jollity,
the pareidolia of seeing patterns
where there is none;
the pitter patter of a pandemic
coming down the pike
The Company of Paradoxes
John Malone 
Really enjoyed the beginning and ending of this one
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thanks; the ending surprised me: it popped into my head as I passed through the mall and would not go away so I figured it MUST be right 🙂
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I love lines like that!
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yes, when it happens, you’ve got to go with it 🙂
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Hmmm, Do Pandemics Pitter Patter?
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well, yes they do: in the beginning there was a pitter patter of news about a pandemic and then it grew louder and louder into the shrill crescendo we have heard for two years —
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These paradoxes leave a lot to ponder. If absence means more than presence and of it is the longing that makes achieving possible.
Light stokes, heavy brush. Much enjoyed.
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whatever makes achieving possible is desirable; thanks K ; a few good lines in my poem amongst the banal —
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I could describe your writing using a million words and never say banal. Happy Friday, John. 💜
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🙂 sometimes we are a bit hard on ourselves —
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I love learning a new word! “pareidolia” I must remember that.
Great one John!
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yes, it’s a strange word to cover a rather common experience —
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I think it pertains most frequently (that I know of) to images of Jesus in the oddest places — a cup of coffee, in food, inc clouds , and who knows what?!
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yes, Jesus and the Virgin Mary —
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Hi Eden, went to check your latest post and it’s written in a strange script, like Chinese: you might like to go check —
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I think I had fixed it! Damn, I’m distraught if you’re not able to get in. I will keep trying! Thanks for letting me know.
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Really enjoyed this one. Fantastic ending.
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yes, the ending just popped into my head while walking through the supermarket, and I said, yes! that’s a killer ending; wasn’t too sure what it meant but I knew it was something special 🙂
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Let’s hope the ending stays that way. It’s been a long haul… Lovely creativity, John. 🙂
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there are a few dull lines in the middle, Terveen, but the ending redeems it 🙂
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I love this piece…
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why, thank you; I’ve got a new one coming up, you might like esp if you’re a cat person 🙂
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Just… pareidolia. Perfectly placed perspicacity.
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thanks Ed 🙂
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