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“A grave is a rut with the ends kicked out.” Earl Nightingale
Mono Tony
He left his grey house
and took his grey life
to the grey building
where he worked in a grey office,
and stifled boredom with
the random interference of yawns,
and watching the spinning pinwheel
of death on his screen,
the only colour in his day,
as the computer mimicked his life.
He took dull reports
and dulled them down
with such exquisite precision
into a dull summary
after which he returned to
his grey house and
his grey life,
yearning for colour.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
I think I know Mono Tony. I think I may be him some days. Ho Hum.
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I think there are aspects of him for all of us to account for. Thank you for reflecting.
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Your posts often encourage reflection. A compliment to you.
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Well written, Paul! So true, and with the modern electronic life its not better. Michael
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Yes, life is getting faster but not better.
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🙂
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“He’s a real nowhere man…” So sad, isn’t it?
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Yes, I’ve encountered a few too many.
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Bet you have, and had to listen to them kindly, too
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Yes, I’ve been there fro many, but the most important have been the loners, the one’s with no family. The other is being with them as they die.
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What a task, but what a mercy.
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Yes, mercy all round really.
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You are a truly heartfelt servant of the divine.
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Well I wouldn’t say that, but thank you for your kind words.
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😚
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Is that Winter talking. I can’t wait for Spring and the snow and ice to go. I like the tone of the poem…….or do I.
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That grey tone? No way, you want colour.
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I doubt that is an unusual occurrence.
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No, I’ve worked with a few like that, stuck in the drudge.
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Great title!
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Ah, thank you for getting it.
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You are most welcome! It was very clever!
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🙂
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Excellent, Paul!
Maybe they will bury him in a grey coffin.
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Lol, that would sure be the natural progression. Thank you Tom.
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very powerful writing … life is what we make it and if we want to wallow in monotony or misery so be it … I choose colour ❤
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Good choice, and thank you Kate :0
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always welcome Paul 🙂
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🙂
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yearning for colour, we all do sometimes.
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Yes, I think it’s very human to yearn for colour.
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have you ever seen this? i used to have a small cutout of the article taped up to my cubicle cabinet. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/working-stiff/
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Lol, I must move around more. Hadn’t seen that one, the ingenuity and opportunism in the media is astounding.
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Totally Brilliant–you amaze me every time!
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Mono Tony – sounds like something my father would come up with. He always called me Abby, Abby Normal, or Maggie – Maggie Mason. Well done, btw.
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That’s a really sad life. Brilliant poem, Paul.
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Thank you so much Winnie – yes a sad, and real life for too many.
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You’re welcome, Paul
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Poor he.
You have portrayed daily routine of millions.
I am sure he can use a pinch of magic and make his gray mono tony in cheerful monotony.
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You’d hope so, I couldn’t bear it myself, but I know several people in that situation, horrible. Thank you Rupali.
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We all can relate I guess! The monotony is really destructive!
Thank you for sharing such a piece! 👍
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you 🙂
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Awww he definitely needs to be embraced by a warm and colorful hug!😊 ❤️
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There’s a few out there that need colourful hugs for sure.
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I agree 😊❤️
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🙂
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Oh so true for so many who lose the colour of being alive and not just living.
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Yes indeed
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Fantastic, Paul!
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Very kind, thank you Punam
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My pleasure!
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Tony may be very dull but your creativity in this was delicious, Paul! 🙂
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Yes, o not to be like Tony! Thank you Susi, much appreciated.
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🙂
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A depressing truth for some
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Yes, we’ve seen a bit of that about.
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