Cozy Contemplations - 3. Jigsaw

1 minute ago, Lyssa said:

Thanks, Lyssa... I take it you liked it    

1 minute ago, Headstall said:

Thanks, Lyssa... I take it you liked it    

I like it a lot.

 And perfection is naught but a dream.  So very, very true, yet how many people ruin their lives trying ... 

Thanks for this, Gary.

7 minutes ago, Lyssa said:

I like it a lot.

Here's another  

2 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

Puzzles of all sorts - jigsaws, spatial puzzles, mathematical teasers - they challenge and prod the solver. And what of us, we who don't seem to fit the standard cutouts? Do we get pounded into place, or will we be allowed to be a non-standard part of the picture? I like the metaphor you propose. It is powerful and real. Beautifully done.

Thank you, kind sir  

4 minutes ago, northie said:

 

 And perfection is naught but a dream.  So very, very true, yet how many people ruin their lives trying ... 

 

Thanks for this, Gary.

 

Way too many, northie... but there are also those who don't put real effort into the things they should... they want their cake and eat it too... life is about balance in the end... sorry... I do tend to go on  Thanks, my friend  

Very true Gary, life is about achieving a balance in every aspect ...

3 hours ago, hohochan657 said:

Very true Gary, life is about achieving a balance in every aspect ...

Yes, that elusive balance... thank you, my friend, for your support   

I always hated puzzles, too frustrating with my limited patience...and not enough reward.  An intellectual puzzle is different, and I can devote a lot of thought to those.

When those 3-D puzzles came out, I bought two, one of a Pyramid, and another I think was Parliament.  Never worked on them after looking at the pieces. 

Isn't there a Yul Brynner line from 'The King and I'--'it is a puzzlement.'

42 minutes ago, ColumbusGuy said:

I always hated puzzles, too frustrating with my limited patience...and not enough reward.  An intellectual puzzle is different, and I can devote a lot of thought to those.

When those 3-D puzzles came out, I bought two, one of a Pyramid, and another I think was Parliament.  Never worked on them after looking at the pieces. 

Isn't there a Yul Brynner line from 'The King and I'--'it is a puzzlement.'

You can always make me smile, buddy. I just love your mind and your humor  

And perfection is naught but a dream  So true.  Many of us try so hard to twist and pretzel ourselves and others to try to achieve a perfection that doesn't exist.  

19 minutes ago, LitLover said:

And perfection is naught but a dream  So true.  Many of us try so hard to twist and pretzel ourselves and others to try to achieve a perfection that doesn't exist.  

We are good at expecting perfection from others, while never coming close ourselves... thank you for the support, my friend  

So true 'perfection is a dream'!! Life is a puzzle and it's not always that we fit, sometimes we break, and try to fit in the space, n life doesn't follow strict rules...

Such a honest poem  

I see you understood this exactly. We need to stop expecting perfection... in ourselves and in others. We will never be happy if we don't. 'Honest'  ... I like that, and I thank you, Aviana... cheers... Gary....  

It seems in this poem you have captured my life.  When young my puzzles were easier to solve, but got very complex as i grew older.  It took me a while, but I finally realized the truth of your last two lines.

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And accept there’ll always be flaws

For life doesn’t follow strict laws

42 minutes ago, raven1 said:

It seems in this poem you have captured my life.  When young my puzzles were easier to solve, but got very complex as i grew older.  It took me a while, but I finally realized the truth of your last two lines.

 

I'd forgotten about this one. I'm pleased you got the message. This one was fun for me, yet it has great meaning for those who struggle to force things that just won't go. We do our best and the satisfaction comes with knowing that.