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Gaining Perspective

Looking at the vast azure sky, one can't help, but feel small; as crowds of ants run in terror of cathedral-sized Converse. I left sugar cubes next to their hill, feeling purposefully big.

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Vladislav Raven

Date: 3/26/2016 7:25:00 PM

Hi Tim, wonderful Sijo, but from you i have come to expect the wonderful, the brilliant, the excellent work that you do. I have been enjoying the reads my friend. You are an allrounder Tim. You can do the forms but you can also just throw the book out the window and just fly and when you fly, you fly. An excellent job as always Tim and this one goes into my faves....Vlad.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/28/2016 11:32:00 PM

Vlad ... you are such a tremendous supporter, my friend. Truly appreciate it! As of late, I've been writing a lot of free-verse, but I also love trying different forms, because it forces you to think in different ways.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/5/2016 9:02:00 AM

when I last came to this poem to greet you, it was May of last year!! I love seeing you at my poems, but gosh, you need to write something. I think I have already seen all your poems and I want MORE.

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 2/5/2016 7:37:00 AM

Your first line reminds me of Emmanuel Kant, the rest is also deep and beautifully written, dear Timothy!

Kp Nunez

Date: 2/4/2016 7:10:00 PM

Deep...the enormity or insignificance of things vary according to one's perspective. Enjoyed your poem. Will have to look up sijo. Kim

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 1/3/2016 11:26:00 AM

Wow! Timothy, so good to see your smiling face. Being sporadic is better than disappering for life. It is natural to go through bouts of no writing. Musings don't need to be perfect. Just be purposely big. Lol One of my silliest poems is about cows hanging curtains on their fences but people seemed to love it. Happy New Year. SuZ

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 12/29/2015 6:57:00 PM

The kindest giant in the Universe. We miss you. Best wishes for 2016, if you ever return. Perhaps you have turned of notifications. Cheers and Aloha, SuZ

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/3/2016 3:28:00 AM

I believe I'm the most sporadic person on this site. Sorry for not responding (I haven't written a new poem in ages unfortunately)...

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/20/2015 8:19:00 PM

Hey, Tim, where the heck did you disappear to?? Waiting for you to come back with a great new poem!

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/3/2016 3:30:00 AM

Hey Andrea! I unfortunately haven't written a new poem in ages... Sometimes inspiration just leaves me inexplicably :( I seem to be very sporadic on this site and not sure why!

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/29/2015 7:41:00 AM

Good morning Tim.

Eve Roper

Date: 3/26/2015 5:07:00 PM

Ha ha Ha... You're more generous I would have not left the sugar cubes. Blessings dear friend Eve

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/28/2015 7:12:00 AM

Hi Tim.

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 2/26/2015 11:31:00 AM

Love the thought of that giant converse. Great stuff.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 1/21/2015 8:49:00 PM

Great poem, hope the ants haven't captured you though!!!

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/27/2015 5:12:00 PM

Stranger things have happened I suppose. When writing alludes me I tend not to visit as much...

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/17/2015 3:40:00 PM

Hi Tim, you seem to have dissapeared again.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/16/2015 8:55:00 AM

I like this one a bunch. You gave me an ant size perspective with that "Converse".

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:31:00 AM

I had fun writing this Sijo. Thanks as always!

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 1/14/2015 11:15:00 AM

It's perspective that matters hahaha Tim. Wonderful witty friend. Love-rajat

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:29:00 AM

Thanks Rajat, my friend.

Jack Ellison

Date: 1/13/2015 7:52:00 AM

Happy to see your name again, my friend! Keep on keeping on!

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:28:00 AM

Thanks Jack! Yeah, I know.... Mr. Sporadic here... gosh... it's like I've been really scatterbrain lately!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/5/2015 10:39:00 PM

a really good sijo. Is it for the ant contest? That one requires all the words of his title be in the poem. Except for that, this would make a good entry!!

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:28:00 AM

No, afraid it's not. I haven't done a contest in ages, actually!

Tim Smith

Date: 1/5/2015 7:37:00 PM

I love this Tim..excellent Sijo

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:27:00 AM

Thanks Older Tim, stop by anytime...

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/5/2015 11:58:00 AM

This poem is delightful Timothy. It brought a big smile in contemplation.

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:26:00 AM

Thanks again Connie! If it got you to think then I have succeeded.

Paul Callus

Date: 1/5/2015 9:54:00 AM

Clever perspective you present here Timothy. Like your way of thinking. [Let me digress...once I found a lot of ants coming into the house after food; I could not kill them, so I took food out for them and placed it next to their hole...soon they went after that and stopped their forays into mine!] Have a nice day! // paul

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:25:00 AM

It's the little things that can sometimes provide the biggest lessons. My idea was to present how small we are, when compared to the sky, but yet how big we are compared to the insects. That way we can stay humble, and yet know our possibility to make a big difference, too.

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 1/5/2015 8:40:00 AM

Lovely Sijo Timothy :.)

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:23:00 AM

Thank you Charmaine!

Eileen Manassian

Date: 1/5/2015 1:59:00 AM

How sweet....you left them sugar cubes...much like you do here with your poems, sweetie. Hugs

Timothy Hicks
Date: 1/20/2015 3:22:00 AM

Awwww... always ready with the compliments, Eileen. Thanks! Glad you enjoyed...