by Jim Ross
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July 9, 2006

As Now

February 09, 2008 11:22 AM EST (Updated: February 12, 2008 08:54 AM EST)
views: 32 | comments: 17
As now
When apples fall
To bruise on hard, dry ground,
A hungry soul senses deep truth;
The deed is done and there is food to eat;
Somewhere beneath the apple tree
Search yields discovery--
It happened then
As now


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Comments: 17

sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Feb 9, 2008, 11:28am EST
wonderful! I really like this!
Virginia M. Feb 9, 2008, 11:33am EST
"...There is nothing new under the sun..."

I like this, Jim! Your words speak abundantly to me.
flit . Feb 9, 2008, 11:34am EST
excellent
Jim Ross Feb 9, 2008, 11:42am EST
Thank you, Sheila.

Only the time, place, and soulful certainty of rediscovery, Virginia--for one, for many. Thank you for that.

Thank you, Flit.
Marianne M. Feb 9, 2008, 11:42am EST
Impressive rictameter, Jim! "The deed is done," ... the fall from grace? Very nice.
Jim Ross Feb 9, 2008, 11:53am EST
I was thinking about a mind turned to a specific quest, Marianne; certainly the notion of "falling from grace" would elicit an epiphany that others have had. I guess I'm in a philosophical mood this a.m.. Thank you for your compliment.
Charli Mills Feb 9, 2008, 2:31pm EST
A lot of depth in this poem. I'm discovering that I really like how so few words artfully arranged can have so much meaning. "As Now" speaks of some eternal truth that life, heavy and abundant may fall to the ground and seems a waste, but is found by some "hungry soul" in need of sustenance but unable to access the fullness of the fruit in the tree.
Cheryl W. Feb 9, 2008, 3:28pm EST
Wonderful, Jim!
Jim Ross Feb 9, 2008, 5:50pm EST
Thank you for that wonderful take on the rictameter, Charli. And I agree with you about the power to be had in poems.

Thank you, Cheryl.
Neal Wass Feb 9, 2008, 6:30pm EST
Bruised and yet one can see past the damage to find the sustenance desired, then and now. I love rereading your poem a feeling the twists in it almost like the spiral of an apple falling to the ground.
Jim Ross Feb 9, 2008, 7:48pm EST
What a great take on the poem, Neal! Thank you so much for sharing it.
Tom C. Feb 9, 2008, 8:37pm EST
In the simplest things may lie the greatest mysteries. I doff my cap to Sir Isaac and to you Jim, for this lovely look at the happenings that go on and what they might mean if we just look closely enough.
Jim Ross Feb 10, 2008, 1:16am EST
Thank you for that, Tom. I agree: "Close looks" often yield surprises of some kind--and the frequency of discovery increases with the number of eyes looking and/or the times we look. Nothing profound here, but perhaps it's worthy of a quick re-sensitizing dusting.
d g. Feb 10, 2008, 11:53am EST
There is no such thing as an apple wasting beneath the tree. Bugs gotta' eat!
Jim Ross Feb 11, 2008, 9:56am EST
You're right, d m.. Somebody has to do the honors!
Coffee Lady Feb 18, 2008, 2:21pm EST
Jim, the shape that you've written "As Now" - rictameter, is fasinating. I really enjoy how it looks, and how it reads. Good job, my friend. I really like the line "...Search yields discovery-- It happened then As now." Powerful, multilayered.

CoffeeLady
Jim Ross Feb 23, 2008, 3:24pm EST
Thank you, CoffeeLady. I'm glad you liked the rictameter.

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