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Reality Check

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Reality Check

I’m  withdrawing from the argument. I have no more opinions.
I abstain from giving voice to what I think to my few minions.
Thoughts fly swift and easy lately on the internet.
They are so filled with hate. How much more rancorous could they get?
Our fearful hateful leader might hem and haw and hem,
but the problem with such enemies is, they turn us into them!

My grass is fresh and verdant. Fresh flowers bloom every day.
I’ll watch them from my hammock and put politics away.
From the troubles of the world, I need a short vacation.
My back yard is so lovely, and nature an education
to stop and rest and notice all the pleasures of this life.
We need to take in all of it, not just the pain and strife.

I contemplate the garden, suspended in my nest.
Morrie jumps up to join me—an uninvited guest.
Suspended in my private world, I find no rancor there.
Just mariposas fluttering, suspended in the air
above the tabachine blossoms—a sort of meditation
better for my blood pressure than any medication.

I fall asleep and doze for hours. Awakening from my nap,
I try to rise and gently spill the small dog from my lap.
It’s feeding time for animals. I go to find the cats.
They swarm around my ankles, both for sustenance and pats.
It’s when I find the hummingbird they’ve left me like a treasure
that I’m reminded that all nature is a blend of pain and pleasure.

 

The prompt words today were abstain, verdant and swift. Here are the links:

https://fivedotoh.com/2018/09/15/fowc-with-fandango-abstain/
https://wo/rdofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/verdant/
https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/daily-addictions-2018-week-36/swift

Kammie’s Oddball Challenge, Sep 15, 2018

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We’d seen this old Cupid walking down the street the day before. Then he showed up at the local Wednesday street market. Luckily, he carried the arrow in his hand and never loaded the bow. I think the idea was that he was angling for tips.  Yes, I gave him one.

To play along or see more oddballs, go here:
https://nuthousecentral.wordpress.com/2018/09/13/kammies-oddball-challenge-9-13-18/

I Love These Questions on the Philosophy of Living Life. Come Play Along!!!

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These questions were posed from a guy named Bloke on this website. I give my answers to them, and I’m  waiting to see your answers to them as well!  https://aguycalledbloke.blog/2018/09/14/game-on-series-2-the-philosophy-of-living-life/

Daily Topic Subject – The Philosophy of  Living Life

Q1] What is your take on ‘free will?’ I think the free will we have is exercised through the decisions we make and our response to adversity in our lives.  We cannot always control the circumstances–only the way we respond to them.

Q2] We all ask ourselves at one time or another what is the point?  So what is the point to our existence? Kurt Vonnegut says we were born to this life to fart around.  I think there is more to it than that, but certainly a life with no farting around is not a life worth living.

Q3] What is your belief on fate and Karma? My Karma ran over my Dogma.

Q4] As a species, how do you think humans will become extinct or do you believe that we will not? I think humans as we know them will become extinct. We will either evolve radically to suit the world we’ve messed up so badly or disappear and re-evolve over another million years.

PQ5] What is your belief with regards the meaning of life? I think the meaning of life is one of discovery.. to discover through experience what we already know subconsciously but what we have become disconnected from.  I also think that when we treat others badly, it takes us further from our true selves. We really need to realize and appreciate our interconnectedness and responsibility for each other to be true to ourselves!!!

Q6] Ok, fess up, do you believe in aliens from outer space – is there really other life out there in the far reaching galaxies beyond our own? Yes, I do, and hope they might be our salvation.

PQ7] What is your best quote for ‘living life?’ Do unto others as you would have them do unto you if you were them!!!

Q8] What doesn’t kill us – makes us stronger – yes or no? Explain. Absolutely. If we respond to it as a learning experience rather than as something to embitter us.

Q9] What would you say have been your biggest successes in life? Learning to follow my intuition.

Q10] If you could find out the exact time and cause of your death – would you want to know? Absolutely not.  It would be like reading the ending of a book before you have finished the rest of the book.  I’ve always wanted to be surprised by the endings.

Q11] Is it more important to help yourself, help your family, help your society, or help the world? All are equally important and necessary.

PQ12] If humanity was put on trial by an advanced race of aliens, how would you defend humanity and argue for its continued existence? I don’t think I’d argue for all of humanity.  I think there really are people the world would be better off without.  For anyone really trying to be fair and inclusive of others, I’d say they are doing the best they can, given  their circumstances, but I believe many are not even trying to be fair. I would leave it up to them to defend themselves.

Q13]  What is the biggest waste of human potential? Hatred.

Q14] We often see those that write ‘what would you say to a younger you?’ However, what would you say today to a future you? I would say “I’m proud of you,” or “I’m sorry for what I made you into,” depending on my state at the time.

PQ15] Why do you think that as a species, humans need to believe in something? Be this religion, fate, karma, magical, mystique and so on. Because that is what puts the magic in our lives and without magic, life lacks flavor.

Q16] If we could not retain any of our memories – who would we be? Donald Trump?

