Behind the Door
a poem in iambic tetrameter121 total reviews
Comment from Nosha17
There are many facts and questions that need to be unlocked in life and kids do ask a lot of questions for that reason. When I taught students foreign languages, they always stumbled posing questions-I always asked them when they would go to Paris how they would find out where something was if they couldn't form a question in French! Good message and excellent rhyming. Great picture of that pussy cat. Enjoyable as always. Faye
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There are many facts and questions that need to be unlocked in life and kids do ask a lot of questions for that reason. When I taught students foreign languages, they always stumbled posing questions-I always asked them when they would go to Paris how they would find out where something was if they couldn't form a question in French! Good message and excellent rhyming. Great picture of that pussy cat. Enjoyable as always. Faye
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Faye, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from mfowler
This is a most intriguing conundrum faced in this metaphorical door opening exercise. Behind one door may be answers and another questions which will lead to even bigger answers. By not opening doors ie not exploring beyond the known, the writer asks suggests that many opportunities may have been squandered for growth. As a long time teacher, I truly understand the value of the right question, or any question at all, because it is the beginning of the search for understanding. Imagine if Newton hadn't asked questions of light, or gravity. Or if Columbus hadn't wanted to know if the world were truly spherical.We still may walking on a flat earth. Finally you make the very pertinent point that discerning the right questions may be the most important task. I the meantime ask.
Very interesting poem with a lot of thinking space needed.
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This is a most intriguing conundrum faced in this metaphorical door opening exercise. Behind one door may be answers and another questions which will lead to even bigger answers. By not opening doors ie not exploring beyond the known, the writer asks suggests that many opportunities may have been squandered for growth. As a long time teacher, I truly understand the value of the right question, or any question at all, because it is the beginning of the search for understanding. Imagine if Newton hadn't asked questions of light, or gravity. Or if Columbus hadn't wanted to know if the world were truly spherical.We still may walking on a flat earth. Finally you make the very pertinent point that discerning the right questions may be the most important task. I the meantime ask.
Very interesting poem with a lot of thinking space needed.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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thanks so much for your extremely thoughtful reading of this poem, Mark :-) Brooke
Comment from tdragonfly
Potato sticking her head out the door was a perfect shot for your poem. I liked that it made us ponder life. We needed to be reminded that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Not experiencing life is a waste also.
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Potato sticking her head out the door was a perfect shot for your poem. I liked that it made us ponder life. We needed to be reminded that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Not experiencing life is a waste also.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
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tdragonfly, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Domino 2
Hi, Brooke.
For clearer three syllables to retain meter, maybe 'understood' instead of 'realized' (I pronounce with TWO syllables, though it can be drooled out to THREE) in 3rd stanza.
Apart from the excellent flow and rhymes, you make an excellent philosophical point, in that if we had a LIMIT, then which questions would we choose, and would we really need the answers that may either depress us or blow our minds?
Top write.
Cheers, Ray xx
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Hi, Brooke.
For clearer three syllables to retain meter, maybe 'understood' instead of 'realized' (I pronounce with TWO syllables, though it can be drooled out to THREE) in 3rd stanza.
Apart from the excellent flow and rhymes, you make an excellent philosophical point, in that if we had a LIMIT, then which questions would we choose, and would we really need the answers that may either depress us or blow our minds?
Top write.
Cheers, Ray xx
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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thanks for your feedback, Ray - I much prefer the sound of realize :-) In my part of the world, it is naturally pronounced in three syllables. Brooke
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But your 'part of the world' isn't universal, Brookers.
What about your fans worldwide who speak proper like what I do? ;-) xx
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no part of the world is universal, Ray, I totally realize that - but a poet only speaks in one accent, which is never going to agree with everyone else's - this comes up all the time with toward, for instance, which Americans say as one syllable and Brits "drool out" to two syllables - I just don't think there should be a list of taboo words that are pronounced differently in different places. I think most of us realize that it's a global community where such things will crop up, just like spelling differences do. :-) Brooke
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I understand, Brooke, but if two words mean the same thing, and one of them is clearly three syllables to everyone, why cause confusion to some by using the other word that can be pronounced/emphasised differently? xx
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because I like the other word better. LOL And frankly, I don't think it causes all that much confusion - certainly you, for instance, have read other poems by now that use realize or towards to know about British and American accents, and I'm assuming MOST readers have also read enough poems by writers from various parts of the world to be familiar with these differences - it's not as if I use obscure pronunciations limited to a couple hundred inhabitants of some secluded tribal society :-)
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OK, Brooke. Anyway, I have to dash, as my tribal chief says the tourists who can't pronounce properly are cooked and ready to eat. MWAHA!
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LOL
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
No doubt this could be a lesson for everyone... Go behind the door with caution and find what is there. I love this one particularly for its in-depth meaning, Brooke, Giddy
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No doubt this could be a lesson for everyone... Go behind the door with caution and find what is there. I love this one particularly for its in-depth meaning, Brooke, Giddy
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Thank you, Giddy, for your generous response to this poem :-) Brooke
Comment from Eric1
Hi Brooke, this is a beautifully written thought provoking poem, I like how you have connected the first verse to the last with the same line, Inspirational!
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Hi Brooke, this is a beautifully written thought provoking poem, I like how you have connected the first verse to the last with the same line, Inspirational!
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
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Eric, thanks so much :-) Brooke
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You are welcome Brooke
Comment from Dawn Munro
OMG! Miranda gets the prize for this photograph - kids and pets might make great subjects, but they are HARD subjects to catch, and this one is BRILLIANT.
No LESS brilliant is the charming poem you wrote for it, Brooke -SO much fun! :)
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OMG! Miranda gets the prize for this photograph - kids and pets might make great subjects, but they are HARD subjects to catch, and this one is BRILLIANT.
No LESS brilliant is the charming poem you wrote for it, Brooke -SO much fun! :)
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Thank you so much, Dawn - I adore this photo :-) Brooke
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My pleasure, my friend - very much so!
Comment from flamingstar
Rats! Out of sixes. Brilliant. When the student is ready, the teacher appears - but not until the student can do the asking. Little point in preaching to those who aren't ready to understand.
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Rats! Out of sixes. Brilliant. When the student is ready, the teacher appears - but not until the student can do the asking. Little point in preaching to those who aren't ready to understand.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
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flamingstar, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin
Hi, Brooke...
I like the rhythm to this with the mystery of the doors. And the photo of Potato in Sawyer's playhouse is really cute.
A fun read.
Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax (*.*)
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Hi, Brooke...
I like the rhythm to this with the mystery of the doors. And the photo of Potato in Sawyer's playhouse is really cute.
A fun read.
Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'.... Jax (*.*)
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Jax, thank you so much :-) Brooke
Comment from Aussie
Loved the artwork to compliment your little poem; Potato sure is busy behind closed doors. He is so patient with Sawyer, pulling his tail and other things. I loved your poem and yes, curiosity killed the cat. Especially when we open closed doors that were not supposed to be opened. Then again, humans can't stop being curious about the unknown, who knows, might be gold in them thar' hills...er, doors.
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Loved the artwork to compliment your little poem; Potato sure is busy behind closed doors. He is so patient with Sawyer, pulling his tail and other things. I loved your poem and yes, curiosity killed the cat. Especially when we open closed doors that were not supposed to be opened. Then again, humans can't stop being curious about the unknown, who knows, might be gold in them thar' hills...er, doors.
Comment Written 03-Oct-2014
reply by the author on 03-Oct-2014
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Thank you, Kay - The firehouse is one of Potato's favorite resting spots :-) Brooke
