Right Sized for Just Enough

All of us fish in one pond

The house I’m building in my head
Is either very small
Or big so it excludes no one,
An ark that holds us all.

But since I don’t know everything
And others would build, too,
That fancy house would have to be
Quite small–just what will do.

Linked to dVerse Poetics hosted by Sara McNulty with the prompt “DIY building”.

Photo by the author, “All of us fish in one pond”

Author: Frank Hubeny

I enjoy walking, poetry and short prose as well as taking pictures with my phone.

49 thoughts on “Right Sized for Just Enough”

    1. The fish are from a botanic garden we visit. I guess the location of the small house in my mind would have to be in an area where there were botanic gardens and forest preserves. We sort of live in that situation now.

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    1. I agree. After posting, I realized I didn’t define what “enough” was. If the surrounding environment is nice, the house could be quite small.

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  5. i like the phrase “excludes no one” and that’s what a home should be, a space for everyone, the cosy in the feeling the occupants create with one another, this is a happy home.

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    1. Those Hobbit homes in the Shire from The Lord of the Rings look to be about the right size and that is only because the Shire seemed like a pleasant place to live. Thanks!

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  7. My wife & I have had an empty nest for a decade, but sometimes a child + hubs & kids, will move back for a time, while houses see, or vacations are had, I figure, for the prompt, dream big & assume if I had the dough to build it, I’d have staff to clean it.

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    2. I like your tree house and dome approach. I was originally thinking big and then it occurred to me: someone will have to clean this, but that’s what staff is for. Where we live now is probably perfect. It’s a well-built town home and the neighborhood has a large library, botanic garden, forest preserves, cafes, restaurants, shops, parks, good internet and there’s this rather large lake a bicycle’s ride away.

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    1. I don’t know why I included that picture of those fish. I think it was because they looked crowded but happy together at home in their pond. Thanks for the DIY building prompt!

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    1. I was originally going for mansion, but then I thought of the maintenance and security issues and I felt I’d rather spend time making it a home. Thanks!

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    1. My two favorite places to live, based on the movies, is the Hobbits’ Shire and that tree in Avatar. They seemed to be minimal dwellings in friendly locations.

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