The Downside of Up

The Downside of Up

A Poem by Tam Warink
"

It says what it means.

"

The downside
of UP
is
The Downside

I wonder too much
and
I think too little
Time to
Rosin up the bow
and
Play a little fiddle

The upside
of DOWN
is
The Upside

© 2014 Tam Warink


Author's Note

Tam Warink
Clues ... one sawbuck apiece.

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In an upside-down world a right side up man must appear to have his head in the sand.
In an upside-down world the clouds are a bit muddy. fun and smart write,enjoyable to read
every time.

Rossen


Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Gosh, I love that perspective, Rossen! Thank you!
It says what it means he says...fiddlesticks. You like to turn the world sideways. Play it again Sam, the night is young and there might not be a tomorrow.

Posted 10 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Frieda! Well, um... I don't turn the world sideways intentionally. It just looks that w.. read more
Frieda P

10 Years Ago

Oh I get it, I've done that belly-crawl numerous times. I just like to mess with you. ;-)
it took time for me to get it but I did
it's philosophical and beautifully penned

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Latifa. Simple philosophy I hope. The good times don't last forever forever. If we're .. read more
Latifa

10 Years Ago

thank you for the uplifting and the truthful tips dear friend
Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

I'm sure you already had all of that firmly in hand. I just felt like babbling a bit. Thank you fo.. read more
Yes. I understand it, partly because I cheated and read the other reviews and because I'm not sure I just did. I related a lot to the middle part oddly enough because I don't play the fiddle sadly :/ Nonetheless it's a great poem made me smile.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

It made you smile? How odd... heh, just kidding! :) I'm glad it made you smile, Meraki. BTW, the .. read more
A great, interesting poem, and as Gedalya said, very cleverly crafted. A 100+

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Oh my, well thank you for that, Gleb. I do appreciate it.
Lol it's a continuum. The real message has to be in the center. The other two passages are reflections of one another. It's a cycle of one message. This is interesting, rarely is something such as this executed rightly. You have done so, I would think. By the way, a little fiddle never hurt anybody.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Well, that's an interesting observation/classification. Did you just construct that or is it an acc.. read more
Not fair, not fair, I don't understand your clues! Translation, please, mister.

But, apart from that, i find your upside of DOWN is the Upside and vice versa an interesting little puzzle, something to twiddle thumbs over on a dark and dreary evening. Perhaps a search will discover a good serving of optimism lurking amongst the letters and what knots. After all, a man should have sunshine in his sights, don't you think.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

You're over-thinking it, Dear Em. If one is up, high on life (or whatever) then something is bound .. read more
The devil did not go down to Georgia for a philosophical debate … perhaps you should have paid more attention in music class, instead of trying to fathom just how many butterflies it would take to lift a tank. All that said … what you said makes perfect sense to me and the answer to your pondering of course ...

100 butterflies and a crane, don't forget the crane.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Pryde Foltz

10 Years Ago

LOL. The Art of the Review is that your work … yeah sure send me an RR. Depending how long it is I.. read more
Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

It's a honest-to-gosh book length book (pretty much ... 151 pages and counting). I'll need a valid .. read more
Pryde Foltz

10 Years Ago

I think you have it already … when I sent you my book.
i think we wonder too much about what could happen bad, and think too little about what has been good...we should just play the fiddle and celebrate life...

Posted 10 Years Ago


Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

That's it and all the while remembering the grasshopper's tale. Thank you for reading, Jacob. :)

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Added on January 21, 2014
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Tam Warink

Half Moon Bay, CA



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