#thelittleprince
On the last page, a question lingers around,
A little gem for the reading crowd.
“Look up at the sky,” the book does implore,
And you start to ponder what you read before.
“Has the sheep eaten the flower?” you ask yourself,
A cosmic riddle, revealing itself.
For in this thought, the universe sways,
And shifts our view in wondrous ways.
If the flower still stands - proud and untouched,
Is the sheep’s hunger forever unhushed?
Would it dream of petals, soft and sweet,
While munching on grass beneath its feet?
But if the bloom has met its fleecy fate,
Is the prince’s planet now desolate?
Would stars shine dimmer in the night,
Mourning the loss of that floral light?
No grown-up sees why this matters so,
But children understand the question’s glow.
In pondering sheep and flora’s dance,
We glimpse the magic of happenstance.
Perhaps in asking, we become more wise,
Seeing the world through children’s eyes.
For in life’s garden, strange and vast,
It’s wonder, not logic, that truly lasts.
So gaze at the heavens, mind roaming free,
Imagine the possibilities you might see.
But watch out for a question, horrific, yet deep:
What if the flower ate the sheep?
Aug 10, 2025
Aug 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM UTC
you can't see me
I'm invisible
but if you see
through the grass
then first you'll be
hypnotized by my eyes
yellow
and diamond
come stay
you may
I'll craw around you
observing
you look nice
but you're just a mice
Do you care?
Shall I spare
you?
so I bite
like a knife
but as gentle as I can
cause you're my friend after all
I bite
with two long teeth
down through your feet
I bite
but only if you want to return
like a 'home run'
as fast as death
speed with breath
just say my name
"Snake"
and say the word
"bite"
I be there...
Aug 2, 2025
Aug 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM UTC
look, and you will see
what you’re searching for
you already are
just deep inside you, not inside of me
it's not my opinion
that matters the most
no, then you will get lost
craving at all costs
it's yours to know if you're doing alright
deep inside
you know
for what the kid will bow
kindness it is
not egoism
for your own bliss
remember this
you can’t dismiss
"But the vain man did not hear him. Vain men never hear anything but praise."
--- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince
Jul 20, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM UTC
lighting the street
with one match near
one minute it burns
and night already turns
light off
60 seconds, gone
light on
repeat
and repeat
never cheat
orders are orders
routine it is
Oh, you already knew this?
you don't choose yourself
you take orders from someone else…
you have 60 seconds each time
to live
if that's really all you want to give
60 seconds
could be more…
only if you stand open for
60 seconds
step around that planet
and dance like Janet
"But the lamplighter kept on lighting. He was too faithful to ever question."
--- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince
Jul 20, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM UTC
the earth here
sees you as a thief
an animal with teeth
they won't look underneath
but the little kid
does not care
How are you? Yes, you, right there.
he sees you as a friend
or a teacher maybe
with life lessons daily
he tamed you
and you tamed him
majestic you are
protecting you will
you are everyone at once
with the right balance
Jul 20, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM UTC
his clothes like mint
blonde hair, blue eyes
living on a planet
with a flower
he needs to go
leaving her behind
thinking she doesn’t mind
meeting new people
on different planets
who only think about themselves
don't understand
how you can put your soul
on the shelf
and after all
what you have seen
you just don't want to be that mean
don't be like them
everyone but them…
homesick he became
cause now he can see
what he looked for
he already had
he just didn't realize that
a red rose
Jul 20, 2025
Jul 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM UTC
Solitary creature in the Wilderness
Scared of even those of your own Kind
Staying out of reach of those too Curious
Singing out at night your haunting Cry
Is there some great secret that you Know about
Try to keep the mystery you Must
Deep and sacred knowledge you would Show about
If only there were someone you could Trust
Can I tame them? Should I try?
Do they know the reason why
I Felt as though my heart could break
All for a common rose's sake
when Someone seems Unique in all the World to me
the Reason is the Time spent making Ties
for Only with the Heart can one the Truth perceive
Essential things are Hidden from the Eyes
Have they tamed me? Did they try?
Have they shown me the reason why
I Felt as though my heart could break
All for a common rose's sake
I Looked for wisdom but I found a Friend instead
Companionship I know was meant to Be
but Even so, all good things must soon Reach an End
my Dearest friend I will no longer See
They have tamed me, them have I
and Now I know the reason why
I Felt as though my heart would break
For Naught,
but my very own special Rose's sake
-for the Fox
Nov 3, 2018
Nov 3, 2018 at 3:57 AM UTC
And now here is my secret,
a very simple secret:
It is only with the heart
that one can see rightly;
what is essential is
invisible to the eyes.
Apr 9, 2018
Apr 9, 2018 at 4:06 PM UTC
"There's a flower. . . I think she's tamed me"
Oh, be like the little prince, won't you?
You took me to see the stars
I didn't know then that he was up there
Its my favorite story, you told me
About a fox and rose and sheep and a little prince
So when we left each other again, I went and read your story
He was the only boy in the world for the fox
And she was the only flower in the world to him
Oh, how this is too often neglected
I am waiting for you, my little prince
Oh, won't you tame me?
We can laugh with the stars and hear the bells
Has the sheep eaten the flower or not?
Mar 27, 2018
Mar 27, 2018 at 10:40 PM UTC
"You don’t fall in love like you fall in a hole.
You fall like falling through space. It’s like you jump off your own private planet to visit someone else’s planet. And when you get there it all looks different: the flowers, the animals, the colours people wear.
It is a big surprise falling in love because you thought you had everything just right on your own planet, and that was true, in a way, but then somebody signalled to you across space and the only way you could visit was to take a giant jump. Away you go, falling into someone else’s orbit and after a while you might decide to pull your two planets together and call it home. And you can bring your dog. Or your cat. Your goldfish, hamster, collection of stones, all your odd socks. (The ones you lost, including the holes, are on the new planet you found.) And you can bring your friends to visit. And read your favourite stories to each other.
And the falling was really the big jump that you had to make to be with someone you don’t want to be without. That’s it.
P.S. You have to be brave."
Sep 2, 2015
Sep 2, 2015 at 1:32 AM UTC
I am a little prince
Living on a planet
Far too small for you to see
Here is a million stars
But a single flower
To spend all the sunsets with.
Bussinessmen and Tippler's words
They sound as I'm left by birds
With a friend to
Forever last.
And if I could make you mine
You say there's one last goodbye
For you and me
To get past.
What if I didn't care
Would the tress out-grow me?
And sheeps eat my little rose?
Being old is to count
Everything that matters
Grown-ups they're all too weird.
A lamplighter lights the fire
A man lives by his desire
A prince has tamed a fox
'cause his heart is enough.
But now I have to leave
To my little planet
I think someone there needs me.
May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014 at 10:21 AM UTC