Harbingers Posted on January 30, 2019 by Reena Saxena harbingers- pregnant pauses which shape thoughts in color of expectations to recreate a future I often stop to think would it have been different if the messenger had not appeared at that destined moment? Poetics at dVerse Poets Pub Share this:EmailWhatsAppTweetLike Loading...
Exactly! Or would it have been different if we had not noticed the harbinger and succombed to its foretelling? LikeLike Reply
This is so simple, but so profound. I think we all ask that question – it’s the ultimate “what if?” – but I guess we will never know. Unless we get cast in a “It’s a Wonderful Life” remake, of course. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Hopefully those messengers helped in some way, but I wonder as well whether it was good to know or not. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
thought provoking lines Reena
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Thank you, Gina!
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Well written–and intriguing. Yes, there is always that what if.
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We never cease to think of the other side.
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Very engaging write Reena, fate’s hand…
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Thank you, Rob!
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It’s not just the message it’s the timing also
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That is a valid point.
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Exactly! Or would it have been different if we had not noticed the harbinger and succombed to its foretelling?
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You are bang on. It is the succumbing that makes all the difference.
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This is so simple, but so profound. I think we all ask that question – it’s the ultimate “what if?” – but I guess we will never know. Unless we get cast in a “It’s a Wonderful Life” remake, of course.
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I hope you do get cast π
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Interesting thought provoker.
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Thank you so much!
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So welcome!
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Hopefully those messengers helped in some way, but I wonder as well whether it was good to know or not.
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Wondering is another name for life.
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A thought provoking poem.
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Thank you!
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