Hoarfrost (Tanka)

  

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when we are obsessed

demanding knowledge of all

we lose the beauty

the hoarfrost in its glory

does not need explanation

~cie~

https://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2020/11/carpe-diem-1840-hoarfrost.html

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The Worlds Economy

Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love. - Morihei Ueshiba 

Moving Target (Hybronnet)

  

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it's hard to ever save enough

when the target keeps on moving

rising bills less income makes rough

each month more spending, more losing

some folk are really shallow

they think others really like

their fields dead, not even fallow

so deep in debt, they can't get right

the rich get rich, the poor stay poor

driven down till they can't get up

some only love the golden lure

laughing at those down on their luck

some people have only money

their lack of kindness unfunny

~cie~

"some people are so poor all they have is money"

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There Are No Others

Pretentious persons posing as pragmatists present the rumour that they hold a moral candle by which they shine their light, their ego, therefore are better placed to perpetuate hate and division. They take sides. Sides cause division. Division causes war. War brings death to us. Politics presents a pantomime which has nothing to do whatsoever with pursuing a path paved to a better future as the litter left is not of the left nor the right nor the centre. It is the detritus fall out of playboys and girls provoking pain and discord by suggesting Nation-states override humanity, override migration when moving about the globe, our planet, our world. All is a force of nature and as the pandemic proves you cannot beat nature. We have to live with the concepts we have created whilst all the time being aware of better ways, of promoting those better ways that have nothing to do with state systems. But those systems we have created exist. We cannot simply tear them down for if we did pain, wars, conflict, division, hate, class belief, poverty, pollution would rise up like a tidal wave to crush us. All we can do is respect each other. Respect the one who doesn't share your view. Respect the one who some would have you hate. Respect those who live in palaces even though such places have no value to you. For once you start decrying the other no matter who you think the other is you are then no better than the other you deride. Respect all but stay true to you.

DUTCHCORNER: Surrender

DUTCHCORNER: Surrender:   Prompt The eye of the hurricane for Poets and Storytellers United I consider myself a spiritual person, especially in nature I have some...

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“Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn't have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement, you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives.

The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband's hand, looking up at him as if to say, "You're my knight in shining armor." He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy.

The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, "I'd like to buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady stated the price. The man's wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man's lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady again stated the price. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus?

Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket." The man understood what was going on. He wasn't begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied; "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family."

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 that my dad gave away is what we were going to buy our own tickets with. Although we didn't get to see the circus that night, we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide. That day I learnt the value to Give. The Giver is bigger than the Receiver. If you want to be large, larger than life, learn to Give. Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. The importance of giving, blessing others can never be overemphasized because there's always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy by acts of giving.” ~ Katharine Hepburn