Potential

just a little thought I found in my notepad this morning

Somewhere

in the center

of a Universe too broad

for reckoning

is one pea-size thought

I haven't found yet.

Author's Note

I told you it was a little thought

Reviews

[W.k.kortas]

It states wonderfully what is perhaps the 800-pound gorilla in the room for all writers; that we have these little snatches of epiphany which we try to weave into a coherent whole, yet the universe--the one of thought, belief, and idea as well as the physical one-- is just too large, too incomprehensible for us to wrestle to the grounds. This is actually a pretty damn big thought, and very nicely expressed.

[An Ordinary Woman]

I like what our friend WK said, "This is actually a pretty damn big thought, and very nicely expressed."

My guess is we have many thoughts floating out there. Let's go find 'em!

[Ken Simm.]

You will have to let me know when you find it. I am sure you will. This you will find used as a quote on the frontispiece of someone's great novel some time in the future.

[Zane Mathias]

I think we are there right now.lol nice write some what thought provoking. B.P.

[bob, small b. aka invs]

i'm looking for that thought too. i'll race you for it.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Simple yet complexed statement.... it is amazing how a thought can just appear just like that, got to admire the human mind.

[bailish]

You've captured the scope of the vastness, and related it to the personal. The thought of this tickles my imagination.

P.S. Keep looking for that thought. It's searching for you, too!

[Gandré]

This is the mastery of poetry: the brevity and depth at once. I loved how you express this immense huge universe on 7 lines. Truly, a confecionery of delight. I love you.

[Stiver]

have you ever wondered what God thinks of himself?

[Sel Whiteley]

I love this poem. The contrast of such sizes: the incredibly large: 'a Universe/too broad for reckoning' and the microscopic, 'one/pea-size thought'. It is so succinct and imagistic. I adore it.

[mick weller]

ah hah, but you know it's there...
It's only pea-sized by your comparison to the vast...
In fact, it's a big BIG thought as you are already aware of it...
the 'Princess and the Pea' ? Oh that troublesome pea!