On thinking

[camus]

I was told I think too much
so I stopped.

Thinking about it, nothing’s
changed.

[John G]

Ha

Short and sweet and most probably true

[Mic]

Hi Camus,

You've jammed my synapses with this one. Four short lines precipitated several minutes cogitation. I can't get my head around it and my brain hurts now. This is the point, yes? It's at that junction between S1 and S2 that it starts to go crazy.

It's good. I like. Yes. Yes.

Mic

[thoke]

It's a good thing to write about, but I don't know how much success you can expect with four very simple lines. There seems to be a point here, and I think you could drive it home better with a longer poem. There must be more interesting ways of giving the impression of not thinking.

Ben

[bodkin]

Hi Camus,

I'm not 100% it's really a poem, more like a joke in the style of a poem.

But I did grin.

Ian

[Susan-Morris3]

I liked it very thought provoking ...made me think reminded me of a poem from a man i met, just the once and just for half an hour, but he stuck in my mind with his strange mini poem....quarter to two, time for a brew, when did I start talking like that ?

[rushme]

a very thinking poem...

that spacing is excellent i can hear myself think.

but do you think
about what you
thought you
thought?

or do you think
you think
about what
you think
you thought?

[brianedwards]

Have you posted this before Kris? Feels like I have read it before . . .
Agree that it's maybe not a poem, but also agree it's a lot of fun.

B.

~

[Susan-Morris3]

Eyyy just been thinking !! was in the company of a great published poet one day, he was in an ice cream van and he invited people to stick post it notes with a poem onto his van, in exchange for a ice cream. Going of the subject now, think i think to much ! He was talking about poems like yours they do have a name but cant just think of what he said it was now !!!!! Need to have a think about that.

[camus]

Thanks people.

If it amused and racked the brain a little, purpose served.

cheers
Kris

[Arian]

I enjoyed it too - circular internal logic used to amusing effect. Is it a poem? Anyone care to define a poem in a couple or sentences (or at all)?
Whether it is or it isn't, it's a bit of thoughtful(!) fun - good stuff, Kris

[Susan-Morris3]

a Poem.
A collection of words set out in a poetic way, not necessarily but mostly, words not normally used in everyday talk.
in my opinion. x

[Sandbanx]

Elegant.

"Thinking about it,nothing's
changed"

Is, on second and third read.... brilliant.