"Just keep your love about you."
said the kettle to the pot.
"What you have, you have to give
and charity is all you've got."
"And keep yourself together."
said the kettle to the cup.
"Some day soon you'll meet a spoon
who stirs your spirit up."
A short poem by: JA Perkins
This verse is so perfectly composed -- there's not a single misplaced word. It is succinct, pithy, and, above all, memorable (with such a hopeful message for us all to remember). The subtle internal rhyme in the third line brings the latter internal rhyme in the seventh line into such sharp relief -- the ending is marvelous.
Thanks, mrmonk! It was inspired by Silverstein. Does is give that vibe? I love Shel Silverstein’s poetry and children’s books - brilliant, but not barricaded behind a barrage of big words. Sorry for all the B’s. I can’t turn this thing off, haha. But yeah, I like to keep it simple and hopeful when I can. Sometimes it’s hard.
Hehe, I'm embarrassed to admit the only Shel Silverstein work I'm familiar with is "A Boy Named Sue," courtesy of Johnny Cash!
But now, you're the second talented poet I've encountered on HealthUnlocked who has cited Silverstein as an influence, so I think I need to get wise and see what I can find of his online.
I think sometimes the writing of a poem can be an act of creating (or, at least, trying to create) hope when there isn't any in sight.
My goodness. Go check him out, man. You won’t be disappointed. He’s in my top 3, for sure, if not my favorite.
Will do! Any poems of his you'd recommend as an introduction?
“Where the sidewalk ends” “The Giving Tree”
If you still have HelloPoetry, look him up on there. Just go to Classics at the top left toolbar thingy, lol.
Ah, cool! Didn't even notice that feature!
Do you have Facebook, mrmonk?
I do, actually -- I'm not as active on there as I am here, but if you've got a FB page, let me know in chat, and we can swap info.
We all lucked out the day you found this website.
Thank you 😊 but I lucked out finding you guys.
Just another rant,yes i'm vulnerable to gossip.
Chasing happiness or letting it alight upon you
No one talk about what happens to your family after surviving a suicide attempt 
Don't you just love having to wait? lol
