De invites us to post a quick quadrille at dVerse poets pub…
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we dabble in exploration,
attempting to map what we’ve
experienced of the wide world
but, like pre-Columbian charts
before discovery of a new world,
our lines meander meaninglessly
and our foolish cartography needs
drastic revision upon further research
and confirmation of actual reality
a poem in my pocket 
May 04, 2023 @ 16:02:33
Words both witty and wise.
May 05, 2023 @ 13:58:40
What more can a poet aspire to? 🙂
May 03, 2023 @ 11:04:13
Last three lines! Love it!
May 04, 2023 @ 12:42:58
Thank you!
May 02, 2023 @ 13:30:55
There is always more to discover beyond what we know today.
May 02, 2023 @ 14:56:43
Yes, that keeps life interesting!
May 02, 2023 @ 06:02:52
I also love “dabble in exploration.” But you summed it up at the end
“our foolish cartography needs
drastic revision upon further research
and confirmation of actual reality”
I appreciate a poem that works in “pre-Columbian charts” and cartography. 😉
May 02, 2023 @ 09:47:53
Thanks for your comments, Merril…I appreciate the feedback! Seems human ideas are always revolving and revising.
May 02, 2023 @ 12:42:06
You’re welcome.
So they are–a good thing!
May 02, 2023 @ 00:26:09
So well said, Lynn! Couldn’t agree more.
May 02, 2023 @ 09:44:47
i appreciate your appreciation!
May 01, 2023 @ 21:46:02
Very well done! I like the idea that maps always seem to be in need of revision!
May 02, 2023 @ 09:44:09
Thanks, Dwight 🙂
May 02, 2023 @ 13:06:20
You are welcome!
May 01, 2023 @ 19:56:44
Good one Lynn. Drastic revisions and more revisions are needed. Not all will accept the changes though sadly.
May 02, 2023 @ 09:43:42
Thanks for your comment, Grace.
May 01, 2023 @ 19:33:07
That’s so true, we are limited in our thinking
May 01, 2023 @ 21:21:20
HI Brenda!
May 01, 2023 @ 18:50:25
Actual reality is a hard pill to swallow some days .. your quadrille brings the point home. Well done!
May 01, 2023 @ 21:22:40
thanks for reading, Helen 🙂
May 01, 2023 @ 18:15:36
Seeking… “confirmation of actual reality,” in this postmodern world, wherein consensus is nil, is challenging today. I try to follow the map of the Great Cartographer.
May 01, 2023 @ 18:18:35
Love your comment, Tzvi…best map there is!
May 01, 2023 @ 15:33:29
You’ve summed up man’s wisdom in 44 words, Lynn. If only they’d paid attention to woman’s wisdom. I like the alliterative phrases ‘our lines meander meaninglessly’ and ‘foolish cartography’.
May 01, 2023 @ 17:39:58
Thanks for your comment, Kim! I was humbly including women in huMANkind …but poetry is interpreted by the reader 😀
May 01, 2023 @ 18:11:55
understood. It’s implicit to this reader.
May 02, 2023 @ 03:13:29
So true Lynn.
May 01, 2023 @ 15:26:44
Lynn, truer words were never spoken.
May 01, 2023 @ 17:41:38
thanks for your comment, Lisa
May 01, 2023 @ 19:25:09
You’re welcome.
May 01, 2023 @ 15:18:36
All too true! Love that “dabble in exploration,” though! Getting there is half the fun, right?
May 01, 2023 @ 17:40:28
Yes, i’m a dabbler too 😉