Martin K™

Daily Poem: Prospect Of Error

Monday, January 9, 2012 2:32:21 PM

I write
Therefore I err
If I refrained from writing
I would less likely err
But erring is human
And I belong to this species of
Classified human
Therefore I err

I need no remedy
To avoid errors
For I do not fear erring
Not anymore
Since the accident I have stopped worrying
About errors and fails
I know it is futile and in vane
To fear the prospect of error
Though erring sometimes can be fatal
Pain and suffering
Also reigns in prosper times

Alas, my lass, my lady
Go and err and err in pride well knowing
That all will end in blood
Or in utter silence
As you make that last error

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Comments

Darkogdare # Monday, January 9, 2012 9:17:08 PM

Rerun as reset?

Carlo GrassiniCarloFon # Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:32:17 AM

err

Mad Scientistqlue # Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:20:50 AM

er?

Dark FurieFurie # Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:42:15 AM

Rerun as in begin again. Doesn't have to go the same way this time though.

Martin K™Aqualion # Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:31:11 PM

Originally posted by Furie:

Rerun as in begin again.

Exactly. Like in any other video game there are plenty of chances to start over again. Guess, what I wanted to say with the above is that there is no shame in giving up to start over again. It's giving up and not trying again that is a little iffy. Not that it is altogether wrong to just give up, but if it is within the window of opportunity one should try at least a few times again.

That and the obviously amusing sound of the intransitive verb 'err'.

'To err' might suggest other than just making a mistake, it might also refer to violation of an accepted standard of conduct.

So, it is not an entirely bad thing to err.

Edward Piercyedwardpiercy # Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:01:36 PM

Like it very much.

Mistakes will come into play. I am reminded of something that Isabel posted on her Facebook page -- "You can never make the same mistake twice. Because the second time around it's a choice."

But of course being human we tend not to learn.

Spaggyj # Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:06:19 AM

Ah, I like this one more.

Carlo GrassiniCarloFon # Friday, January 13, 2012 4:25:33 AM

Error leads to corrections. It is necessary. Do we know how many failed attempts at flight there have been? I don't. Birds conquered air and we have finally achieved flight but not before thousands of failed attempts. Error is built into the exploration of invention.
Embrace error!