The Finch Pool

The Finch Pool

A Poem by Delmar Cooper
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The folly of planning

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The Finch Pool

The storm was a fact, but..
Later, after the fact, there was talk
Talk of God's larger plan
God planned the bird bath in my living room?
I wish He'd planned on bringing it through the door
Rather than the ceiling.
My father spoke of larger plans
The Big Picture, he called it.
On the ship, even on the landing craft, it was God's plan
On the beach?
Eisenhower's.
I have no plan at all
but to slake the thirst of birds.

© 2014 Delmar Cooper


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I think we all question the exitance of "G-d" at some point in our lives. You have done so showing respect and admiration for some spiritual being great than yourself. Then you mention Eisenhower....surely a reference to D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. The family dynamic is here as well. Very well written and definitely a poem with multiple layers to peel back. Lydi*

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

I appreciate your comments and thank you for reading. Only the storm was real, as I intimated. The.. read more
albee

4 Years Ago

vessel he built in Orange?
was he a mechanic?
followed his craft to the theater shores.. read more
Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

Dad was an 18 year old apprentice blacksmith when he was drafted into the army and away from the shi.. read more



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We comfort ourselves by attributing things and events to external forces that shape our destiny. Its our need to rationalize things.
The plan to slake the birds' thirst is a simple and reasonable one. Anything,more elaborate is doubtful to succeed.
I enjoyed thinking on this poem.

Posted 3 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

3 Years Ago

I am well please to have provoked a thought. It is more than I could have hoped and better than eas.. read more
Dhara_Ditzy Kat

3 Years Ago

You're so welcome....!
I feel this line of questioning runs deep. People look for comfort in the idea that it is all part of something we do not yet understand. Very well done!

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

Jess, thanks for reading and taking your time to let me know. You are right, at least I certainly f.. read more
god's plan? is god a micromanager? is fate and all those random happenstance of energy-matter... accidental collisions of rapid particles, fires, storms, people colliding at war, butterflies whipping hurricanes , the cracking straw that breaks a dam lock, at a discrete point in time... deluge of happenstance?...or is it God that makes all those informed decision?

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

"... is it God that makes all those informed decision?"
I know it was a rhetorical question,.. read more
Huge and terrible events often make us question Gods plan and also leaving us bewildered, wondering why it's happened but knowing there's no real answer you can understand, only hear about. That's pretty normal if you ask me.

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

Nothing about God is normal to me a mere mortal. I just want not to be abnormal when it counts. Th.. read more
albee

4 Years Ago

"Noting about God is normal to me a mere mortal"
added it to my quote file
very good, deep write. it's always the unexpected that causes us to wonder, ponder and doubt. “The best laid schemes o' mice an' men. god gets the last word. as another writer on the site commented to me recently, faith isn't about holding on, it's about letting go. we all have our days of reckoning, our d-days ... :)

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

Pete thanks so much for your gracious comment. I like the Burn's quote so often I feel very much li.. read more
Your poem is decidedly "out there" . . . disparate concepts well-presented, but not easily linked into a cohesive point. In short, I don't know what point you're making, but I'm reminded of how, as I get old, so much nonsense appears to repeat itself over the decades, the folly of humans. You say -- the folly of planning -- but I read that to mean the folly of humans thinking we have ultimate control over situations which we really have no control over (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

" I don't know what point you're making" Yeah, I guess I'm a moving target ducking in and briefly o.. read more
barleygirl

4 Years Ago

Don't worry about it. After 30+ years of technical writing, I've worked hard to learn to be whimsica.. read more
I think we all question the exitance of "G-d" at some point in our lives. You have done so showing respect and admiration for some spiritual being great than yourself. Then you mention Eisenhower....surely a reference to D-Day and the invasion of Normandy. The family dynamic is here as well. Very well written and definitely a poem with multiple layers to peel back. Lydi*

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

I appreciate your comments and thank you for reading. Only the storm was real, as I intimated. The.. read more
albee

4 Years Ago

vessel he built in Orange?
was he a mechanic?
followed his craft to the theater shores.. read more
Delmar Cooper

4 Years Ago

Dad was an 18 year old apprentice blacksmith when he was drafted into the army and away from the shi.. read more
I like this poem. You cover a lot of ground here and effectively combine philosophy with facts. Well written too!

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This is brilliant. Questioning God but with deference. If God had only let you know the birds needed water, you could have carried buckets and tubs. It is good to read you.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

6 Years Ago

Emily, thank you for your interesting interpretation. You are very nice to comment and I appreciate.. read more
I really enjoyed this poem, especially the tone. It flows very well and is thought-provoking!

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Delmar Cooper

6 Years Ago

I am much obliged for your kind words.

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Trussville, AL



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