I had one today
I’m sure it was true
I thought of a thing
I swear it was new.
But wait there’s another
Who thought of it first
I can’t catch a break
I think I am cursed.
I just want a single
Never once pondered
A thought all my own
Not to be squandered.
Billions of people
All stuck on a ball
Milling together
I’m feeling so small.
But you are original
And I am as well
And all of the billions
Our ranks they do swell.
So original thought
Is really quite rare
But that doesn’t mean
The attempt shouldn’t dare.
Give it a try
Using your brain
And maybe one day
A new thought you will gain!
This reads so nicely and a great original poem. 😀
It seems all my original ideas are also already taken.
I also like your boat painting 🙂
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Thank you so much
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Well, this is original 🙂
I like this. I often check on an idea I have, only to find that it’s far from original.
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Thanks. I’m sure others have thought the same but the execution will always be different.
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We’re all original artworks Pam, creating such magic all the time. We just have to believe it 😀
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I like that thought!
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None of my ‘original’ thoughts ever turned out to be so. But then I think that it must be a good idea because others, or at least someone else, had the same thought! Another plus is that at least I’m still able to think.
Great original poem Pam. Love your painting!
🔹 Ginger 🔹
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You are an original Ginger! As Mark said, you just have to believe. I do.
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The best way to be original is to find a new way to state an old idea.
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Hmmm . . . or a new idea the old way.
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Pam, a lovely painting and poem! I go through phases where I think I have nothing original to say … but you’re right, just dare! Maybe what matters is if your idea is new to the one who reads it, strikes a chord with them, causes musings, creativity…the originality is in the expression, the manner of the art – that is endless!
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Thank you Annika. And you’re right, “the manner of the art . . .” I like that!
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