A Jar Poem by M.J. Lemon

A Jar

Rating: 5.0


A wide mouth
an empty container
Open
but just a little...

Sunday, September 11, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: grook,wisdom,words
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Richard Wlodarski 05 May 2022

The gossips in town are usually shallow people. People who speak very little, and listen attentively, are the wise ones.

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M.J. Lemon 27 November 2023

Too true, Richard, too true. The worst ones are those who confuse gossip with some kind of wisdom.

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Muhammad Ali 26 September 2017

so many jars... empty containers and wide mouths and people like me everywhere, but just a little or... very littlle! ! very very beautiful way to say. it seems some jars are not very empty

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Mj Lemon 27 September 2017

Thank you, Muhammad, - so very much.

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Unwritten Soul 10 June 2017

WOW...this is a brilliant idea, yes we dont have to talk much although we can talk a lot...enough with some words, i love the analogy...and yes lot of people have a jar mouth and spill everything all out and made such a mess hahahahahaha....loved it M.J

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Mj Lemon 10 June 2017

Exactly, Soul! ! ! And you actually are right about how I got the idea....someone was talking non-stop and I was watching as that person poured peas out of a jar for dinner....I did the math, and got the idea. Thanks so much.

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Kevin Patrick 27 March 2017

A jar a vessel with potential to fill its contents but like a mind almost always empty thoughts are a jar Your filled with depth with just an inch, always detailed with just a line. My jars are filled with your brilliance. Fantastic M.J.!

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Mj Lemon 27 March 2017

Thank you so much, Kevin. And your Jar...just amazing!

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Lantz Pierre 18 January 2017

You couldn't possibly be from Tennessee, could you? Have a look at Wallace Stevens's poem, Anecdote of a Jar.

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Mj Lemon 28 January 2017

Thank you, Lantz. No, I am not from Tennessee, but I do have fond memories of visiting that great state. I'm about to discover Wallace Stevens....

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