Tuesday, 22 February 2011

The Missing Piece

WILLOW'S MAGPIE No. 54

Life starts along 
the straight edged, easy, mapped out, path.
All is laid out,
the rules are there to follow, your path is clear.
First come the corners, 
fill them in, 
and all else follows on from there.

Perhaps all four 
fall into place for you,
the signs are there to read,
blue sky shows you the way.
As life moves on,
your faltering steps grow stronger,
a shape begins to form.
The pieces fit, 
you learn your lessons well.

And on life goes
first one piece then another,
the lines grow longer,
the picture fills, you are content.
But life is never easy like a jigsaw puzzle,
a halt is called,
a barrier blocks your way.
No man should walk alone.
There's no completion to be had 
until you find the missing piece, 
a love to see you home.
 

© USW


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35 comments:

  1. steven22 February 2011 at 00:21

    frio - i wanted to respond to this prompt and couldn't find the words. you nailed it here. superb friko! steven

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  2. Pearl22 February 2011 at 00:34

    Sweet. :-)

    Pearl

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  3. Kristen Haskell22 February 2011 at 00:35

    Friko - this is really lovely. I know I use that word too much but the last line hit home with me. I am of the blest to have the love to see me home and boy oh boy do I appreciate it!

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  4. Hilary22 February 2011 at 00:36

    Very nicely done. That missing piece makes all the difference.

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  5. Kathe W.22 February 2011 at 01:20

    lovely sweet poem

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  6. Vicki Lane22 February 2011 at 03:09

    Well done, indeed!

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  7. Brian Miller22 February 2011 at 04:06

    no man should walk alone...that is a great truth...and it feels pretty good when some of those pieces fall into place in life...

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  8. Reflections22 February 2011 at 04:25

    Fantastic write as usual. Life's direction expressed with such eloquence, remembering each detail, each sign post for those who follow. Well done.

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  9. Tumblewords:22 February 2011 at 04:55

    It sounds wonderful, to be sure! You've written it so beautifully.

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  10. Kay L. Davies22 February 2011 at 06:25

    Very nicely written, Friko.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  11. anthonynorth22 February 2011 at 09:54

    Ah, the missing piece of life. Enjoyed this.

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  12. Martin22 February 2011 at 11:00

    I really like this one, Friko. Discovering the pieces, one by one, and learning a little more, as each fits into place. Nice.

    Poetry24…where news is the Muse

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  13. The Solitary Walker22 February 2011 at 14:20

    I like this, Friko! I particularly like the lines ' blue sky shows you the way' and the final 'a love to see you home' ('home' nicely chiming with 'alone'). But most of all I like the way the form mirrors the content. You are, literally and metaphorically, picking up the pieces, seeing if they'll fit.

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  14. Unknown22 February 2011 at 14:54

    This was a prompt with so much possibility. I took one look and had it. Your words are so full of wisdom and profound thought. Blessings
    QMM

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  15. Anonymous22 February 2011 at 16:10

    Nice! The end is very warming! :o)

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  16. Mark Kerstetter22 February 2011 at 17:41

    What if the 'missing piece' is the only one you've got?

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  17. schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.com22 February 2011 at 17:52

    Take it from one who has worked many puzzles, it is better to resist shoving the pieces that don't fit into the places they don't belong. Dianne

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  18. Helen22 February 2011 at 18:59

    Your Magpie is a roadmap for living life .....

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  19. RJ Clarken22 February 2011 at 19:02

    Friko - what a life lesson learned. The ending brightened me up considerably too!

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  20. Angela22 February 2011 at 19:13

    I wonder how that wood was cut! Looks fantastic!
    Hey, you are a very wise poet! My five-year-old grandson loves jigsaw puzzles. Do you think he`ll learn something for his life from them? Or do we all have to make our mistakes before things fit?

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  21. Marilyn & Jeff22 February 2011 at 20:46

    A wonderful piece on the jigsaw of life.

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  22. Molly22 February 2011 at 22:36

    Lovely! And so true.

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  23. Jinksy22 February 2011 at 22:51

    What a delightfully romantic ending! :)

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  24. marciamayo22 February 2011 at 23:34

    Friko, you continue to make the rest of us look bad. Stop it please.

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  25. signed...bkm23 February 2011 at 03:55

    Know we are not meant to walk alone....may none of have too...blesssings...bkm

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  26. Anonymous23 February 2011 at 06:38

    eine schöne Interpretation...!

    Dir einen sonnigen harmonischen Tag, liebe Friko!

    Renée

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  27. Tess Kincaid23 February 2011 at 11:37

    I love the notion of the blue sky showing me the way. Nice piece, Friko.

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  28. Louise23 February 2011 at 12:05

    It is good to have someone in your life to share, lovely take on the prompt.

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  29. Rashmi23 February 2011 at 13:35

    Even my thoughts were almost on the same track....
    Here is my Magpie
    http://poem-myworldofexcitement.blogspot.com/2011/02/poem52a-puzzle.html

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  30. Maria-Angela23 February 2011 at 16:41

    das Puzzle des Lebens so wunderschön von dir geschrieben.

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  31. Trellissimo24 February 2011 at 11:38

    Your words turned life into a jigsaw...

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  32. Susannah25 February 2011 at 11:28

    I liked that very much. :-)

    Nice Magpie.

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  33. Sue J25 February 2011 at 11:29

    I love the comparison between doing the jigsaw and life. Wonderful words.

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  34. Kavita25 February 2011 at 22:08

    Oh...what an excellent analogy, Friko... and yet, like you mentioned, there's that huge difference between life and that jigsaw puzzle...
    "There's no completion to be had
    until you find the missing piece,
    a love to see you home." -- Life is indeed incomplete without the realization of these 3 lines in it..
    A very well structured magpie, my friend..

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  35. ~T~26 February 2011 at 00:53

    Wonderful analogy! I'm glad I found my missing piece before the box was empty.

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