Originality

July 31

I am thankful for originality. It's nice that we are different from each other and even nicer when someone walks to the beat of his own drum in spite of others (well, as long as it's not too much out there-although people like that are interesting). Life would indeed be boring if we were all just alike. It's those people that think and act differently from others that allows for new discoveries, inventions, novels, music, etc.

This is a photo of some wet ground cover that I saw one day at LSU. I was struck by the fact that all the branches had green leaves except for a solitary branch, which sported yellow. They definitely stood out.

original

you’re an original

i heard someone say

to an old man

one gentle fall day

he took off his glasses

and looked rather bold

when he said this

yes, they broke the mold

after they pieced me together

from some different parts

a used newspaper, a ragged stick

supplies from the arts

a little glue

to hold it together

a tack or two

and then a white feather

which they stuck at the top

of my head

to let me go against the wind

i’ve heard it said

but at the end of the day

the parts are rather plain

just pieced in a unique way

then expressed and maintained.

© rt tulley