Analogy of a Book

...how like a book we are

Analogy of a book

   

 

 

How much

like a book

we are

 

with an introduction

a beginning

and a climax

 

with a spine

and a voice

that speaks

metaphorically

 

we are

statistically categorized

by numbers

and names

all our lives

 

immensely filled

with chapters

and hours

and time

ever fleeting

 

with knowledge

and journeys

and joys

far exceeding

 

the price

we pay

 

 

conceptual photography by /Kenneth Josephson 

 

Reviews

[Mari' Emeraude]

Wow! What a great analogy. When ya stop to think about it our lives really are like that.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's funny how the simile between the two grew the more I wrote. Thank you, Mari...I really appreciate it!

[emmajoy]

Oh my wondrouly inventive friend!! What you have done is turn the book: person simile inside out lock, stock and barrel. It's become an illustrated tome of how Life should be - travelogue and chart. Hard on heart, i've read this three times and found wee snips of magic each time! Love it. x

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Em. I hope you have a wonderful Easter and a most joyous spring!

[emmajoy]

Always a pleasure, Kelly - always. Wishes for sweet hours full of smiles over Easter for you too. x

[peter Duggan]

Hi Kelly, not only can we be compared with a book, in my search into life, with a heap of self enquiry. I see us all as stories, that one fades out, and another takes it's place. I enjoyed your poem, my friend...Peter

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, Peter...nice to meet you!

[Lydia Shutter]

"with knowledge and journeys and joys far exceeding the price we pay" how true this is! Life is not easy, but the benefits we reap so outweigh the price. Great simile here, Kelly. You still have it, my friend! Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thank you my friend! I think its the "morning brew" that helps keep me sane, that and reviews such as this!

[‘Thoughts In Time..]

And a chapter at a time our lives unwind- closing which ones we’ve read and start another fresh and new- great comparison between a book and life- great words🌹

[Kelly Scheppers]

It really surprised me how similar we are, when I actually sat down and thought about it! Thank you so much, Kelly.

[Einstein Noodle]

beautiful! the appreciation of life through it all stands out and lifts me up ... the price we pay for it .... that can be a stickler for some ... not sure one will find it worth it ...i guess it depends on the life stage one is on eh!? i really enjoyed this read Kelly ..its a graceful and smooth as the pic ... which unbelievably is sexy ;)
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, darlin Gene. I just changed the photo after finding this black and white one, which I'm very partial to. I thought it looked very smooth, too...but the "sexy" is truly a plus! ; )

[Einstein Noodle]

oh...its sexy alright! ;) just look at those curves! and movement ... and the black and white are what makes it says i! ... but your poem is way better!

[Patricia Wedel]

A best seller indeed says The New York Times.
They made her book into a movie... an Oscar performance.
truly, Pat

[Kelly Scheppers]

Hello Pat! How wonderful to see you! Thank you for visiting me, today. Many blessings dear friend!

[Alfred Kukitz]

splendid idea written by a women who knows the voice of language!

regards,
al

[Kelly Scheppers]

...such a sweet man you are! Thank you, Alfred! x

[Dara]

I just love this write Kelly. There is nothing I would like more than to be compared to a book. No matter if we might feel a bit tattered and torn on the outside, it is what we find on the inside that counts. Any number of which can be full of tales of passion, mystery and everything else that hold the key to our existence. So very creative and beautifully written!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your reviews are music to my ears, Dara...thank you so much!

[Relic]

Life has always been composed of chapters to me. When going through something bad, I always remind myself, this chapter to will pass.

Nice writing, Kelly.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I think there are some chapters we would be quick to burn. Better to leave them for reflection, to gain from our mistakes. Thank you for your insight, Tim. It's always a good day whenever you're around!