28 responses to “Wasted”

1. I loathe the word “nice”…almost as much as i’ve used it 😦 unsmiley

   • Nice is not very nice usually.

     • Too true…I will think on the “grin”.

     • Jock’s always telling me that nice means precise.

2. I love the idea of tending grins as we must flowers, lest they wither away. And yes, I too get so frustrated about wasted paint. 😦

   • Tending grins… that’s a lovely thought

3. I specially admire the opening with: The waste of sunshine ~

   Too bad on the ending ~ And I agree, too many shallow & empty greetings around ~ Thanks for hosting Bjorn ~

   • Yes there is too many false grins.

4. Empty words and watered grins — they are the stuff of pleasantries that hide what’s right beneath the surface. Peace, Linda

   • I think so too……

5. It amuses me that none of us have used the word as expected so far. I really like where you took it and:

   As watercolors blended
   into brown
   are pigmentation wasted.

   I know so well how to do that! Perfect metaphor.

   • I might have to do a second with a positive spin on grin.

6. 🙂 here’s friendly smile.

   • 🙂

7. “How are you?” and “Have a nice day” have unfortunately become words devoid of meaning

   • Indeed… empty words.

8. I loath “have a nice day”. I feel it’s as true a wish as when someone automatically says “God bless you” upon a sneeze. is a true a blessing from the speaker – just words.

9. I don’t much appreciate those empty greetings either. Good one, Bjorn!

10. I think sometimes things that people say that seem trivial are just attempts to be friendly, and we should not judge them too harshly for their attempts.

11. I think genuine smiles are better than those routine words. Your piece illustrated their emptiness.

12. I love the play of “similes” and how close it is, of course, to “smiles.”

13. I agree with Victoria about the way you have conveyed wasted words.

14. Well put!

15. Empty shallow platitudes, like today’s “Wassup?” have always left me cold, but actually, what the hell are you going to say as a greeting–did your wife let you out of the house wearing that tie–do you realized you missed some spots while shaving–why so serious? A bit of a conundrum.

16. Emptiness is too prevalent in today’s world!

17. I like the reference to water colors growing murky, as to all the empty greetings to have a nice day that is wished on you everywhere you go. However, what else could you say, without getting a lot of information you don’t really want to hear? Very good, Bjorn!

18. I like the imagery you use to illustrate this.

19. I just love “As watercolors blended
    into brown
    are pigmentation wasted.” and wasted sunshine…love the imagery in your poem, Bjorn!
    “How are you?” is another one that irks me…I mutter under my breath when the person says it in passing by quickly “Do you really want to know?”

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