Brother, there’s
no bother being
well behaved
and kind
if you are,
like you,
a tiny bit inclined
to be a better
being
for another,
but brother,
please first befriend
yourself
and let any boiling
rage subside,
and find the sage
of staying silent.
Francis Bacon
De hosts the quadrille at dVerse with the word being bother, Total number of words has to be 44. Hope to see you around.
April 19, 2021
Björn Rudbergs writings 
I enjoyed the play on brother/bother, and the advice is something we should all heed, Björn.
This packs a punch Bjorn. And you always find the best artwork.
Yes, I agree. Also love that brother/bother word play. Befriending oneself first, and loving oneself first too, is important. Happy spring to you Bjorn!!!
Great advice Bjorn
‘first befriend
yourself
and let any boiling
rage subside’
Nowadays when I’m confronted with rage, I think about the self-loathing which gives rise to it.
I LOVE the Bacon painting.
sound advice and I love how the words slip the stanzas so that it comes out in a hesitant unpreachy friendly advice kind of way. Such a clever response to the prompt too
This is absolutely stellar writing, Bjorn! I love the wordplay on brother/bother 🙂 one must befriend himself first indeed, and let the rage subside. 💝💝 Fabulous artwork too!
“first befriend yourself,” great message.
I like what Laura said, about it coming out as friendly advice. I think there’s more involved in rage than self-loathing but the advice is sound. A whistling teapot over the flame too long will dry out and crack into pieces.
Nice on Bjorn
Much💛love
Oh but we could all heed this advice of the sage. Why be such a bother to our brother and sister? Love this, Björn.
This play of brother and bother works very well.
befreinding oneself is always good advice
I love the alliteration!
The sage of silence is a very striking image.
Yeah, I opened with a brother, too, Bjorn. I wish my work measured up to yours, though. Outstanding!
Okay, first of all – this is simply TRUE. Secondly, I did not see this twist coming! Well done, Björn!
❤
David
A truth worth telling over and over. Restraining ourselves is a key to all good things.
Yes, if only more people would bother ☺️
perfect pic for your very wise words!
“The sage of being g silent”. Yes,
Good advice.
such wisdom in 44 words
This is so true… we must deal with ourselves instead of just letting it all hang out and going ballistic on everyone.
and let any boiling rage subside,
and find the sage of staying silent.
Love a piece of good advice like this, Bjorn! Just stay silent to cool off the rage. A cooling-off makes one act rational after that!
Hank
Wow!
“to be a better
being
for another,
but brother,
please first befriend
yourself”
Such sage words!
bother/brother – great word play
befriend yourself to befriend others.
You’ve said so much in 44 words.
This is clever take on the probe. The words cut deep.
Such gently given advice. Very nice.
A good lesson here Bjõrn. Nice one.
Pat
Philosophy for all … I salute you, Bjorn.
Excellent advice for all of us, and I LOVE this line:
“a tiny bit inclined
to be a better
being
for another”
May we all just do this!
Brilliant wordplay, and sound advice, really enjoyed reading this, thank you
A little nugget of truth and sage advice indeed. You are a master of twists in your poems. Well written.
I adore this! I’m a new poet on WordPress and I have noticed a lot of dVerse poems that are so good! I’d love to write my own takes in poetry.
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