what isn't said
at times
speaks so loudly
a look, a gesture
and the deal is off
or on, as may be
overdone interest
invites distance
nearly every time
step up carefully
watch where you're going
and mind the gap
at times
speaks so loudly
a look, a gesture
and the deal is off
or on, as may be
overdone interest
invites distance
nearly every time
step up carefully
watch where you're going
and mind the gap
8 comments:
Well said, I especially like, "what isn't said at times speaks so loudly".
Yep, it's the gaps that get you!!
Re the two recent posts... As always, interesting insight, and a nice snippet about the boy eating pizza. Reminds me of German 101, the remnants of which haunt me when, out of the blue, I get the urge to say "Ich spreche Deutsch nicht" (I speak German not), but more often just the "Ich", which I think sounds good.
Your lines "overdone interest invites distance nearly every time"... prescient.
and the gaps seem to be getting wider
liked this
You've got me humming the jingle, "Fall into the Gap" on this one.
It's all so very true.
Does anyone ever master human nature? I guess we just all die trying huh?
Very well put steve.
vaughn - deafening, at times
pat - fresh gaps, daily it seems, and sometimes unannounced!
ryan - the ich does sound great, doesn't it? Either hard or the softer (southern?) pronounciation. Aber ich spreche nicht zufiel, und muß ein Wörterbuch benutzen.
The habit of overdoing is puzzling, but so far is difficult to undo (underdo?).
floots - yes - it's not clear to me why it must be so, and so very hard for ones who fall through the cracks.
queen neetee - my searches for this tune fell short (though it's surely well known). We do keep trying - I have to tell you that I am consistently impressed by your encouraging, thoughtful comments.
I think a piece on undone interest would be interesting. Would undone interest invite closeness?
ryan - I think underdone interest is sometimes used effectively by sales people to give interest a chance to develop...especially on large purchases. But maybe in those cases the interest was already there, and needed to be nurtured.
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