Beginnings
Quick! Leap into the Torrent!
A rose by any name might smell as sweet, but pick the right one to sidestep defeat.
A simple name to avoid the thorn…
Hedgerow?
Does that beckon, and glow?
Phrase, jump the pond. Be clever. Be quick.
Abbreviate. Modernize. Show a bit of wit.
Hedgerow of olde with both brambles and blossoms
Just doesn’t sit well with Armadillos and possums.
Still I sit here in this garden surround,
Playing with words until I like the sound.
Hedge
Direct. Clean. And here.
A verb. A noun. With meaning unclear.
But that is as life, especially this year.
So reader thus starts a journey to somewhere,
Leap into the torrent -
Enjoy as we get there.
(First post: Feb. 22, 2011)
humbly yours,
Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge
Phil, I like your attitude–*and* your breezy versifying! I think I’ll find many things to pique my interest here, not least of all that I have a sneaking hunch we’re located somewhat proximally and I’m likely to find interesting info regarding this my relatively new home state of TX. Either way, glad I found you.
Cheers,
Kathryn
Welcome – to the blog and Texas. Hope you discover interesting things – in both places! Thanks for pausing to say hello. Hasta later
I do like this, yes!!
Glad something gave you a smile. Thanks
I am proud to be a follower of your perspective and wit….looking forward to reading all of your posts!
Twofish13
Thanks so much for the kind words.
Your satire and wit is outstanding…gets the points across and allows us to come to our own conclusions. Can’t compete with the quality of your writing. Kudos!
Twofish13
Thanks for your kind words.
Beautiful. I like your thought process…it has actually goaded me to post something I have been sitting on (I do that a lot).
Glad something prodded a thought. Can’t wait to see what you come up with. Thanks for wandering past.
There are definitely neurons firing within Phil’s head. Thank you for thinking, then sharing. It’s the appropriate thing to do:)
Thanks for reading – and thinking. Also appropriate.
Can’t remember what I did yesterday so in case I haven’t mentioned it before, I really like this new theme you’re using. Perfect!
Thanks. Perfect would have appreciated it. Always glad to have you visit.
Abbreviate? Yes,,, now I understand.
Enjoyed your blog. Thanks for stopping by for a bit.
What an interesting blog. You’re Always thinking! How do you slow down your thoughts? You seem to like playing with words and the sounds of the words intrigue you. When did you realize you had a talent with playing with words? You start off with fast, moving words to “just take the leap,” and begin. That’s usually the hardest part. “NOW WHAT?” is thinking, that’s why you started with fast moving words, possibly because they would not think, and just do.
Then you speak about “taking the time” to pick the right rose, so you don’t make any fast, wrong choices, by being defeated. In other words ; “Slow down and smell the roses.”
You gave two opposite thoughts with two different perspectives. For someone who see’s direct, clean and here, you simply took a lot of words to make it simple.
The picture from the photograph of water as a rushing torrent, and your words, gave me a very clear picture to believe, and have faith while you jump in and begin your journey of life.
Thank you,
“NOW WHAT?”
Interesting comments.Some of us live at warp speed – rapid processors. What do they say? The trick is to make it all look so easy and simple. Encourage you to take a tour. It’ll keep you guessing! Thanks for taking the plunge.
Awesome blog post! Very creative and I sure do like it! I can tell I am in the hands of the master! I look forward to the ride! Thanks!
So glad you stopped by. Your blog theme is so crisp (just waiting you to color it with your thoughts – good plan!) Write on.
REALLY ENJOYING THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD
XX
Appreciate the kind words. Enjoyed touring your blog. Thanks for visiting here
Hi Phil,
Thank you for taking the time to comment on my (CS Lewis) post. How generous of you to point me in the happy direction of even more delightful reading. After a visit to both the recommended blog and then your own, I am pleased to say I now have two dead birds at my feat (intentional misrepresentational spelling) and no stone to throw. Which is kind of sad, since I really do like birds…
Cheers,
Una-Melina
Don’t worry, birds are really good at playing possum. (They like to rock on in peace). Glad you skipped over to Mere Inklings: great blog/smart guy. Thanks for rolling over here to chat