Q17] Time is such an important part of our world, but do you think you would notice if time was altered in any way? I think time is being altered all the time.  I’m just amazed no one else notices.

Q18] How important is play in living a healthy and fulfilling life? Very very important.

Q19] With no laws or rules to influence your behavior, how do you think you would behave? I would probably drive faster but I think otherwise I’d act just the same.

PQ20] Are you deleting any questions, if so which ones? No way! I’ve enjoyed this too much.

Q21] Should euthanasia be legal? Why or why not? Yes. Because it is inhumane to force people to live in pain when we could relieve that pain. It should be their choice.

A Passion for Pink

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September Squares has “pink” for a prompt this month.  Here is the link. https://beckybofwinchester.com/2018/09/14/pink-september-squares-14/

Tea Party with The Little Mermaid. Take the Plunge!!

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The Little Mermaid has invited us all over for a cup of tea and the most delectable refreshment!  Try not to take too many cakes and to follow the rules of etiquette!  Here is the door to the party: https://thelittlemermaid09.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/join-in-the-fun-join-in-the-september-2018-tea-party/

Purple Daisies: Flower of the Day, Sep 13, 2018

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For Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.

A Misanthropic Anti-Creed

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The assignment was to write a 6-line alphabet poem that started each line with a letter of the alphabet in a 6-letter sequence.  I.E. abcdef, qrstuv, etc.  Being a creature of excess, I used the entire alphabet, forwards and backwards, ending with a final Z to boot, since the title began with an “A.”  Please note that this is the cynical rant of a misanthrope—not necessarily my own view.  And this is the only photo I could find in my album that smacked of high society.  Actually, it’s a photo of me and my date for the junior prom.

A Misanthropic Anti-creed

After all is said and done,
brotherhoo is not much fun.
Cliques are just a machination
Dumbing down imagination. 
Each misanthrope must find his own
Final method to disown
Galas thrown to feed the poor
Hawking excesses they abhor.
In jewels, ladies you could die of,
Jostling to catch the eye of
Kings of minor countries or
Lords who are the things of lore.
Meanwhile, gents in tux and tie
Nod to try to catch the eye
Of that next lady in Dior
Possessed of means to feed the poor.
Quickened now, they move to kill,
Ready to restore their till.
Society’s main charity
Trying for a parity
Under the understanding that
Verisimilitude is boring.
What’s important is just scoring
Xcess being all the norm
Yielding to those who most conform.
Zero, then, goes to the poor.
You must admit, they are a bore.
Xtravagence is what they come for.
Widows they won’t waste a crumb for.
Very likely that the starving
Urgently needing  this feast’s carving
Taste not one small bite of it,
Still hungry now in spite of it.
Rich charity spends what’s allowed on
Quality that draws the crowd on.
Pheasant under glass costs more.
Only beans left for the poor. 
Not a charitable hope
Mars ponderings of our misanthrope.
Let not one charitable thought
Knit his brow.With doubts it’s fraught.
Jarring thoughts are all he thinks
In between ironic winks.
Hear well the stories he might tell—
Gory threats of burning hell
For that well-heeled society
Eating up the profits of
Doubtful fund raisers of love.
“Charitize” to feed the poor,
But really serve their own needs more.
Ask the misanthrope at the door.
Zero is left to feed the poor!!!!

The dVerse Poets prompt is to write a 6 line alphabet phone, using 6 letters in sequence to begin lines.  Here is the link: https://www.blenza.com/linkies/links.php?owner=dversepoets&postid=12Sep2018&meme=12493

Mother’s Pocket

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Mother’s Pocket

“Not your average peddler,” my mom was heard to say,
as she paid him for the prism that she promptly tucked away—
her pocket an oasis where my hand would go to play
when other things went wrong or on a sunless, rainy day.

In her pocket I found magic things—smooth stones that were magnetic.
Pulling them apart calmed hands otherwise frenetic.
Cherry-flavored Lifesavers and pretzels clothed in salt.
If they vanished from her pocket, it never seemed a fault.

Words written on grains of rice, hankies trimmed in lace
that I liked to hold against my lips and arms and face.
Tiny detached doll heads to put upon one’s fingers.
The memory of their spirited dialogues still lingers.

But that magic prism was the best of all her treasure.
Once I drew it from her pocket, I kept it for my pleasure.
Still it sits upon my shelf where it invites my gaze,
still transmitting mother’s light on sunless rainy days.

The prompt words for today are oasis, prism, peddler and average. Here are the links:

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/09/13/rdp-thursday-oasis/

https://fivedotoh.com/2018/09/13/fowc-with-fandango-prism/

https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/09/13/peddler/

https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/daily-addictions-2018-week-36/average

Thursday Doors: Sep 13, 2018

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I love this door spotted at the Herradura tequila distillery in Tequila!!!

 

For the Thursday Doors prompt.

Coming up Daisies: Flower of the Day, Sep 12, 2018

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IMG_7308For Cee’s Flower of the Day.