The Little Man

Stayed home. Kept quiet.
Muted in his tely vision
stewing, surfing
a winter's discontent--
the iniquity of modernity

simply too much
for his old testament mind.

Ken e Bujold

©2022

Reviews

[Stuart Munro]

Hi Ken , interesting poem I enjoyed reading
A guy in isolation , in winter , with a religious mind , fed up with watching tv , mutes it
Proberly it’s the news , the bad news ,he’s sick of hearing , it sounds like me 😂 except I’m an Athiest
Have a Great Weekend

[Ken e Bujold]

glad you enjoyed have a great weekend yourself

[Stuart Munro]

Thanks Ken ,you too

[Lisasview]

Good morning Ken,
Boredom is such a terrible thing ... not to find some creative thing to do ... so so sad...
No matter what age and no matter if this is about a man or a women.
Stepping outside of the box and looking at life as an on going adventure is the only way to keep from being bored.
Even just a walk gives one endorphins..
My father died at 96 and was still so sharp and busy all day...everyday...my mother was the same...
Lisa, all organised fo a busy day...and i am 74 years old...

[Ken e Bujold]

good morning to you and spain lisa. thanks for the review. don't if you looked at the one Chris gave, but I am beginning to think I might use this poem to conduct a survey. Seems the ladies find it to be about lack of social behaviour while the boys view it as the little man vs the world. as i said to chris both work for me

[Lisasview]

Just now read the review from Chris.
Yes, similar to my view of your poem...
You are most welcome,
Lisa

[Ken e Bujold]

so at the moment the unofficial count is stick in the mud 2 righteous boor 3 will keep everyone apprised of survey results as the tallies come available LOL

[Lisasview]

You are so hysterical...Love it!!

[Chris Shaw]

You paint a picture of boredom here. I know men like this, cocooned in their own homes not venturing out or socialising. Fortunately for me I don't have that problem in my own home. A little piece of brevity which says much about living in challenging times.

Chris

[Ken e Bujold]

yes chris. your comment also makes me smile because it so close to my dear wife's take on the poem. Guys seem to see it more along the lines of the closed minded fellow venting at the modern world. both work for me

[John the Baptist]

Actually, I can somewhat identify with the titular little man. The turmoil this modern world is going through, the pandemic, the political polarization, the climate crisis, the Ukraine war, etc., have caused me to hunker down somewhat. No way I would travel internationally. Prefer boredom to battle.

[Ken e Bujold]

Ah John, we all have a wee bit of the Little Man in us.

[Crowley]

Lol...I know so many who are just like that. Hard for them to get out of their own way and realize that we are so lucky to have been alive in the first place. Great work!

[Ken e Bujold]

don't we all crowley.

[W. Barrett Munn]

Perhaps in his winter of discontent he focused on the wrong son, this son of York would have delivered glorious summer.
So much said with few words, Ken. You could have been describing my own father.
Winston

[Ken e Bujold]

we all at least one of these little men winston, but to be fair to them, they're what make bigger men of the rest of us