Our online age
obsessed with
cash for clicks,
it’s too tempting
to abandon integrity
for influence
manipulating
anger, anxiety, envy
manufacturing
outrage, spite, fear
misrepresenting
reality, joy, truth
In my domain
of narrow
influence
I hope
to leave
an online footprint
leading to
kindness, compassion, truth
January craves sun’s cool embrace.February frost thaws as we chaseMarch steps into spring’s teasing song.April dances along, wakingMay in morning dew.June greets solstice sun anew.July heats up the pace, thenAugust showers relieve the place.September chills as nights grow cold,October leaves age red, orange, gold.November nip moves days indoors.December snow flutters… Write Tight Should it stay,…
My RulesThree rulesfor heroes: One:Standfor hardtruth.Especiallywhen it’sunpopular. Two:Protectthe vulnerable.Evenwhen itcosts youeverything. Three:Ignorecheap critics.They neverstep intothe fire. Why I Wrote This These are my three personal rules. I’m not claiming to live them out perfectly. Each one is something I return to, again and again, trying to do a little better. Standing for truth sounds simple…
Unraveling in solumn shrouded solitude,We retreat behind white-fenced fortresses,Shielding us from outdoor connectionsWhere sidewalks could lead to friendshipsNow lost in the void of personal space,Where we wither and hide. Deepening divides cut deep into heart spaces,In public parks and squares where silence now reigns.Pulling us from shared spaces, computer screen’s glow,The virtual worlds offer solitary…
I thoughtI was cleverthe first to postblank page ButI was notclever nor the first Lifewithout computerI would nothave knownand I wouldhave stillthoughtI was the mostcleverand first Butlife withcomputerallows me to adjustand editand altermy cleverthoughts
Formulas of similar standards guide their aim, Private labels borrow from big brands‘ brews. Stocked side by side, so subtly the same Retailers don their distinct disguise, Stocked side by side, so sublty the same. Even as whispers of quality occasionally arise. Private labels match or surpass inferiority’s claim, Generic gems rival branded royalty’s crowns….
Two books line my shelvesstanding as sentinels, spines setting patterns:To Kill a Mockingbird& Long Way DownMockingbird’s pages carry the weight of time,Scout’s world unravellingin front of her young eyes, glimpsing injustice’s guilty unkind grind.Yet Reynolds’ verse beats Will’s Long Way Down elevator’s somber descent,Echoing weight of streets’ cold crush.Each line stepsto heartbeat’s pace,In space betweengrief…