Jim Bennett on the
great thoughts
these days
I often have
great thoughts
thinking things
that others only
think of thinking
but me I think them
I dare to think
great unthinkable
thoughts
and one of them
was how to
think about these
thoughts
and their greatness
and how they
can be captured
for posterity
so I thought about
framing them
like the masterpieces
that they are
frame
the thought bubble
and hang it
so now when
I feel a great thought
emerging
I take an empty frame
hold it at arm's length
think the thought
into a perfect shape
that the frame
can hold
and there it stays
lodged where others can stare
wonder, share and contemplate
the thought
now I have
great thoughts
more often than before
and they can be visited
and revisited
as they hang
at great cost
on gallery walls
around the world
the great thought’s
energy
contained within
an otherwise
empty picture frame
but hung and called
GREAT THOUGHT
followed by a number
to remind me
of the one great thought
I really had
© Copyright Jim Bennett 2006