Balanced diet ( shallow wisdom in snippets. 4)

Peeling like an onion?
Why always the onion for comparison,
To illustrate complexities of a subject?
Spice of life is not variety?
Why not peeling like a cabbage?
Wonders this vegetarian!

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is my most often used critique as I'm reviewing. I always push people to play with words instead of reaching for the familiar. Once you fall in love with wordplay, you'll never be the same. I love this little snippet of a lesson . . . it would be fun to make an index of links to such writing lessons, then all I would have to do in a review is give the needed link to your sage advice! *wink! wink!* (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Mrudula Rani]

What a honor, you considering my writing a " sage advice " love your reviews . They are a treasure. - beijo

[BlackPrince]

Though I'm sure, perhaps, your intention for this poem may differ from mine, however, in my view, this short poem speaks volumes concerning intellectual laziness, especially concerning poets using clichés (overused phrases) to make a point.
When here you re-iterate the cliché 'peeling like an onion', and saying, 'why not peeling like a cabbage', thus here challenging others to be creative in making up new fresh, original phrases, metaphors and similes.
Well, since poetry speaks on many dimensions, that's my understanding of your poem.
For I personally, like writers and poets should strive to do, push myself to come with simple, fresh and original phrases, rather than keep using played-out lines.

WELL DONE

[Mrudula Rani]

Dear Blakprince, your reviews are absolutely wonderful. Your capacity to express thoughts amazes me. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts. All the best