My not so simple quest.

by Jenn   Apr 25, 2012


A Quest to find the words,
one's that would be heard.
450,000 words in my dictionary...
So many choices, but none are mine.

A Quest to find that moment,
the one that might define... Change everything.
86,400 seconds in a day, 31,556,926 in a year.
But no such moment have I found.

Just a few words.
Just a single moment.
Just my not so simple quest.

© 2012 Jennifer Nobles
Copyright claimed in chapters 7-10,
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  • 11 years ago

    by Xanthe

    "A Quest to find the words,
    one's that would be heard.
    450,000 words in my dictionary...
    So many choices, but none are mine."

    I absolutely love this. Really really clever. As Everlasting has said, saying the right words at the right time may be difficult, and no one usually does that. It shows that we are all imperfect lol. Beautiful, I especially enjoy the stanza I quoted above. Keep writing :)
    -X

  • 11 years ago

    by L

    A Quest to find the words,
    one's that would be heard.
    450,000 words in my dictionary...
    So many choices, but none are mine.

    ---You know, often times finding the right words is simply the most difficult thing in the world. There are many things that we can say and depending on how we say it will depend on how people will react. I like the way the author incorporated the 450000 in the dictionary by doing so it makes it more hmm lol I can't find the right word. It makes it more interesting? per se.
    or rather it sets a great example that we have so many words to look at but finding the right ones in all of those words is too difficult.

    A Quest to find that moment,
    the one that might define... Change everything.
    86,400 seconds in a day, 31,556,926 in a year.
    But no such moment have I found.

    ----yeah, saying the right words at the right time is a challenge, but seriously so many words, how do they expect us to find the appropriate ones, so I can understand the feeling. I remember hitting my head right after I finished saying something because I knew that I could have say it smoother or more kind.. or simply better.

    Just a few words.
    Just a single moment.
    Just my not so simple quest.

    ----YES!!! not a simple quest, everyone keeps saying all you have to do is say the right words at the right time and you are set... but seriously no one ever says that it's so hard to find them.

    This is another interesting poem, keep up the good work.

  • 11 years ago

    by Kitty Kurse

    I Liked it, it really is crazy how when your looking for something you just can't find it no matter how long you are given I like how you put in how many seconds were in a day, a year, and how many words were in the dictionary.
    5/5