In A Nutshell #59

February 16, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Inspiration, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Boomerang, Inspiration, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 10 Comments

If we listen, we are heard

If we impart knowledge, we learn

If we show respect, we earn respect

If we care, we are cared for

If we give freely, we receive tenfold

If we are a friend, we have friends

If we lift others’ spirits, we feel joy

If we give love, we are loved

If we cultivate hope, it takes root in us

If we share our blessings, we are blessed

What
GOES around
Really does
COME around

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Boomerang

In A Nutshell #58

January 16, 2020sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Politics, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Nothing, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary 10 Comments

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Nothing

In A Nutshell #57

November 15, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary Tags: Climate, Incompetent, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary 10 Comments

With so many
Living in
The State of Denial

Concerning
Climate change

Those inhabiting
The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly
May go down

Tethered to
The Ship of Fools

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Incompetent

In A Nutshell #56

July 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry Tags: Change, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 5 Comments

Out with
The
Old
In with
The
New

Changes
Now
Plentiful
Rather
Than
Few

Once
Relevant
Fades
Like fresh
Morning
Dew

Past
Choices
Simple
All
Reason
Outgrew

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Change

In A Nutshell #55

July 14, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Quotes, Words Tags: Marble, Quotes, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 8 Comments

“Most people
are
on the world,
not in it…
have no conscious
sympathy or relationship
to anything about them…
undiffused,
separate
and rigidly
alone
like marbles
of polished stone,
touching
but
separate.”

-John Muir-

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Marble

In A Nutshell #54

May 18, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Poetry, Reflection, Virtual, Word of the Day 8 Comments

One day
When the vast majority
Of people
Live primarily
In a virtual world

Perhaps
The small minority
Clinging
Tenaciously
To reality

Will be deemed
Mentally ill

Word of the Day – Virtual

In A Nutshell #53

April 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Lackluster, Poetry, Reflection, Word of the Day 8 Comments

Daily routine
It’s
Safe to
Say

Can
Keep surprises
Well at
Bay

Bringing efficiency
Though
It
May

A lackluster
Life
The price to
Pay

Word of the Day – Lackluster

In A Nutshell #52

April 15, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Wait 9 Comments

Patience
Can be
A
Scarce commodity
In a
Self-centered
Instant gratification
World

But
How does one
Learn, bond,
Gain
Wisdom
And
Build character
Without
It?

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Wait

In A Nutshell #51

April 1, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Fool, Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection 16 Comments

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Fool

In A Nutshell #50

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Social Commentary, Words Tags: Poetry, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Reflection, Social Commentary, Thief 11 Comments

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Primetime
Detritus
At our feet
It
Lays

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Tales of
Destruction
Death and
Decay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Heart wrenching
Violence
And
Dishonesty
Dismay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Our
Peace
Of mind
Chiseled
Away

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Thief

If we listen, we are heard

If we impart knowledge, we learn

If we show respect, we earn respect

If we care, we are cared for

If we give freely, we receive tenfold

If we are a friend, we have friends

If we lift others’ spirits, we feel joy

If we give love, we are loved

If we cultivate hope, it takes root in us

If we share our blessings, we are blessed

What GOES around Really does COME around

Nothing Was the least They could Do

A proven policy Through And Through

Denial and Complacency Together Grew

Bipartisan agreement Without Me and You

Placing All living things In the balance Too

Nothing Was the least They could Do

With so many Living in The State of Denial

Concerning Climate change

Those inhabiting The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly May go down

Tethered to The Ship of Fools

Out with The Old In with The New

Changes Now Plentiful Rather Than Few

Once Relevant Fades Like fresh Morning Dew

Past Choices Simple All Reason Outgrew

“Most people are on the world, not in it… have no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them… undiffused, separate and rigidly alone like marbles of polished stone, touching but separate.”

-John Muir-

One day When the vast majority Of people Live primarily In a virtual world

Perhaps The small minority Clinging Tenaciously To reality

Will be deemed Mentally ill

Daily routine It’s Safe to Say

Can Keep surprises Well at Bay

Bringing efficiency Though It May

A lackluster Life The price to Pay

Patience Can be A Scarce commodity In a Self-centered Instant gratification World

But How does one Learn, bond, Gain Wisdom And Build character Without It?

The folly of youth Is that it thinks It already has The answers, But won’t listen To anyone who Actually does

The folly of old age Is that it has known The answers For so long, It refuses to concede When they change

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Primetime Detritus At our feet It Lays

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Tales of Destruction Death and Decay

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Heart wrenching Violence And Dishonesty Dismay

The thief It Stalks us Day by Day Our Peace Of mind Chiseled Away

What
GOES around
Really does
COME around

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

A proven policy
Through
And
Through

Denial and
Complacency
Together
Grew

Bipartisan agreement
Without
Me and
You

Placing
All living things
In the balance
Too

Nothing
Was the least
They could
Do

With so many
Living in
The State of Denial

Concerning
Climate change

Those inhabiting
The Realm of Reality

Unwittingly
May go down

Tethered to
The Ship of Fools

Out with
The
Old
In with
The
New

Changes
Now
Plentiful
Rather
Than
Few

Once
Relevant
Fades
Like fresh
Morning
Dew

Past
Choices
Simple
All
Reason
Outgrew

“Most people
are
on the world,
not in it…
have no conscious
sympathy or relationship
to anything about them…
undiffused,
separate
and rigidly
alone
like marbles
of polished stone,
touching
but
separate.”

One day
When the vast majority
Of people
Live primarily
In a virtual world

Perhaps
The small minority
Clinging
Tenaciously
To reality

Will be deemed
Mentally ill

Daily routine
It’s
Safe to
Say

Can
Keep surprises
Well at
Bay

Bringing efficiency
Though
It
May

A lackluster
Life
The price to
Pay

Patience
Can be
A
Scarce commodity
In a
Self-centered
Instant gratification
World

But
How does one
Learn, bond,
Gain
Wisdom
And
Build character
Without
It?

The folly of youth
Is that it thinks
It already has
The answers,
But won’t listen
To anyone who
Actually does

The folly of old age
Is that it has known
The answers
For so long,
It refuses to concede
When they change

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Primetime
Detritus
At our feet
It
Lays

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Tales of
Destruction
Death and
Decay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Heart wrenching
Violence
And
Dishonesty
Dismay

The thief
It
Stalks us
Day by
Day
Our
Peace
Of mind
Chiseled
Away