A Nut for a Jar of Tuna.

Life is a palindrome (Hint: study the title).

One day, I started asking life questions.

I didn't like the answers but kept asking anyway.

It was just a big, pugnacious palindrome.

So I took my logical ball and went home ...

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

I really like your approach to poetry, Pete. You always give your reader an insight to your imagination - I like that!

[Pete]

thank you K.S. imagination or lunacy - that is the question ...

[Great Aunt Astri]

What a wonderful short poem!. I had to look up Palindrome in my Collins English Dictionary!. I completely see what you mean by taking your logical ball and going home. I often do that!

[Pete]

thank you G.A.A. you made me smile. appreciate you stopping by.

[Great Aunt Astri]

Yes .. but women have to do it slightly differently ..different anatomy and all that! I often go home when pugnacious things happen!

[Pete]

i don't know about that - i've met some who could hold their own and then some!

[andrew mitchell]

Like the road says you gotta take life slow! A good write Pete!

[Pete]

slow & easy does it. thanks for dropping by for a read Andrew!

[Hebe]

. .... Genius my friend! .... and true, we can"t keep going back ....we have to move on .com ( he he. . I cheated a little the word is Greek ;)

[Pete]

ahh, from the Greek roots palin (πάλιν; "again") and dromos (δρóμος; "way, direction"). you owe me a piece of spanakopita & baklava for cheating! Lol thank you Hebe. :)

[Hebe]

Correct ...in modern greek dromos means road.... i make spanakopita & baklava....anytime:)

[Pete]

i knew it when i saw cooking on your profile and you mentioned your heritage. i love that stuff! lot of work making it though with the dough ... :)

[Gee]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the thicko sees it, clever.
To truly appreciate life a near death experience certainly helps, as I know all to well. Gotta enjoy it coz it ain't half fleeting

[Pete]

thanks Gee. your words belong in a fortune cookie or on a tea bag - that is true, as i also know all too well. 'carpe diem'.

[D Connolly]

I think the secret to life is just to relax and stick around until you get the hang of it. Doesn't have to make sense. I like palindromes, but I'm no good at them haha :)

[Pete]

thanks. that's good advice D. hopefully by the time we get the hang of it we're not too old to do anything about it! Lol

[Pete]

... and that's ok if you're not good at them because you're a heck of a writer with a good heart!

[D Connolly]

[Manasa.L]

Simple yet powerful. Life is a loop if we understand, apply right logic and use the proper construct to come out of it then sure we will complete the life program.

[Pete]

right on! thank you Manasa. appreciate your thoughtful words. keep writing and remember to read and use your mind, eyes & heart to observe what is going on around you.

[Manasa.L]

yeah sure i'll do that for i have been told and want to be a good writer.