On Poetry … by Susi Bocks
Inspired by Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Surreal & Reena’s Exploration Challenge #225
my muse leads me down a magical path
into a land of the surreal
yet laced within reality
thoughts of wisdom emerge
intertwined in the insanity
a balance of this and that
finding meaning in words
gives us precious guidance
poetry is insight given and paths taken
Welcome back! PROMPT #225 Image Credit: Okalinichenko What does this image inspire in you? Let it all flow out. Create order in what appears to be disorder. Please give due credit to the artist. There is no restriction on length or format of the piece. There is no last date either, unless you wish to … Continue reading Reena’s Xploration Challenge #225
She’s accused of being unsocial. They spare no opportunity to blame her for indifference or breaking rules set by others. She understands the reason for animosity is a personality difference, but does not understand what stops them from minding their own business. Another accusation flies, another shard cuts her soul, another day brings in a … Continue reading Right to Be
Ethics ….by Indira
PROMPT#224
1.
2. Quote
Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do, and what is right to do.
Peter Stewart
Choose one or both, and write whatever comes to mind.
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Oscillating
like a
pendulum
between
what I have a right to do
and
what is right to do
justice is delayed
the mad wolves
roaming free
harming many
the solution is simple
like mad dogs
they must be shot dead
but
do I have the right to do
even if it is
the right thing to do
The setting is the same as it was years ago. A meal for two, a phone that cannot be put on mute and a mind ready to devour a story….. Televisions are passe. Netflix can be accessed from any screen. What if the phone rings? Hit the Pause button, tell the caller about the excitement … Continue reading Times change, not temperaments
Looking back is futile with miles ahead to go if you want forward movement you need to go with the flow Looking back gives insights into paths you did not take what could’ve been done better and your destiny remake Looking back is analysis to be done from a distance don’t let whirlpools pull you … Continue reading Looking back
I wrote a thing in response to several prompts. DVerse Poetics: A Little Repetition. Day 5.
Why is it so difficult to write
A poem,
Any poem,
When one needs to?
Because this prompting —
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surreal -what I failed to seeas coming -ticking clocksremind of failuresin judgement - Boomeranging https://amanpan.com/2022/04/05/eugis-weekly-prompt-surreal-april-5-2022/
I don't see shades of absorption I live life with limitations of vision season's colors, different hues yet what I feel creates values for lifetimes it's a matter of perception that becomes high inspiration for masses they show you orange, suppress blue Black, white are a canvas untrue -illusions they want to crush me with … Continue reading Blindfolded Masses
transitoriness with a promise of recurrence -seasons promise coveted comfort I let fleeting thoughts become algorithms for future on familiar grounds change disturbs catches me unprepared with suitable clothing or temperature controls A new thought strikes I don’t have decoding software Catastrophe… Reject it… https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/04/dverse-monday-quadrille-149-tis-the-season/
