An Idea Poem for Thursday - While driving one day
Invention has its own algorithm: genius, obsession, serendipity, and epiphany in some unknowable combination.
— Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker,12 May 2008 (at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epiphany
My Invention; While driving one day
While driving one day I tired a little Don't get me wrong, wife's the love of my life and I've several of those, lasting less That day the umpteenth time how I should drive
Little driving tips, deciding for me What lane to be in and slow a little Where to turn, next street, and where I should park Be sure to lock the car, are the lights off
Got me to thinking, and I'm so polite Every tip there is a "Thank you", the likes But that day a thought came, my assistance "Necessity, the mother of Invention."
My acknowledgements, my no pain retort Idea for Invention, needs patent Won't hurt her feelings, she'll know I heeded Once more Ephinay has come my way
And it ought to sell, every driving man The ladies should like it too, feelings saved _ _ _
- Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved - I'm linked with Toni Spencer in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/07/poetry-begins-with-lump-in-throat.html?m=1
- Toni has told how she writes her poem, then finds a matching poem by a bored author as illustration. If I have a photo Iike to choose it likewise because i believe my 'poems' should able to stand alone. (Hint from my tutor, Ted Koosier) - Toni today used the word, "epiphany", I looked it up to see other meanings besides a revelation from a divine source. There I found a quote by Malcolm Gladwell that fitted exactly my idea for a writing today (see top of my page).
My Invention; While driving one day
While driving one day I tired a little Don't get me wrong, wife's the love of my life and I've several of those, lasting less That day the umpteenth time how I should drive
Little driving tips, deciding for me What lane to be in and slow a little Where to turn, next street, and where I should park Be sure to lock the car, are the lights off
Got me to thinking, and I'm so polite Every tip there is a "Thank you", the likes But that day a thought came, my assistance "Necessity, the mother of Invention."
My acknowledgements, my no pain retort Idea for Invention, needs patent Won't hurt her feelings, she'll know I heeded Once more Ephinay has come my way
And it ought to sell, every driving man The ladies should like it too, feelings saved _ _ _
- Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved - I'm linked with Toni Spencer in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/07/poetry-begins-with-lump-in-throat.html?m=1
- Toni has told how she writes her poem, then finds a matching poem by a bored author as illustration. If I have a photo Iike to choose it likewise because i believe my 'poems' should able to stand alone. (Hint from my tutor, Ted Koosier) - Toni today used the word, "epiphany", I looked it up to see other meanings besides a revelation from a divine source. There I found a quote by Malcolm Gladwell that fitted exactly my idea for a writing today (see top of my page).
posted by Jim @ 7/18/2019 01:45:00 PM
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9 Comments:
An epiphany is usually a good thing, especially when it arrives when it is most needed.
Wise choice - one I should remember every time I'm annoyed by a spouse that means well!
I think when driving a wife one must become a different person...one she cannot criticize...this however is very hard to do and takes years of develop!
I had to laugh out loud ... My 51 year old daughter did that yesterday. Then she apologized.
your poem like to read a nice story.... great
Derived from the Greek word epiphaneia,epiphany means “appearance,” or “manifestation.” In literary terms, an epiphanyis that moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness, or a feeling of knowledge.
You are a good man Jim! I think the driving experience with one we are very close to can be like this. It is one of those thins in marriage that drive us crazy. Pardon the pun. LOL
Good advice for marriage and many other tricky situations.
You weaved a good tale with this prompt. Well crafted.
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