Tuesday, February 7, 2012

a poem and a song



   I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.



How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

                   Emily Dickinson
                                                          



I'm not anybody - I'm not exciting or sparkly or shiny or captivating or fascinating...  I'm not imaginative, or flirty, or bratty, or fun. 

I'm more steady, sensible, dependable, capable --> just cue Supertramp - you'll get the idea...


Most of the time - i find it a good way to be - it's who i am and how i know how to be, and frankly it works for me and for my family.  I do what needs to get done, I handle things, I've accomplished a few things over time. People know what to expect and usually i don't disappoint them.   

But sometimes..................there are those times i do wish i could be more of a frog.  

20 comments:

  1. Does it help to know you have an admiring blog(world)?
    ;-)

    We'd all like to spend just a little time as someone we aren't, I think. Even if we don't want to stay there -- it would be a nice vacation!

    (*surever*)

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    1. Jz,
      Way more plays on words than had occurred to me from you all. the back and fortha nd intertwining of blog world and real world is usually pretty easy - except for it's place in my head. thank you!

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  2. I think this is your bog and you are our frog. Isn't it great to be green?

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    1. I think you have the song wrong - all due respect - It ain't easy being green. Thank you very much.

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    2. have it wrong??? you're kidding right. me wrong??? you crack me up.

      But green's the color of Spring
      And green can be cool and friendly-like
      And green can be big like an ocean, or important
      Like a mountain, or tall like a tree

      When green is all there is to be
      It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why
      Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful
      And I think it's what I want to be

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    3. Sir J,
      I had not remembered that second verse at all. How perfect! Thank you for reminding me.

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  3. You quote my all-time favorite Emily Dickinson poem, link to a a song to demonstrate your words about yourself, and then want to tell me you're not sparkly, fascinating, or captivating?

    Ok.

    Whatever.

    Emily Dickinson actually thought she was pretty drab too, didn't she?

    aisha

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    1. Aisha,
      She packs a lot of meaning in a few simple words, doesn't she. I think - maybe - i have a decent idea of my strengths - i just sometimes feel like i should be different. thank you for the comparison.

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  4. No, you might not be over the top sparkly, but classic dependable navy becomes stunning with the addition of a single well done sparkly. This blog is your sparkle, and you do it sooo well.

    I think you underestimate just how amphibious you are.

    Ribbit....ribbit :)

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    1. What a great way to put it - and make me see the point - thank you.

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  5. Blogger needs a "like" button like Facebook, because mouse liked all these comments!

    Hugs,
    mouse

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    1. I like the too - very creative with the words this group. Thanks

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  6. I second what Mouse said! And I love Sir J's comment...isn't it great to be green. That gave me a flashback to my younger days of loving the Muppet Show. :)

    DV

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    1. Kermit was special indeed. Miss Piggy kind of shiny and sparkly - not what i had in mind really.

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  7. Alice of http://discoveringalice.blogspot.com/ asked me to post this:

    "capable" isn't boring and doesn't that song go on to say "at night when all the world's asleep, the questions run so deep"? Don't underestimate the sparkle that you bring to the everday lives of those around you. Frogs tend to be one-note, one hit wonders - here today, bottom of the pond tomorrow."

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    1. Alice,
      I know capable is useful - but it's not exactly exciting. The questions part is certainly true though. And sustainable is certainly a good thing. Thank you

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  8. I find you captivating, fascinating and a good person. You made me feel comfortable at a time when I really needed it and I will never forget it. Seeing new posts from you lights up my day, sometimes we just sparkle more than others and that's OK.

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    1. db,
      that is very kind of you - and if i've helped - i'm very glad. and you're right. thanks.

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  9. Now I have the Logical Song stuck in my head which is delightful. Haven't listened to it in such a long time. One of my all-time favorites.

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    1. I've always loved that one too. It has always made me wonder though, since i was already all those words the song didn't want to become...

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