We could all be thought of as eccentric
Some people might think we are concentric,
Our actions and motions could be thought of as eccentric.
Everyone is different but everyone plays a part,
In the journey of life, we all give our hearts.
Be it the man in the local café,
Or the lady who visits often for a latte.
The young lad with the scruffy shoes,
Or the girl who often struggles to choose.
The animals in the countryside,
The farmer who walks along beside.
The rabbits and the butterflies,
Going about their business and the animals that hide.
So, all our eccentricities,
Contribute to all our intricacies.
The mind is so hard to understand,
But we all try to comprehend.
Is it fun to be eccentric?
Does it mean we are pedantic?
Does it mean we are so different?
Or just defined as specific.
Is standing out from the rest so bad?
Or is the fun better than the best we have had?
How do you earn the eccentric label?
Or is the term a fable?
We all play a different role in life,
Whether it’s a banker, a nurse or a good wife.
How we define ourselves, and want to be known,
For some of us, life gets us down.
Some of us in life, strive for more,
Maybe wishing and hoping to be adored.
Some of us are just happy as we are,
Having travelled the distance and knowing how far.
So is being eccentric really so bad,
To be a little different to be the party cad.
All of us are so unique, so special,
Just a thought from me to you.
Are we both eccentric?
Or are we just doing as we do?
In life there needs to be those that can make us laugh
To stand there just being a little daft.
Written in response to the Brew and Spew cafe word of the week – eccentric
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-Eugenia
Awesome poem! I love the rhyming and your flow, plus being eccentric is just being ourselves – right!? Thank you so much for joining in.
I wish you had a reblog button so I can share this piece with my followers. 🙂
Just muddling through life
Thankyou so much, I wish I had a reblog button too.. yes we are all eccentric.. in our own little ways.
lindasschaub
I love this poem – so many times poems don’t rhyme anymore or are Haiku – no wonder you liked my Night Before Christmas … it also rhymed. I kind of like being eccentric … when I was younger that was not as true, because you were afraid to be different from your peers … my mother would always say “why do you want to be like the rest of the crowd – be different!” Now, all these years later I want to say “you were right Mom!”
Just muddling through life
ha ha its good to be different! and yes I do love a poem that rhymes. I do not really understand Haiku. I think I need to read up on it, but there is a lot of poetry on here that does not rhyme.
lindasschaub
I agree with you – I don’t understand Haiku and I really don’t understand some other poetry either. I thought it was just me – nice to meet a person who is like-minded. What is your name?
Just muddling through life
I am Marian, I can see you are Linda. I googled haiku, it looks hard to learn.. it is nice to meet you too.
lindasschaub
Nice to meet you too Marian – I looked on your site and could not find your name, but might have just missed it or not looked in the right place. I think Haiku takes a lot to get your words, and number of words lined up – to me it would take away from the creative process. I like traditional rhymes better.
Just muddling through life
Sorry just typed loads and lost it, I’m not sure if my name is there, hadn’t thought about it. I much prefer traditional poetry too, I can’t get my head around haiku. I’m going to have to say goodnight. It is midnight here in the UK, hubby is snoring next to me. Lovely to meet you here. X
lindasschaub
I know it is hard having blogging friends in different time zones – I have several fellow bloggers in the U.K. and we rarely catch up except on weekends. So fellow bloggers on the West Coast are three hours behind and I am like you, staying up late as still “chatting” … I hate when you lose something after typing it – it’s so frustrating. Lovely to meet you here too Marian.
Just muddling through life
Yes the time zone is difficult. Goodnight, will chat again x
lindasschaub
Good night – we’ll catch up again. Get some sleep! It’s a new day already for you!
Just muddling through life
Ha ha yes it is, 12.06, goodnight
Just muddling through life
Sorry my photo is in the about me section of my blog, goodnight x
lindasschaub
I did see it as it matched your profile picture – perhaps I had missed your name, but I read about you starting your blog and starting a book as well, kids and a husband – you are a busy gal. I work from home, but worked on site for years, got laid off and hired back only part-time so started working from home – it is good as it made me begin a walking regimen, and then the blog … you take care.