Cliche'

A penny for your thoughts

To share is to care

Speak your mind

Not many minds are rare

I am only me

Not one to compare

But judging by your cover

There is change that you could spare

It takes one to know one

By my book that seems fair

Read between the lines

And you'll be very well aware

The grass may be greener

But I don't give a care

After all is said and done

Its neither here nor there

What goes around comes around

And if what they say is true

If I get what I give

I should be getting through to you

Reviews

[Mother Maggie]

Without an artist to blend and mold them, many of these cliche's would be merely the movement of hot air without true thought or action. My favorite quote is one of Ghandhi's "You must be the change you want to see in the world"...I do try very much to honor those words with thought and action---with thoughtful action.

Namaste and Blessed Be

[B-poet]

I loved the lasting poetic impact of the last stanza. An intriguing write and read. Great work. :)

[Mary Christabel George]

All I wish now is to sit beside you & to listen whatever you say...
Beautiful...

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Excellent use of the cliche to express a salient point Keely.

[gombeggar]

...very nice wording...nice work on the poem here...I was amused with yer content :)

[quinfinn]

in a perfect world, maybe. but i like the train of thought here...i feel it. well done!

[Sami Khalil]

I don't think your great writes are that way at all...Well done...:)

[Rita L. Sev]

Nothing cliche here - clever use of these sayings to get a deeper meaning across.

[Jonathan Biswell]

nice you write some deep stuff

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

An interesting write, indeed. To play with the idea of cliche's the way that you have done was both entertaining and pretty impressive considering that you were able to take all of these common "sayings" and blend them into one coheisive unit. The last stanza was quite touching, and my favorite part of the poem.