January 25, 2023

Finding the Auspicious in the Average ~ Guest Post by Ruth Smith Meyer

 


Finding the Auspicious in the Average

The average—

common, 

humdrum,

mediocre,

normal, 

usual. 

Then the avid author

takes a closer look—

In each nugget of 

average 

discovery is made— 

awe-inspiring 

axiom.

The auspicious—

The encouraging, 

favourable, 

golden, 

good, 

happy 

and hopeful.

Thus ascertained,

One assumes 

a different approach, 

adapts to 

a new acceptance 

and gives assent to 

new actuality. 

An amazing anecdote is born. 




Ruth Smith Meyer lives in her little house in the fairy-tale town of Ailsa Craig, Ont. Widowed twice, she finds comfort and companionship in her writing. She is part of a writers’ group that keeps her focused. She invites readers to visit her Facebook page: Smith Meyer Books 




9 comments:

  1. Beautiful poem and photography, dear Ruth. Thank you for adding your awesome post to our ABC's series.
    Yes, to write is to examine life closely.
    Blessings.

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  2. A wonderful poem, Ruth! It reminds me of a quote by Marcel Proust: "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." I discovered that this is what we had to do during Covid. And as you wrote, paying closer attention to the average, humdrum, etc, will give us "new eyes".

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  3. "awe inspiring axiom". Love it!

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  4. Anonymous9:45 pm GMT-7

    Beautiful poem

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  5. Wonderful, Ruth. An absolutely lovely journey from ‘average to awe-inspiring’. Thank you.

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  6. Angelina Fast10:54 am GMT-7

    Beautiful! Thank you!

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  7. I loved this poem. Thank you, Ruth.

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