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.

[Dezaraye]

I love this thought, Emily. That happens to me all the time ... sometimes, I find my pea sized thought and it grows ... other times, it stays the size of a pea. Funny how thoughts work.

[Secret Life of Me]

Interesting. Reminds me of a little sketch or doodle, yet with more insight. I would like to see a book of these. Very refreshing.

[Raef C. Boylan]

Plenty of good things are intended to be pea-sized...toothpaste on your brush for example.
I like how the size of the poem refelcts the message.
It lasts for quite a while, because you've maintained a controlled pace using line breaks and tone.
Thanks for sharing this with us.

[T]

but a good one!!!