Poet’s Note:
This piece came from a challenge by our very own Doggrel Dave — and I am a sucker for a challenge. So you can thank him for this! ๐คฃ
This piece came from a challenge by our very own Doggrel Dave — and I am a sucker for a challenge. So you can thank him for this! ๐คฃ
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First published on tristanrobertlange.com, December 13, 2025.
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Thank you Dave and Tristan for this. Amazing unwinding a bent course as is life itself and truth too. This must have been an incredible amount of work. Loved it Tristan a fave
Soren, that means more than you know. Thank you so much for walking it with meโฆfor seeing the bend as part of the truth...and for the fave. And, yes, this was a beast to write, let alone publish online! ๐คฃ Thanks again, my friend! ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
Well deserved and most welcome
We know some one(s) - are they lost in a labyrinth, or what are they up to?! We can't answer that! lol. Ol' Tom's on a knitting programme in the UK - he would be!
Indeed, in fact, if you look close enough to the labyrinth above, you'll see where he be stationed!. Wait...don't do that!!! ๐คฃ
Very cool In every way ๐น
Thank you, dearest Teddy! It was...fun?...to write. ๐ All jokes aside, it was fun, in frustrating kind of way! ๐คฃ ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
Indeed, brilliant work.๐
Yay! Thank you for your praise and for your fave, my dear friend. Glad it delivered! ๐ ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
Wow. Nice work.
Thank you, Thomas! Glad it delivered, my friend! ๐ ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
Don't bother to thank me - all the work, the prodigious work Tristan, came from you. Brilliant.
With respect to the path you took, I cheated in the labyrinth, jumped over 'lazy person' and resumed my path to the centre at 'Humility teaches us ....... limited capacity... to know all things' and from there leapt straight to the centre. Thanks once more for the format which allowed me to make those leaps so easily....๐๐โบ๏ธ
My friend, thank youโฆyour reading of it honestly completes the piece for me. The fact that you could jump, linger, and land wherever you did tells me you had fun engaging it. My gratitude to you, Dave! Besides, we all know cheaters (and, worse, 21st century oblivious mobile device walkers) exist at Chartres too! ๐คซ ๐คฃ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
Your work there is a marvel, Tristan. ๐
Years ago, before PCs I, wishing to impress a current infatuation of mine concocted a spiral utilising compass and some freehand. Having got the structure right I had to fit the message. Time and energy must have been a fraction of yours, butโฆ
PS: Turns out she was singularly unimpressed, my infatuation unrequited.๐ฅฒ
Well, that ending sucks! Sorry to hear that, Dave. Sadly, I too can relate to unrequited love, though. As for the the spiral poem, wow, I can only imagine the time THAT took. Sounds cool as hell, though...so clearly she had no taste. What can we say? ๐คทโโ๏ธ Anywho, thanks again, Dave!
Well done to you both, awesome work.
Faith, how many connotations can this relate to.
I suppose life really is a labyrinth when you think about it.
Some go in but never come out, for others it's an adventure.
For truth, don't go seeking others, seek it yourself.
My friend, thank you for this thoughtful reflection. Faith, truth, adventure, and self-seeking all intertwine here just as they do in life. Your words echo exactly why I was drawn to Dave's labyrinth poem idea in the first place. I appreciate this deeply, Paul. ๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐๐
fun to read lol
Thank you so much, Haleigh! Much appreciated, my friend! ๐น๐ค๐๐ฏ๏ธ๐ฆโโฌ
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