GENIUS

Louis Gibbs

 

Minds that reach beyond this realm

Creating gifts of pure genius

All dance with shades

Of madness.

  • Author: Louis Gibbs (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 30th, 2017 08:24
  • Comment from author about the poem: Mad prophets ... Mad scientists ... Mad poets ... Here's to us all and the gifts we bestow!
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 48
  • Users favorite of this poem: dusk arising, malubotelho, poetboy5454.
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  • orchidee

    The fine line between genius and madness? Now, I reckon you had me in mind for one, when writing this. heehee. Good write L.

    • Louis Gibbs

      Thank you my mad friend!

    • lasergraph

      Thin line between genius and madness. I see it crossed a lot. Thanks for sharing.

      • Louis Gibbs

        Indeed, we have seen it crossed a lot! Thank goodness for the gifts it has produced for mankind.

      • Michael Edwards

        Not sure about madness but I'm called eccentric - and I quite like it but I don't know why ...!

        • Louis Gibbs

          I like 'eccentric' too. Much better than 'nuts'! Thanks, Michael.

        • WL Schuett

          Lol I liked this poem ...

          • Louis Gibbs

            Then you are definitely in suspicion of being mad ... congratulations! Thanks, WL.

          • FredPeyer

            Love your poem, Louis!
            And I think you are right, we all must be at least a little bit mad spending untold hours writing and reading poems. Then patting each other on the back for a job well done! But you know what? I like being mad this way! 🙂

            • Louis Gibbs

              Wouldn't have it any other way myself! Cheers my mad friend.

            • myself and me

              I love this new definition about "Genius".
              A "mad" writing.

              • Louis Gibbs

                Don't know how new it is, but it seems to fit the poet's state of being quite well. Thanks for your input, m&m!

              • TN96

                A little bit of madness is what makes life worth living.

                • Louis Gibbs

                  I concur completely! Thanks, TN96.

                • charlotte black

                  you caught me in such few words- beautiful work!

                  • Louis Gibbs

                    Thank you for reading and commenting so kindly, Charlotte.

                  • dusk arising

                    Profound words! Really good read. Goes into my favourites

                    • Louis Gibbs

                      I am flattered, indeed! Thanks so much, da.

                    • malubotelho

                      For me I'm still such a very normal person. But I recognize that if you think you are mad is because you are not. The really, really mad person don't know they are mad. So we are only on the early stage. We still need to work hard. I love your words and got them for me. Brilliant write.

                      • Louis Gibbs

                        Thanks for your comment, Malu, and for saving it as a fav!

                        • malubotelho

                          Welcome

                        • Goldfinch60

                          Very true, all geniuses verge on the edge of madness. Good write Louis.

                          • Louis Gibbs

                            Thanks so much, Goldie!

                          • Seek

                            And as some writer who I forget wrote about the pleasures of being mad known only to madmen. Your poem makes me yearn for madness! The happy variety for sure! I know there is a streak of that in me, no matter how subtle: I prefer being alone than being surrounded by hordes of sane people, lol. Thanks for sharing that gem.

                            • Louis Gibbs

                              Where in the world do you find hordes of sane people? From my observations we are all mad in our own way. I appreciate your kind comment, Seek!

                              • Seek

                                They are sane because they see themselves that way, lol. They would really get mad if you called them insane and therein lies the insanity.

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