Museum Musings
“Tell me, my
friend, what are
your thoughts
regarding
the workings of
the heart?”
“The workings of
the heart,
you say?”
“The workings,
I say,
indeed.”
“Well, good sir,
‘tis quite
complex,
but I shall
try my best
to explain.
The heart, you see,
is a marvelous
vessel,
through which
our blood is
pumped.
Our arms,
our legs,
our hands,
our feet –
they all
need blood
to move.
For without blood,
they’d get no air,
and thus they’d fail
to function –
for as you know,
our breath sustains life,
thus our blood
propels them
to move.
Did that answer
your query?”
“Indeed it did!
Wonderf’lly put!
I could not have
said it better
myself!
Indeed, it was
most astute!”
“Then why, kind sir,
do I feel as if
you are going to
disagree?”
“Disagree? No!
Your facts are most
sound!
But
I think there’s
a layer that’s a bit more
profound –
a layer, which remains,
by science,
unfound.”
“And what would,
pray tell,
that be?”
“My friend,
you forget
Love.”
“Love?”
“Love.”
“Truly?”
“Indeed! For
Love springs forth
from the heart!
Just as blood is
pumped from our
hearts, so does
Love spill out,
filling us with
compassion and
grace – such Love,
it makes man want
to shout! – and
it comes from that
same very place;
that vessel through
which our blood
is pumped;
that vessel by
which our life
is kept;
that vessel which is
the heart.”
“An int’resting thought…”
“What was that, friend?”
“Oh? Nothing –
I say, that’s absurd!
That Love spills out
from the heart?
Bah! You, good sir,
are a sap!”
“Hahaha!”
“What?”
“Oh, nothing,
good chap.
I’m merely amusing
myself!
I know little about
your science and facts,
and you know I’m a
poet at heart.
“Indeed you are!”
“Indeed I am!
Now come,
’tis time to
depart.”
My favourite (<–British spelling!) part in this one was:
“Disagree? No!
Your facts are most
sound!
But
I think there’s
a layer that’s a bit more
profound –
a layer, which remains,
by science,
unfound.”
:D As per usual, you have given me much joy with this piece.
December 10, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Hahaha! That’s my favoUrite as well! It was the most fun to write too. :P
Huzzah! I’m happy you liked it. :)
December 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm
This is one of my favorites; very cleverly written!
December 10, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Thanks so much! :)
December 10, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Love! Haha. No, really, I do. Also love that I see perhaps some of my idea in there. Maybe.
December 10, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Oh, you most certainly do, Miss Maude. ;P
And I’m glad you love it. :)
December 10, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Good one! :) and so true… :) what an interesting choice to word ur thoughts on…
December 12, 2011 at 7:34 am
Thank you, Inosha! In these poems, I always try to approach a subject from two different angles. :)
December 12, 2011 at 11:54 am
and how incredibly well you do that :) ! clever!
December 13, 2011 at 10:02 am
^_^
December 13, 2011 at 6:32 pm