Welcome To Frenzy’s Flash Feature!
Your fortnightly Poetry/Photo Combo with Greg Mackie
Poet, dreamer, self-confessed idiot. Addicted to chocolate and crisps, he regrets having cancelled his last two dental appointments. Attempts to write stuff.
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We hope you enjoy this ‘Frenzy’s Flash Feature’ entry. Greg will be be back with another great combination on Thursday 31st January 2013.
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Original Photograph by Greg Mackie
TOURISTS INTREPID
By Greg Mackie
Tourists intrepid,
From all around the globe,
Emerge from the subway,
Braving wind, rain and cold.
They’ve travelled thousands of miles,
By bus, train and plane,
And waited boldly in line,
Again and again.
They’ve ventured to see,
Those momuments that I,
Pass every single day,
Without batting an eye.
For this world is a wonder,
Its beauty so bright,
When seen that very first time,
Through camera sights.
Oh! To be like them,
And escape from this life!
To see it all again,
In a different light!
I need six months vacation,
A complete change of scene,
But not from this fine city,
From the jerk that is me.
beautiful, but so very sad
Thanks Sarah! 🙂 It’s easy to lose sight of the beauty that surrounds us, to take for granted even the most amazing things in life, and I’m acutely aware of being guilty of this… 😉
A great tribute to the concept of Gratitude, Greg. Too many of us are guilty of taking things for granted. Seeing with fresh eyes, that which is commonplace, is a skill worth learning. 🙂
Thanks Nisha! I’m trying to learn to see things afresh, and I’ve even started reading some long-ignored (by me, anyway…) masterpieces of literature, starting with… “The Turn of the Screw 😉
You are the polar opposite of an idiot or jerk. You are pure of heart – as you always have been, and always will be.
Thank you M, I truly appreciate that beautiful lie! ;)) And… ELO is one of my all-time favourite groups! Their album “Time”, is one of my Desert Island Discs, and this song is simply wonderful! 🙂
It’s honestly a beautiful truth 🙂
Mmm…. M for Magical Mysterious Messages… 😉
M for Merry Making! 🙂 Have a wonderful day!