Existential Evanescence
for Paul's Favorite & Least Favorite Word Challenge
Favorite:
Evanescence
The eventual & inevitable fate of all
At least this side of eternity.
.
Least:
Existence
To merely exist
Is to wish for evanescence.
About the Creator
Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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Comments (45)
Nicely Done. Congrats on Top Story.
This poem offers a sad perspective on the fleeting essence of life and is both thought-provoking and highly touching.
I love the repetition of e words in both stanzas: evanescence, eventual, inEvitable, eternity in the first; and existence, exist, evanescence in the second. Your favorite word - 4 syllables defended by a total of 4 e words, your least favorite 3 syllables and justified by 3 e words. Evanescence appeared in both stanzas and the existence is repeated in the 2nd with the word hidden in its core - exist. This structure powers both the rhythm of the poem and the meaning, making it very special indeed. My question is simple. Did you do this consciously or unconsciously? This is a truly wonderful poem, Randy. I'm sorry I missed it the first-time round. Congratulations on Top Story! Richly deserved!
Congrats on TS. Nice job!
Congrats on Top Story!🥳🥳🥳
Such a thoughtful beautiful and straight to the heart account of two words that reflect each other yet embrace like yin and yang.
Coming back to say congratulations on top story!
You have brought us a nature-related idea. Congratulations and thank you.
I don't know~ Evanescence has a good band, though. Sorry, I had to. I do agree with your poem; evanescence is one of my favorite words as well. Congrats on Top Story!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congrats on the Top Story! The opposition of these words was well-expressed!
Oh what is this? Totally delayed! Congrats Randy!!
oh I like how you did his one. straight to the point with a clear line dividing the words. Well deserved congratulations
Congrats on the belated Top Story!! 😁
Nice to see this finally getting the recognition it deserves! Congrats on a stunning Top Story!
Boom! And just like that you have captured us all. Congratulations on your well-deserved top story
Nice. This was clever as I would expect.
And yet here we all are, trying to be remembered.
Great challenge and great words! The cotton is clearing from my head...seeing things that were there all along but where? *Published 20 days ago???* 😳
Accurate!
Evanescence is a smashing word!
I love these word choices, Randy! I really love "Evanescence" as well 🥹
This is so poignantly beautiful, yet a little sad. Evanescence is such a lovely word for such a painful meaning. We have to do our best existence before we evanesce. Makes one think on it.
Existence is pure torture without some resemblance of meaning
Pure authentic!!!💕❤️❤️